Scrubber Alliance Demands Few Open Loop Bans
In a major development, the Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 (CSA) calls for no bans on open-loop scrubbers, says an article published in Hands International Maritime Journal.
The Alliance which has now over 30 shipping companies...
BIMCO, Intertanko Publish Q&As for Ships With Scrubbers
According to an article published in Safety4Sea, BIMCO and Intertanko have jointly published Q&As addressing the contractual implications owners and charterers consider when chartering ships fitted with scrubbers.
About the Q&As
The Q&As include three...
Cepsa Aims to Produce up to 2.5 Million Tonnes Low-Sulphur Fuel Oil
According to an article published in Reuters, Spanish refinery Cepsa aims to produce 2.2 million-2.5 million tonnes per year of shipping fuel.
IMO complaint fuel
The new fuel will be compliant with new IMO rules capping...
[Answer] How Chemical Breakthrough Simplifies Scrubber Consumables Handling?
With IMO 2020 deadline less than 8 months away, the importance of scrubbers use have gained momentum. Scrubbers have becomes the ultimate solution in this scenario but many don't how to ease out the...
Ship Sinks After Collision Off Chiba Prefecture, 2 Missing and 1 Reported Dead
According to an article published in the Japan Times, divers found one man inside a cargo ship that sank in the Pacific Ocean off eastern Japan.
What happened?
On May 28, the divers resumed a search...
Green Maritime Methanol Project Shortlists Nine Ships
Green Maritime Methanol consortium has selected nine ships for research on the application of renewable methanol as a marine fuel.
Research for these ships will start with the determination of the cost for...
IMO 2020 Net Bullish for Asian Gasoline, Naphtha Markets
Attempts to maximize utilization rates by refiners may tighten gasoline supply, further affecting the naphtha markets as the market remains flooded with light distillates.
Refiners are talking to various solutions including yield switching...
Maersk Says US-China Trade War Hitting Shipping Demand
In a major development, the Danish shipping giant A.P. Moeller-Maersk AS swung to a first-quarter loss and warned that rising trade tensions between the U.S. and China could cut container growth by up to a third this...
MEPC74 Guide for Shipowners and Operators
IMO has discussed various issues pertaining to global shipping in the recently concluded MEPC74 meeting which was being held in its headquarters in London. From it emerged some guidance for shipowner and operators, as...
Newbuilds Need To Be 50% More Energy Efficient: IMO
In a major development, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreed on stricter energy efficiency targets for certain types of ships in an effort to speed up action to cut the sector’s emissions, reports CNBC.
The...