In June 2018, Safe Bulkers, Inc. (NYSE:SB) selected Alfa Laval to retrofit 20 of its vessels with PureSOx exhaust gas scrubber systems. Now the dry bulk operator has signed a long-term Alfa
China cites two ships for IMO 2020 violations The Standard P&I Club says that it has received reports that since 1 January 2020 there have been two separate ships in Chinese waters
FinCo Fuel Group, which is active in the downstream energy market with a broad portfolio of fuel products, has taken a majority stake in GoodNRG, the holding company of renewable fuels pioneer
Japan’s Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. has entered into long term transportation contracts agreements with Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd (MOL) that will see the two companies
Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) has secured retrofit orders for 104 scrubber and ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) this year. The orders are worth a combined value of about
The Unified Command (USCG, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Gallagher Marine Systems) working to remove the capsized car carrier Golden Ray from St. Simons Sound, Georgia, successfully completed the removal of the
Shipping associations representing more than 90% of the world fleet are calling for a $5 billion R&D program to be set up to find ways to eliminate CO2 emissions from shipping. The
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.’s Kobe, Japan, shipyard recently held a naming and launch ceremony for Suiso Frontier (Kawasaki hull no. 1740), the world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier. This vessel was developed to
The SEA\LNG coalition has released the results of an investment study that, it says, shows that LNG is “a compelling investment solution” for VLCCs operating onthe Arabian Gulf to China trade route.
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) reports that it has started to use biofuel in its vessels calling in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The decision follows successful trials with biofuel blends earlier this year.