Canada resists move for total ban on HFO in Arctic by 2021
MARCH 22, 2018 — Radio Canada International reports that Canada is opposing a move at IMO, led by Finland, for an outright ban on the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in
Environment
Color Line faces record sulfur fine
MARCH 14, 2018 — Norwegian newspaper Sysla reports that Color Line has been hit with a record fine of NOK 600,000 (about $77,000) for five violations of sulfur emissions regulations involving its ferry
Alfa Laval BlueBox SA prevents oily water discharge problems
MARCH 14, 2018 — Non-compliant discharge of oily water continues to be an environmental threat – and an expensive headache for the marine industry, with strict enforcement of discharge limits often bringing
Environmental awareness training course launched
MARCH 14, 2018 — At a press conference held during the annual CMA Conference, Christian Mollitor of the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) and Carleen Lyden Walker of North American
Video: Keel laid for first hybrid cargo vessel in U.S.
MARCH 11, 2018 —The farm-to-table food market has been trending upwards in gentrified cities such as New York for more than a decade. And while consumers’ appetites for farm-to-table products almost seems
Alfa Laval adds connectivity to PureSOx
MARCH 6, 2018 — Alfa Laval is launching a new connectivity program for its PureSOx exhaust gas scrubbers. It says that the solution promises both simplicity and even greater reliability in SOx
Coast Guard issues new NVIC on Ballast Water Management
MARCH 5, 2018 — The U.S. Coast Guard’s offices of Operating and Environmental Standards and Commercial Vessel Compliance report the availability of Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular 01-18. It deals with “Ballast
River cruise vessels get wastewater treatment retrofits
MARCH 3, 2018 — Czech Republic based ACO Marine is to supply its advanced waste water treatment technology as retrofit solutions for two river cruise vessels operating on European waterways. The vessels are the Ukraina and Moldavia,
Historic tall ship to add batteries
FEBRUARY 22, 2018 — Built over a century ago, in 1914, the Norwegian sail training ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl is the oldest of the large square riggers still in operation today, but she
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