Newport Shipping buys 100 scrubbers for turnkey retrofits

OCTOBER 3, 2018 — London headquartered Newport Shipping Group has purchased 100 exhaust gas scrubbers, with options for an additional 100, from Chinese exhaust gas cleaning system manufacturer Weihai Puyi Marine Environmental

Leading owners who back scrubbers form Clean Shipping Alliance 2020

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 — “To scrub, or not too scrub?” That’s the big issue facing shipowners as the IMO global sulfur cap approaches. Now, a number of leading companies from the commercial

ClassNK: Don’t wait until the last minute to install your BWMS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 —ClassNK has some sound words of advice for ships registered in its class: Don’t wait until the last minute to install your Ballast Water Management System (BWMS). According to

International Seaways to install scrubbers on seven VLCCs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 — International Seaways, Inc. (NYSE: INSW) has signed contracts with Clean Marine AS of Norway and a qualified system installer covering the purchase and installation of exhaust gas cleaning

Boskalis using biofuels to achieve CO2 reductions

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 — Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) will use a biofuel blend on on an offshore windfarm project resulting in a more sustainable realization of this renewable energy project. The

Liberia calls for early reporting on availability of 2020-compliant fuels

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 — Liberia has submitted a paper to IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) calling for early reporting on the availability of fuel oil that is compliant with the new

DHT secures $50 million financing for scrubber retrofits

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 — Back in July, DHT Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DHT) reported that it had entered into agreements with Alfa Laval to install exhaust gas as scrubbers, on twelve of its VLCCs.

BWTS specialist Optimar books its largest order yet

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018 — Sandnes, Norway, headquartered  (BWTS) specialist Optimarin has booked one of its biggest orders to date. It is to supply 36 systems to Cork, Ireland, headquartered Ardmore Shipping. The

VIDEO: CMA CGM puts cost of sulfur cap compliance at $160/TEU

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018 — Marseille headquartered container shipping giant CMA CGM is taking an “all of the above” approach to achieving compliance with the IMO sulfur cap when it takes effect on

Final rule eases 2018 BWMS reporting for some

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 — The U.S. Coast Guard has published a Final Rule eliminating the requirement for certain vessels that operate on voyages exclusively within a single Captain of the Port Zone

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