May 20, 2019
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) on Friday agreed stricter energy efficiency targets for certain types of ships in an effort to speed up action to...
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Environment
May 15, 2019
A major international project to support the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s initial strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from shipping has been launched. (more…)
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May 14, 2019
International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Kitack Lim Monday opened a weeklong meeting at the UN body’s London headquarters with a call for the shipping industry to...
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May 6, 2019
Clean tanker owner companies Ardmore Shipping and Scorpio Tankers discussed their bunkering plans ahead of the implementation of IMO 2020 in their Q1 2019 earnings...
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April 25, 2019
V.Group, the leading global marine and offshore vessel management and support services provider, urged shipowners and operators to take a proactive approach to 2020 compliance....
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April 12, 2019
LNG is the most environmentally friendly, readily available fuel for shipping today – and in the foreseeable future, according to a new study. (more…)
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April 4, 2019
Fuel quality is the great unknown for the shipping and oil refining industry. The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) January 2020 deadline could see the majority...
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March 27, 2019
Refiners around the world have invested about $1 billion so far to produce low-sulphur marine fuel to meet new regulations coming into force in 2020,...
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March 25, 2019
Japanese transport group NYK has secured a ¥9bn ($81m) syndicated ‘green’ loan, supported by eight domestic financial institutions for the installation of scrubber systems on...
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March 22, 2019
Teekay, one of the world’s largest marine energy transportation, storage and production companies joined A.P. Moeller-Maersk, the China Navigation Company, Wallenius Wilhelmsen and other major...
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March 21, 2019
The 2017 decision not to install scrubbers on its tankers is proving to have been a correct one, Nordic American Tankers (NAT) said. The company...
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March 20, 2019
More ports around the world are banning ships from using a fuel cleaning system that pumps waste water into the sea, one of the cheapest...
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March 19, 2019
The Panama Canal Authority and A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S are the latest entities to join the IMO-supported Global Industry Alliance to Support Low Carbon...
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March 19, 2019
Stena Bulk has made a major investment in scrubbers and before January 2020 16 units will be installed. (more…)
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March 14, 2019
Scrubbers installed on ultra-large large container vessels (ULCVs) could take up “at least 200 teu” of container slots, according to Alphaliner. (more…)
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