Alfa Laval Inaugurates PureSOx Training Center
In a major development, Alfa Laval has inaugurated a PureSOx training center in Shanghai, China, featuring a full-size PureSOx exhaust gas scrubber, says an article published in MarineLog.
Though it will be focused on...
Panama Canal Postpones Latest Draft Restriction To June 12
The Panama Canal postpones its sixth draft restriction to June 21 after heavy rainfall, reports Platts.
Draft restriction postponed
The Panama Canal Authority has postponed its sixth planned draft restriction in the canal for 2019 after...
Tas Shipbuilder To Build World’s Largest Aluminium Ship
Tasmanian shipbuilder Incat has won a contract worth about $US130 million to build the world's largest aluminium ship, reports SBSNews.
What is in the contract?
Tasmania shipbuilder Incat has signed a contract to build the world's...
Vitol’s Malaysian Refinery Set To Meet IMO Demand
Work started last month on Vitol’s new refinery in Malaysia to produce marine fuel compliant with the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) 0.5pc sulphur cap.
The new refinery will have a 35,000 b/d crude...
China’s Scrubber Restriction Zone To Be Expanded
BEIJING to expand its ECA limit where the discharge of wash water from open-loop exhaust gas cleaning system are prohibited.
Expansion will require vessels with open-loop scrubbers to switch to complaint fuels when...
Tick Tock- Countdown To 2020 Global Compliance
Tankers and all vessels will be required to limit their sulphur emissions to just 0.5% from the current limit of 3.5%.
Tanker owners fundamentally have three options to choose from: to burn low...
Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Time Charter Contract for M/V Leto With Uniper
According to an article published by Yahoo Finance, Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels.
Gross charter rate
A separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time...
ABB Powers Tourists to the Niagara Falls with First US Built All-Electric Vessels
Two new Maid of the Mist passenger vessels will be powered entirely by high-capacity battery packs, becoming the first all-electric vessels ever built in the US.
Each of the vessels will be powered...
Knutsen Expands Its LNG Fleet
The LNG carrier ownership and ship management business is conducted through Knutsen LNG and Knutsen OAS Shipping and marine technology development.
All of Knutsen’s LNG carriers are fitted with GTT NO 96 membrane...
Cruise Collides With A Tourist Boat in Danube, 7 Dead, 21 Missing, Cruise...
A boat that capsized in the Danube River in Budapest with 33 South Korean tourists and a massive search operation is underway, reports the Washington Post.
Here's the full time-to-time report of the incident. All...