Wärtsilä Urges Owners to Weigh Up HY

Wärtsilä Corp invested in the Hybrid Centre aimed at using advanced propulsion concepts and techniques, at its factory in Trieste. Wärtsilä HY is controlled by an energy management system (EMS) to manage power...

Crew Abduction and Robbery Incident Reported Against Ship – ReCAAP

ReCAAP ISC had released a report on the abduction and robbery incidents against ships in Asia that occurred from 4 to 10 December 2018. What happened? On December 10, the ReCAAP ISC was issued an Incident Alert...

Chemistry Behind How Seawater Buffer or Neutralize Acids

Calcium Carbonate Reaction When calcium carbonate reacts with acidic free hydrogen (H+) ions in seawater, the solid calcium carbonate dissolves, forming free calcium (Ca2+) ions and free bicarbonate (HCO3–) ions. The free hydrogen ions are...

Foreign Flagged Ships Detained In The UK During November 2018

On December 12, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that four foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during November 2018 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection. Six New Detentions During November,...

Global Phenomenon of LNG Bunkering Services and Infrastructure

Zero particulate matter emission has made LNG the future proof marine fuel. With 120 LNG powered vessel, the LNG bunkering market will exceed 12 billion dollars by 2024. Ports like Rotterdam and Marseille...

BIMCO: Marine Sulphur Content & Fuel Transition Clause Published

BIMCO has published two sulphur content related bunker clauses which are now available for its members on the BIMCO website and on SmartCon, BIMCO’s contract editing solution. The two clauses are: BIMCO 2020 Marine Sulphur...

Lofty Freight Rates Shield Asian Sweet Crudes from Arbitrage Competition

Asian sweet crude trader said, differentials are expected to remain supported for the coming February trading cycle as multi-year high freight rates bar some competition from arbitrage barrels, says Platts. High yields The correction in middle...

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Supports Ship Recycling Transparency Platform

Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative has formed an online platform for ship recycling transparency with the help of Wilhelmsen group. The platform will make the process of ship recycling transparent by enabling sharing of...

Global Ship Inks Five-Year Time Charters with CMA CGM

Global Ship secured two 5-year time charters with CMA CGM for two containerships at 30% above current rates. The new charters will commence during the second quarter of 2019. Contracted revenue to increase...

How does Seawater Buffer or Neutralize Acids Created by Scrubbing?

Scrubber systems are air pollution control devices that can be used to remove some particulates and/or gases from industrial exhaust streams. Traditionally, the term “scrubber” has been used to define pollution control devices that...