Shipbreaking Platform Publishes List of Dismantled Ships in 2021
The vast majority of ships continue to be broken under conditions that pollute and expose workers to immense risk, reports NGO Shipbreaking Platform.
According to new data released today by the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, 763...
MOL Completes ammonia FSRU Concept
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has completed a concept study on floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) for ammonia fuel, reads an official press release.
Ammonia as clean energy
MOL conducted the study in...
Supply Chain Crisis To Prevail in Container Crane Bill
Legislation proposing strict new prohibitions on the purchase and operation of the world’s most popular container cranes could cause severe disruptions at U.S. ports, reports FreightWaves quoting a maritime cybersecurity expert.
Security vulnerabilities
The Port Crane...
Mitsubishi & Sanyu Kisen Collaborate on Green Demonstration Test Vessel
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group unit Mitsubishi Shipbuilding has signed a contract with Sanyu Kisen, based in Kobe, Japan, to build a demonstration test vessel.
The newbuild vessel will be deployed to carry...
[Watch] Production Vessel Goes Down in Flames With Crew Onboard!
An offshore production vessel located offshore Nigeria has been engulfed in flames following an explosion with several media reporting that the vessel sank after the incident, reports Splash247.
Offshore vessel explosion
The FPSO Trinity Spirit has...
Airlines Urge White House To End Pre-Departure COVID Testing
Major airlines, business, and travel groups urged the White House on Wednesday to end COVID-19 pre-departure testing requirements for vaccinated international passengers traveling to the United States, says an article published in Reuters.
Call for...
Shipping’s CO2 Emissions Rise
Shipping’s carbon dioxide emissions are up, tanker earnings are revised down, crude tankers receive a bearish forecast and $7.6bn worth of newbuilding contracts signed in January…..
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Biofuel Trial Shows Positive Reduction In CO2 Emissions
The joint industry project launched in June 2021 to test biofuel blend (B30).
The results of the trials showed that the biofuel B30 blend is a viable solution to comply with EU Fuel...
Existing Ship Engines Have Potential For Dual-Fuel Conversions
MAN Energy Solutions has revealed that about 2,300 commercial vessels equipped with its electronically-controlled engines have the potential for dual-fuel conversions.
The engine retrofit specialist already has a track record. MAN Primeserv has...
More Than 10 Billion Doses Have Gone into Arms!
more than 60% of the world’s population — 4.8 billion people — have received at least one dose of one of more than 20 different COVID-19 vaccines.
there are still huge inequities in...