Stena Immaculate: Pollution fears lessen
As the response to the incident involving the strike on the U.S.-flag tanker Stena Immaculate by the containership Solong continued today, it looked that the worst fears of pollution from the two
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Police arrest master of Solong in wake of Stena Immaculate strike
UPDATE TO EARLIER STORY:The Humberside Police has arrested the master of the Solong, the containership that struck the U.S.-flag TSP-program tanker Stena Immaculate yesterday. One member of the Solong crew is missing,
Second Bio-Sea BWTS arrives in U.S. for Navy compatibility tests
French water treatment specialist Bio-UV Group has shipped a second Bio-Sea ballast water treatment unit to the United States for extensive trials to assess the technology’s capability for use onboard U.S. Navy
Furetank completes milestone bio-LNG bunkering
Donsö, Sweden-headquartered Furetank, a pioneer in the LNG-fueled tanker sector, reports that its tanker Fure Viken has been bunkered with 200 tonnes of ISCC certified bio-LNG, in collaboration with environmental commodity trader
Op-Ed: Is decarbonization driving unintended consequences?
By Peter Soles, Principal, Business Development at Glosten In recent years, the messaging around alternative fuels and zero emission vessels in marine industry magazines, online forums, news websites, and social media has
ICS: “Much work still needed” on IMO GHG reduction plans
How much closer are we to IMO GHG reduction regulations that include putting a price on ships’ GHG emissions? Following a week of discussions by an IMO working group, Guy Platten, secretary
With Hong Kong Convention looming, DNV releases new guidance on ship recycling:
With the Hong Kong Convention (HKC) on ship recycling set to take effect this year, shipowners looking to scrap old tonnage will need to ensure compliance with stricter regulatory controls and inspection
Op-Ed: Clean Ports Program grants for extreme weather
By Dr. Robert Moorcroft, Senior Carbon Reduction Scientist, Tunley Environmental In November, the U.S. ports industry received one of the biggest injections of investment ever seen when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Op-Ed: Port decarbonization with renewable shoreside power solutions
By Dave Lee, Executive Director of e1 Marine As global regulations tighten and public awareness of environmental impacts deepens, the U.S. maritime sector is facing the dual challenge of reducing greenhouse gas
New study calls for subsidies for e-fuels coupled with a GHG levy
Pressure for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to put a levy on GHG emissions continues. In the latest contribution to the debate, a new study from UCL Energy Institute Shipping and Oceans