VIDEO: Alfa Laval launches PureSOx Express
For vessels in the 40,000–65,000 DWT size range, such as handymax bulkers or product tankers, the cost of installing a SOx scrubber has sometimes outweighed the benefits. Now Alfa Laval is offering
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Resolve Marine refloats grounded cargo vessel
Despite the challenges posed by the global pandemic, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., headquartered Resolve Marine has successfully refloated the grounded cargo vessel Kaami, completing response operations with her tow to a dry dock
VIDEO: Maersk and DFDS join partnership aiming for industrial-scale sustainable fuel production
Shipowners A.P. Moller – Maersk and DFDS have joined a Danish partnership that plans to develop an industrial-scale production facility in the Copenhagen area to produce sustainable fuels for maritime, road and
Two-thirds of shipowners have no decarbonization strategy, survey finds
Shipowners see ammonia and hydrogen as the most attractive fuel options for the long term, according to an ABS survey. Nearly 60 per cent of respondents said they viewed hydrogen and ammonia
FMC to investigate impact of Canadian ballast water regs on U.S. lake carriers
The Federal Maritime Commission has voted unanimously to accept a petition filed by the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA) that alleges that ballast water regulations proposed by the Government of Canada will discriminate
China Merchants VLCC newbuilds will feature air lubrication and sail assistance
Marking another step forward in Chinese efforts to reduce shipping emissions, one of two 307,000 dwt VLCCs ordered yesterday by Hong Kong headquartered China Merchants Group will have an air-lubricated hull and
Ardent no longer entering any new contracts
Emergency management and wreck removal company Ardent said last week that it “will no longer enter into new contracts from May 2020 on.” Ardent noted that it had sold certain parts of
Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel launched
Kawasaki Heavy Industries’ Sakaide Works has successfully launched Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel (LBV). The LBV is scheduled to be delivered at the end of September 2020 and will be the first
Valmet to supply hybrid scrubbers to Japanese shipyard
Espoo, Finland, headquartered Valmet has signed a contract with Mitsubishi Shipbuilding’s Shimonoseki Shipyard covering delivery of hybrid scrubber systems and water treatment units for two ferries. The ferries have been ordered by
Optimarin offers BWT leasing option
Sandnes, Norway, headquartered ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist Optimarin is offering what it says is the first leasing option in the BWT segment. It says it is making the move to meet