Baltic operator goes to Singapore for scrubber
NOVEMBER 21, 2014 — Swedish ship operator Rederi AB Transatlantic and wood and paper giant Stora Enso have gone to Singapore to find an exhaust gas scrubber that will operate under conditions
Environment
Shell launches new range of EALs
NOVEMBER 20, 2014 — Shell has launched a new range of Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants (EALs), including Shell Naturelle S4 Stern Tube Fluid 100. The Shell Naturelle range of products enables ships entering
USCG and EPA get set to enforce new sulfur limits
NOVEMBER 19, 2014 — The Coast Guard and EPA are getting set to take action to ensure compliance with the forthcoming 0.10 percent fuel sulfur limits in the North American and U.S.
Study: Maritime traffic up 300% since 1992
NOVEMBER 18, 2014 — Shipowners still wondering why environmental regulatory pressure on the industry keeps growing might want to take a look at a new study quantifying global ship traffic that has
Another Wärtsilä BWMS gets AMS approval
NOVEMBER 12, 2014 — The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has granted Alternate Management System (AMS) acceptance to Wärtsilä’s Aquarius EC Ballast Water Management System (BWMS). This allows all U.S. and foreign flag
MAN engines in Petrofacs newbuild to be SCR equipped
NOVEMBER 5, 2014 — The JSD 6000 deepwater derrick lay vessel ordered from Chinese shipbuilder ZPMC in January by Petrofac (see earlier story) will be powered by six MAN 16V32/44CR engines and
10 more CMA CGM ships to get nose jobs
OCTOBER 30, 2014 — Marseilles, France, headquartered CMA CGM is to retrofit ten more ships with bulbous bows optimized for current operating speeds. The container shipping giant has already carried out similar
Cruise ships calling Halifax can plug into shore power
OCTOBER 29, 2014 — A shoreside power system to allow cruise vessels to plug in when calling the Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, is now complete and fully operational. Shore power
ADM takes delivery of bulker with air lubed hull
OCTOBER 29, 2014 — Agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has taken delivery of Harvey Frost, the first of three eco-friendly 95,000 dwt bulk carriers featuring an air lubricated hull. The
MAN Diesel & Turbo approves Hitachi Zosen SCR
OCTOBER 27, 2014 — Japan’s Hitachi Zosen Corporation says it has become the first company to receive first-time approval (FTA) for a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system for marine engines from its