Ports and Sea Area That Prohibited Open Loop Scrubbers
Members have the option to use "equivalent" compliance mechanisms like Scrubbers in accordance with Regulation 4 of MARPOL Annex VI.
A growing number...
EU, China And The US Need to Support Counter Piracy Operations
Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea is negatively affecting the economic potential of the sea for countries in this region.
In the past...
UAE Sets Out New Rules Regarding Class and Flag
The United Arab Emirates' Federal Transport Authority has reduced the number of flag states subject to the regulation below to the following:
Albania
Belize
...
History With Phil: The Ice-ship Cometh
To protect the Allied ships being sunk by German U-boats during WWII the British approved building aircraft carriers out of ice.
With Canada...
Singapore Bunker Premiums Edge Higher on Short-term Prompt Tightness
According to a Platts report, bunker fuel premiums in Singapore have strengthened slightly in recent days owing to supply tightness for prompt loading and delivery...
Langh Tech to Deliver Scrubber Systems to Polaris Fleet
Langh Tech and STX Offshore & Shipbuilding signed a 7 vessel scrubber installation deal.
The open loop scrubbers installation will be done as turnkey deliveries...
Bulk Report – Week 2, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has published the latest bulk carrier report for the second week of this year. Here are the highlights of the report.
Capesize
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Rauma Wins €120M Order for LNG/Biogas/Battery Ropax
In a recent development, Rauna Marine Constructions (RMC) has announced that they have signed a letter of intent with Kvarken Link for a ropax...
12-Year Old Boy Developed a Ship To Clean Plastic From Oceans
A 12-year old boy designed a ship that sucks pollutants from seas and oceans motivated by a viral video.
The vessel ERVIS uses a multi-stage...
The Countdown to IMO 2020
The shipping industry, is one of the biggest polluters in the world.
It contributes 17% of the world’s CO2 annual emissions and 8%...