[Watch] Insurer Lays Emphasis on Risk From Invasive Pests
TT Club puts risk from invasive pests into sharp focus.
Pest contamination in supply chain
Various sources of potential pest contamination exist throughout the global freight supply chain. However, both national legislatures and multinational regulators are...
Ivermectin Doesn’t Reduce COVID-19 Hospitalisation, Study Finds
The anti-parasitic ivermectin doesn't reduce the risk of hospitalization from COVID-19, reports NPR quoting a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The study serves as more evidence for what health professionals have...
ClassNK Releases ‘Certification Schemes’ To Support New Technologies
Leading Classification Society ClassNK has systematically organized certification schemes to support the development and implementation of new technologies and released them as "Guidelines for Approval in Principle and General Design Approval" and "Guidelines for...
MOL Rolls Out Ammonia/Liquefied CO2 Carrier Design
Working in partnership with Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has completed a concept study on an ammonia/liquefied CO2 carrier which it hopes ‘could become the mainstream in this transport field’.
Concept study on an...
NYK Bags ClassNK First Endorsement Certification
Leading Classification Society ClassNK granted the first of its highest Class S Innovation Endorsement Provider Certification for organizations to Marine Group of Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), reads an official press release.
Innovation Endorsement "Provider Certification"
ClassNK...
Halogen’s Amperometric Total Residual Oxidants Sensor Accepted By IMO’s GESAMP
Halogen amperometric total residual oxidants sensor is accepted by IMO’s GESAMP subcommittee as equivalent to the traditional DPD test
The acceptance by IMO’s Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environment...
Euronav Suspended Operations With Russian Customers
Rotterdam VLSFO up 28% since before Ukraine invasion
Around 3.2 million b/d of Russian crude exported by sea
Tanker company Euronav has suspended operations with Russian customers and warned of the adverse effects of...
Bunker Fuel Quality App Launched
A recent news article published in the Ship and Bunker states that Aderco Launches Bunker Fuel Quality App.
Fuel treatment firm Aderco
Fuel treatment firm Aderco has launched a new app designed to help shipping crews manage bunker fuel...
Design Approval For First Chinese Ammonia-fuelled Car Carrier
A recent news article published in the Splash 247 states that first Chinese ammonia-fuelled car carrier seals design approval.
Approval in principle from DNV
Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) has gained approval in...
20 Lines Under Scanner, Korean Antitrust Body Probes
The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) is investigating 20 local and overseas liner operators for colluding to fix freight on services from South Korea to China and Japan.
The probe comes just two...