Are some VLSFO blends “Frankenstein” fuels?
Do some fuels very low sulfur fuel oils (VLSFO) produced to comply with IMO 2020 contain a high level of black carbon? The Clean Arctic Alliance believes that they do and is
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Verifavia certifies Fueltrax as meeting EU, IMO requirements
Independent accreditation body Verifavia Shipping has certified the Fueltrax fuel monitoring solution as meeting the requirements of the European Union’s Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV) regulations and IMO Data Collection System (DCS)
IMO 2020: Debunkering deadline looms
Although the IMO 2020 transition to low sulfur fuels has so far been smooth, U.K.-based law firm Hill Dickinson notes some issues are arising over the margin for error in testing the
ASRY achieves scrubber retrofit in record time
ASRY (Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard), Bahrain, has completed the retrofit of an exhaust gas scrubber on a VLCC within 33 days of the ship’s arrival at the shipyard. Because of IMO
CMB pledges zero carbon fleet by 2050
Antwerp-headquartered CMB (Compagnie Maritime Belge) today said that it has offset all of its CO2 emissions in order to have net zero CO2 emissions as from 2020. It says that it has
Supply vessel to be converted to operate on ammonia fuel cells
Equinor has signed an agreement with Eidesvik Offshore that will see the North Sea supply vessel Viking Energy modified to enable it to cover long distances powered by carbon-free ammonia fuel cells.
Rototortugs come to the rescue of disabled containership
On the night of January 20, two Kotug International Rotorugs picked up a Mayday signal from the 2,506 TEU Euroseas containership Em Oinousses which had suffered a devastating engine room fire, sailing
Two more big lenders commit to aligning shipping loans to IMO GHG goals
The world’s largest lender to global shipping, BNP Paribas, and leading wealth manager Credit Suisse have become the fifteenth and sixteenth financial institutions to sign on to the Poseidon Principles. With BNP
IMO calls transition to 2020 sulfur cap “relatively smooth”
The International Maritime Organization says that information from various sources has indicated there has been a relatively smooth transition to the 0.50% global limit on sulfur in marine fuels that came effective
Price tag for decarbonizing shipping: $1 trillion
At least $1 trillion of capital investment in land-based and ship-related infrastructure will be needed to achieve the IMO target of reducing world shipping’s total greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50%