MSC has been awarded the Maritime Sustainability Passport certificate and seal by the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), recognising the company’s responsible business operations and approach to sustainability, the company said in...

Transport Malta's MSIU issued an investigation report on two man overboard from the bulk carrier MV Stara Planina, in January 2020. The two crew members were lost overboard when unexpected waves washed over the poop...

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has joined the International Windship Association (IWSA), the not-for-profit organisation that promotes and helps facilitate the uptake of direct wind propulsion solutions for commercial shipping, says an article published...

Emulsion bunker producer Quadrise Fuels International plc (QFI) on Thursday (21 January) announced it has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with MSC Shipmanagement Limited of Cyprus (MSC), a 100% subsidiary of MSC Mediterranean...

Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a framework agreement with Carnival Corporation, the global cruise ship operator, covering the supply and installation of Wärtsilä’s advanced wastewater and dry waste treatment systems for up to 32...

A new research effort, which is focusing on combining emerging technologies to promote low-carbon shipping, will test its technologies on in-service vessels, reports The Marine Executive. The CHEK project  The project, which is named CHEK (deCarbonizing...

For shipowners increasingly looking into the potential of automation in shipping, integrating new solutions with existing vessel hardware can be a struggle. We find out more from Høglund Marine Solutions president Børge Nogva, reports...

Boomsma Shipping has completed the installation of a first two eConowind’s VentiFoil wind-assisted propulsion units on its 6,477-dwt general cargo vessel Frisian Sea. Tessa Remery, project coordinator at Boomsma Shipping, said: “With the help of...

Indigenous communities face many barriers to receiving compensation for oil spills from ships in their territories — in fact, only one relatively small claim has ever been paid directly to an Indigenous group — according to...

The World Bunker Index MABUX displayed irregular fluctuations over a week due to COVID-19 pandemic’s spread related worries. Border closures & shutdowns continue to constrain fuel demand. 380 HSFO index fell from 367.25...