MARPOL Compliance in the Caribbean
We need more countries to implement, and invest, in MARPOL in order to preserve their ecological and economic sustainability!
IMO Bans Non-Compliant Fuel
IMO is taking a significant step forward in banning the use of fuel that exceeds the .5% sulphur limit as of 2020 unless an operational scrubber is in place. This helps level the playing field in discouraging those endeavoring to benefit by not using compliant fuel. Also necessary will be enforcement of this amendment.
Cargill Fosters Shipping Sustainability
Commodities and chartering giant Cargill is teaming up with four NGOs to boost shipping sustainability. The idea is to back initiatives and increase accountability across the sector.
Wärtsilä engines and exhaust gas cleaning chosen for new cruise ship
The technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the engines and exhaust gas cleaning systems for a new 104 metres long exploration cruise vessel.
Dorian LPG Selects ABS to Evaluate LPG as Fuel and other 2020 Compliance Options
(Houston, ABS Media Relations) ABS, a leading provider of classification and technical services to the marine and offshore industries, has been selected by Dorian LPG to provide an in-depth techno-economic analysis, laying out compliance options for impending global sulfur cap requirements. Dorian LPG owns and operates a fleet of very large gas carriers (VLGCs), transporting liquefied petroleum gas around the world.
Ship Emissions Make Thunderstorms More Intense
A new study mapping lightning around the globe finds lightning strokes occur nearly twice as often directly above heavily-trafficked shipping lanes in the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea than they do in areas of the ocean adjacent to shipping lanes that have similar climates.
Heat from Rotterdam Port no Longer Going to Waste
Joining forces under the banner Warmtealliantie Zuid-Holland (Zuid-Holland Heat Alliance), five parties including the Port of Rotterdam signed a letter of intent regarding the realisation of the main infrastructure for distributing heat to a variety of users, including private households, horticultural firms and companies in the province of Zuid-Holland.
Shipping Industry Unites to Propose Ambitious CO2 Reduction Objectives to IMO
Four prominent international trade associations have banded together in issuing a joint proposal to the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) concerning ambitious CO2 reductions by the international shipping sector, which is responsible for transporting about 90% of global trade and 2.2% of the world’s annual man-made CO2 emissions.
Teekay Sea Trials Tri-Fuel Diesel Electric (TFDE) LNG Carrier
Teekay announced that the first of four Tri-Fuel Diesel Electric (TFDE) LNG carrier newbuildings has successfully completed sea trials.
Seven Oil Majors Plan Renewable Energy Fund
Top oil companies including Saudi Aramco and Shell will join forces to set up an investment fund to develop technologies to cut carbon emissions and promote renewable energy, sources said on Wednesday.