USCG responds to heavy fuel oil discharge
APRIL 23, 2018 — The Coast Guard has been responding to a heavy fuel oil discharge near Norco, LA, today. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at approximately
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Hapag-Lloyd aims for further 20% cut in C02 emissions by 2020
APRIL 23, 2018 — Hapag-Lloyd has published its first ever sustainability report, which includes the first announcement of the climate goal the container shipping giant has set for itself: By 2020, Hapag-Lloyd
Wärtsilä: No single solution for shipping decarbonization
APRIL 23, 2018 — Wärtsilä has welcomed the agreement on GHG reduction by shipping reached at IMO’s recent MEPC meeting. “This long-awaited agreement represents an important milestone for global shipping. It is
Hurtigruten set to convert up to nine existing ships to LNG hybrid
APRIL 20, 2018 — Norwegian expedition cruise and coastal ferry operator Hurtigruten is to upgrade up to nine of its existing ships to LNG hybrid operation. It has signed a Letter of
Ports of LA and Long Beach offer emissions reduction funding
APRIL 18, 2018 — Emissions-reduction projects for vessels and harbor craft will be eligible to apply for seed money funding from a joint Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach
With 2020 sulfur cap nearing, ExxonMobil to roll-out compliant fuels
APRIL 18, 2018 — The clock is ticking on IMO’s 0.5% Global Sulfur Cap, and one of the big concerns for ship operators is the availability of compliant fuel. ExxonMobil today announced
Electric-powered boats help clean-up Chinese waterway
APRIL 18, 2018 —The ancient city of Suzhou, located in Jiangsu Province near Shanghai, China, is home to more than 10 million people. Often called the “Venice of the East,” the 2,500
Scrubbers: the “sensible option” for sulfur cap compliance
APRIL 18, 2018 — Finnish-based exhaust gas cleaning pioneer Langh Tech says that the likely prohibition of the carriage of high sulfur fuel oil on vessels will have a material and technical
DNV GL issues white paper on alternate fuels
APRIL 17, 2018 — A new white paper from classification society DNV GL is intended to help the shipping industry prepare for the Global Sulfur Cap on marine fuels set to come
Monitoring scrubber wash water just got easier
APRIL 17, 2018 — The Global 0.5% Sulfur Cap is set to go into effect by 2020 and shipowners will only have a handful of choices to comply. One of those is