Finally, Clarity in The World of Ballast Water Treatment
The USCG set a higher standard than IMO which led, it being seen as a gold standard.
There are now 16 type-approved ballast...
Dual Use LNG Shipping: A Game Changer for Carbon Management?
Carbon capture, utilization, and storage have been repeatedly written off as not financially viable.
Transportation costs for such an effort would be between...
Ship With 2000 Cars Including 911 GT2 RS Sinks Off French...
Grande America sank with a large batch of Audi and Porsche cars sank off the coast of France.
Porsche confirmed that there were Porsche...
Ecochlor BWMS Ramps Up Production With a New Factory
According to a Marine Log article, Maynard, Mass., headquartered Ecochlor has announced that their manufacturing partner, ProFlow, Inc., has opened a new factory in...
BMW 1st Automobile Company To Join Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative
German automaker BMW Group has recently become the first automobile worldwide to join the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI)which was Launched in March 2018...
IMO-EU Under Pressure To Align Ship CO2 Emissions-Measuring Systems
As the global drive to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships continue the IMO and the European Union (EU) is under pressure to...
Weekly Bulk Report – Week 11, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has released Bulk carrier maritime activity report for the 10th week of this year. The report formulated on 15th March 2019...
French GTT Boosts Spending for High-Tech LNG Ships!
GTT plans to increase R&D spending by about 25% in 2019 to meet IMO 2020 sulphur cap.
The company also plans to develop new...
Cruise Ship Evacuated After Collision With Cargo Ship!
According to NL Times, on March 20, a cruise ship collided with a cargo ship, loaded with cars, on the Waal River near Nijmegen.
What...
Piracy Threat Remains in Indian Ocean “High Risk Area”
The Round Table of International shipping associations plus the OCIMF, announced that the geographic boundaries of the ‘High-Risk Area’ for piracy in the Indian...
Malaysia’s PFLNG Satu Stops Production Ahead of Relocation
Petronas’ PFLNG Satu, world's first floating LNG production facility at the time of its launch, that exported its first LNG cargo April 1,...
Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 10, 2019
Protection Vessel International has released the Maritime Security Report for Week 10 of 2019. The report formulated on 12th March 2019 highlights the various...
ABB Helps Ferry Achieve Exceptional Fuel Savings with Optimization Project
ABB's chiller optimization solution for passenger ships achieves over 18% energy savings on La Suprema.
ABB and GNV have completed a first-of-its-kind retrofit of...
France Cleans Up Cargo Ship Oil Spill in The Atlantic
French authorities began a clean-up operation on Grande America after it sank off the French Atlantic Coast.
The 214-metre-long vessel sank in the west of...
Matson’s Newest Container Ship, Kaimana Hila Christened
Representative Tulsi Gabbard served as the sponsor for the christening of Kaimana Hila.
Kaimana Hila and her sister ship the Daniel K. Inouye are the...
ESS Saves 50% Fuel for North Sea Construction Ship
ESS designed to deliver 50 percent fuel savings in optimal operating conditions.
Ship share load and energy optimally between the three Wärtsilä energy...
UAE’s Aluminium Giant Gets Their Shipping Agreement with Maersk Extended
The Seatrade Maritime News reporter Lee Hong Liang reports that AP Moller-Maersk has signed a volume commitment extension agreement for 2019 with Emirates Global...
16 Stena Tankers To Be Scrubber Ready by 2020
In a recent development, Stena Bulk has announced that they are making a major investment in scrubbers as they will be installing 16 units...
New LNG Carrier for Dutch Shipping Company
Dutch gas tanker owner Anthony Veder expands its fleet with a new LNG carrier with capacity of 30,000 m3, says a press release on...
Japan Supports Use of Open-loop Scrubbers
Japan concludes no scientific justification to ban open-loop scrubbers.
California and Connecticut in the US, Fujairah, Singapore, China have introduced regulations and jurisdictions...




































