EUR 300 million in financing available for green shipping projects

FEBRUARY 20, 2018 — The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Netherlands headquartered ING Bank have signed an agreement to support EUR 300 million (about $370 million) of green investments for the European

There’s no ‘one-size-fits-all’ exhaust gas scrubber

FEBRUARY 15, 2018 — With the global 0.5% sulfur cap fast approaching, owners that are committed to retrofitting exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) on their ships need to keep in mind that

IMO set to implement ban on carriage of high sulfur fuel

FEBRUARY 9, 2018 — IMO is to move forward with a prohibition on the carriage by ships of fuel oil that is not compliant with the 0.50% limit on sulfur content (outside

Alfa Laval PureBallast is first BWTS meeting revised IMO requirements

FEBRUARY 6, 2018 — Alfa Laval reports that its third generation PureBallast 3 ballast water treatment technology has become the first BWTS solution to meet revised IMO G8 testing requirements. DNV GL,

American Salvage Association elects new leadership team

JANUARY 30, 2018 — The American Salvage Association (ASA) has a newly constituted Executive Committee and Leadership Committee following bi-annual elections held in conjunction with its November 2017 Annual General Meeting (AGM)

IMO gets call for ban on carriage of high sulfur fuel

JANUARY 22, 2018 — Leading environmental organizations and the global shipping industry have submitted a proposal to IMO calling for an explicit prohibition on the carriage of non-compliant marine fuels when the

MISHA Shipping to install DESMI BWMS fleet wide

JANUARY 18, 2018 – DESMI Ocean Guard A/S, Aalborg, Denmark, has finalized a contract with Turkish company MISHA Shipping for fleet wide supply of its CompactClean Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS). The contract

EPA supports cleaning up diesel emissions in Puget Sound

JANUARY 4, 2018—While new tugs and workboats are beginning to incorporate new clean-burning, EPA-compliant Tier 3 and Tier 4 engine technologies, the majority of existing tugs still operate with less-efficient, legacy diesel

Envirocleanse inTank BWTS completes Type Approval testing

JANUARY 4, 2018 — Envirocleanse LLC, a division of Charter Brokerage, a Berkshire Hathaway company, reports that its patented inTank ballast water treatment system has completed all land-based and shipboard testing. Envirocleanse

Get ready for China’s ECA requirements

DECEMBER 26, 2017—In its latest Member Alert, The American Club is reminding ship operators that ships operating in China’s three Emission Control Areas (ECAs) will be required to burn low sulfur fuel

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