Environment

The U.S. Department of Justice reports that four corporations involved in owning and operating a fleet of vessels regularly visiting New Orleans pleaded guilty today and agreed to pay a $1 million penalty and be banned from doing business in the United States for the next five years under the terms of a proposed plea agreement. The plea terms also require personal banning of the own ...

ABB Turbocharging reports significant developments with both its latest generation single stage turbochargers and its  "Power2" two stage turbocharging systems.The company's latest generation of high efficiency, high pressure single stage turbochargers is the A100 series. ABB says that the A100 has set a new efficiency record. In final testing of the A190- ...

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced the joint development along with Akishima Laboratories (Mitsui Zosen) Inc. of an optimum trim system for vessels,A pilot test of the system, using a 6,400-unit car carrier, showed an increase of up to 4 percent in fuel efficiency compared to a conventionally equipped vessel. The added efficiency in turn contribu ...

Koo's Shipping Company S.A., a Taiwanese corporation, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of making false statements, knowingly failing to fully and accurately maintain an oil record book as required by international treaty and U.S. law, and for knowingly discharging oily bilge waste into Pago Pago Harbor, American Samoa, without using proper pollution prevention equipment, repor ...

International Paint has introduced Interline 9001, a new bimodal epoxy coating for the cargo tanks of chemical tankers. With enhanced cargo resistance, zero absorption for many cargoes and fewer cycling restrictions, Interline 9001 simplifies the carriage of a wide range of liquid cargoes, optimizing vessel earning potential.  Modern chemical tanke ...

The Port of Los Angeles this month became the first port worldwide to provide Alternative Maritime Power (AMP) to three separate cruise lines. In recent weeks, ships from Disney Cruise Line, Princess Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line have all taken advantage of  "AMP Mobile" technology developed specifically for the port's World Cruise Center.Alterna ...

The antarctic cruise ship Clelia II was yesterday limping towards Ushuaia at Argentina's southern tip with 101 passenger and 65 crew members on board. The ship, operated by Polar Cruises and managed by Lindos Maritime, lost power in one engine after encountering heavy weather in Drake Passage. This comes not quite one year after a December 26 ...

Classification society DNV has taken the wraps off a new crude oil tanker concept. The Triality ship is fueled by LNG, has a hull shape that obviates the need for ballast water and very greatly reduces local air pollution. The concept vessel also recovers hundreds of tons of cargo vapors on each voyage and, says DNV, is "a major step towards the new ...