IMO Warning: FONARs Not To Be Used As a Free Pass!
An increasing number of shippers are opting for FONAR, the ports and ship owners have been warned not to use it as a free pass.
FONAR is merely a reporting mechanism to report...
Can Ammonia Be Used As a Source of Marine Fuel?
New research by C-Job Naval Architects reported that ammonia can be safely and effectively applied as a marine fuel to reduce harmful emissions.
An ammonia carrier can be fueled by its own cargo, the...
Amidst Bills Against Automation, Maersk Finds Support in Shippers and Rail
According to a Freight Waves article, Maersk’s fight to bring automation to its largest North American marine terminal is getting support from shippers and non-ocean carriers concerned about the impact on the environment and...
Cruise Ships Emitting 10X More SOx
An in-house study by environmental NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) has found that the luxury cruise brands owned by Carnival Corporation & PLC emitted in 2017 in European seas alone 10 times more SOx than all of...
UK Based Coalition of Ships Sponsored Study Shows LNG Better Than Scrubbers
A recently released study contends that LNG as a marine fuel is “the most financially effective long-term method for complying with the IMO 2020 sulphur cap”, says an article published in Riviera Maritime Media.
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Maersk Achieves Its Strategy Milestone
With new ownership structures in place for three out of four of the oil and oil-related businesses, AP Moller–Maersk has reached a milestone in its strategy to become a focused, integrated transport and logistics...
MPC Shows How We Can Use Insurance Money for Scrubbers Retrofitting
From the presentation material published in the context of the first quarterly report, MPC Container Ships announced in Oslo that the container ship "AS Fortuna" was classified as a "constructive total loss" following a...
Chemical Residue Kills Young Intern in Ship
A 19 year old University freshman Mustafa Koç was found dead in ship during internship according to a report published in Ahval News.
About the Incident
Piri Reis University Department of Maritime Transportation and Management Engineering freshman...
Weekly Tanker Report – Week 28, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 28th week of this year. The report dated 12th July 2019 provides a valuable insight into this week's tanker market dealings, freight rates, and...
ABS and MOL in Landmark Gas Carrier Agreement
Gas Carriers (SHANGHAI) ABS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) to collaborate on up to 14 new gas carriers, says a press release published on their website.
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