French court charges U.S. master and Carnival with sulfur violation
OCTOBER 9, 2018 – A French prosecutor yesterday asked a court in Marseille to impose a fine of EUR 100,000 (about $115,000) on Carnival Corporation and on Evans Hoyt , the American
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Industry leaders sign call for action on shipping decarbonization
OCTOBER 4, 2018 — The chief executives of Euronav, Cargill Ocean Transportation and Gaslog are among a group of 34 CEOs and industry leaders brought together by the Global Maritime Forum that
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