Alfa Laval Addressing 2020 Fuel Challenges by Optimizing the Entire Fuel Line
Alfa Laval is optimizing its fuel line to protect the engine and ensure fuel efficiency.
This is appropriate for the complex low sulfur fuels that'll be available post 2020.
Already capable of fuel...
Maersk Ship Hauling Garbage as $20 Million Clean-up Starts
A $20 million project by Maersk will tow up 87000 tons of plastic from the Pacific Patch.
The 2000ft oil boom will be towed by a 6ft net which will pull up the...
DNV GL “Carbon Robust” Ship Designs Offer Competitive Edge
The DNV GL has released its second edition of Maritime Forecast to 2050. This release is a part of a suite of Energy Transition Outlook (ETO) reports.
Forecast of maritime energy
The Forecast provides an independent...
Oct 1 Deadline! China Bans Ships with No Scrubber
As of 1 October 2018, ships operating in China’s Yangtze River Delta domestic ECA can no longer use fuel with a sulphur content exceeding 0.5%, unless an approved exhaust gas cleaning system is installed.
Issuance...
983 Vessels have Opted for EGCS
In a recent turn of events, major shipping operators Spliethoff, Frontline, DHT and Star Bulk have opted for scrubbers.
Preferred option for shippers
This move by major players has further been confirmed by multiple container...
Tainted Shipping Fuel Sparks Calls for Tighter Quality Control
A recent news report by Reuters says that a wave of contaminated fuel that has clogged and damaged engines on hundreds of oil tankers and container vessels in the past months, has pushed shippers...
CMA CGM Revenue Increases from Volume Growth Inspite of Fuel Cost
Strong uptrend fo CMA CGM in second quarter
Officials say strategic partnership is the key
Plans acquisition of the Finnish business Containerships, to offer CMA CGM services in the intra-regional trades
Second event...
Start of Major UN Negotiation on Future Ocean Governance
The Future of Ocean Governance is up for a major change as the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) representing shipowners have started a major negotiation at the UN, says a press release published on...
SembMarine to Retrofit 13 Maran Tankers with Scrubbers
SembMarine to install scrubbers in 13 vessels.
The scrubbers will be installed by Maran Tankers by 2019.
It involves retrofitting 4 Suezmax and 9 VLCC tankers.
With this announcement, SembMarine was trading flat...
Robot Boat Creates History! First to Sail Across the North Atlantic
Unmanned sail boats marks an historic Atlantic crossing
Stands second to a battery-powered underwater glider record in 2009
Proves integrity of the sailboat for unmanned ocean missions
Sell for about 150,000 euros ($175,000),...