January 10, 2019
In fewer than 12 months’ time, thousands of merchant ships are going to start burning fuel containing higher concentrations of sulfur. That’s a quirky outcome...
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Environment
January 10, 2019
Clean-up efforts after a container ship spill off the Dutch coast are being hampered by rough weather although progress is being made, the Swiss based...
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January 9, 2019
China’s maritime authority has banned the discharge of “wash water” used in ships to strip hazardous sulphur emissions from engine exhaust gases from Jan. 1...
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January 7, 2019
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has pledged to pay the full costs of the cleanup of the MSC Zoe container spill in the North Sea. (more…)
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January 4, 2019
The Maritime Authorities of the Paris and the Tokyo Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will start issuing a letter of warning from...
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December 18, 2018
The number of exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers) being installed on containerships is gathering pace, according to Drewry. (more…)
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December 11, 2018
BIMCO has published two sulphur content related bunker clauses which are now available on the BIMCO website and on SmartCon, BIMCO’s contract editing solution. (more…)
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December 6, 2018
Aimed at accelerating the transition to carbon neutral shipping, Maersk announced its goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. To achieve this goal, carbon neutral...
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December 4, 2018
Scorpio Tankers announced that as part of its previously announced program to install exhaust gas cleaning systems across its fleet, it has entered into an...
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December 4, 2018
Swiss-headquartered MSC expects to pay over $2 billion a year in fuel costs due to tougher global marine fuel rules and will introduce a bunker...
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November 27, 2018
Climate change will cost the U.S. economy hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the century, hitting everything from health to infrastructure, according...
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November 7, 2018
Eagle Bulk saw a majority of investors vote to approve amendments to the Eagle Bulk ShipCo bond terms to finance more scrubber retrofits. (more…)
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November 2, 2018
Frontline has ordered exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) for a further 12 vessels. (more…)
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November 1, 2018
Seanergy announced that it has entered into commercial agreements for the installation of exhaust gas cleaning systems on five of its capesize bulk carriers before...
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October 28, 2018
The United Nations shipping agency pushed back this week on any phased entry for tougher marine fuel rules and further tightened regulations that will come...
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