Port State Control to take tough line on IMO 2020 enforcement
Member authorities of the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control are again signaling that they will take a firm line in enforcing the IMO 2020 fuel
Environment
With ZEVs needed by 2030, ammonia-fueled tanker project gets underway
To meet IMO’s 2050 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission reduction target, commercially viable deep-sea Zero-Emission Vessels (ZEVs) will need be in operation by 2030 —just ten years from now. In response, shipowner MISC
Rivertrace scrubber washwater monitor gains DNV GL certification
U.K. based Rivertrace Limited has received a statement of compliance from DNV GL for its exhaust scrubber washwater monitor – SMART ESM. Any washwater used by wet scrubber systems to remove pollutants
Congressional panel gets a lesson on marine electrification
In its hearing yesterday on “The Path to a Carbon-Free Maritime Industry: Investments and Innovation” (see earlier story), the House Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation panel heard testimony from ABB on the
Is House starting on path to carbon-free U.S. maritime industry?
The House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation today held a hearing on “The Path to a Carbon-Free Maritime Industry: Investments and Innovation.” And, while much of the focus was on
Wärtsilä helps short-sea go LNG
Four new next-generation 5,800 DWT LO/LO (lift-on, lift-off) short-sea cargo vessels being built at the WuHu Shipyard in China will be among the first-ever of their type to be LNG-fueled. Ordered by
VIDEO: Service deal with Alfa Laval adds connectivity to Safe Bulkers scrubbers
In June 2018, Safe Bulkers, Inc. (NYSE:SB) selected Alfa Laval to retrofit 20 of its vessels with PureSOx exhaust gas scrubber systems. Now the dry bulk operator has signed a long-term Alfa
China cites two ships for IMO 2020 violations
China cites two ships for IMO 2020 violations The Standard P&I Club says that it has received reports that since 1 January 2020 there have been two separate ships in Chinese waters
FinCo Fuel takes majority stake in GoodFuels
FinCo Fuel Group, which is active in the downstream energy market with a broad portfolio of fuel products, has taken a majority stake in GoodNRG, the holding company of renewable fuels pioneer
MOL and NYK to order LNG-fueled coal carriers
Japan’s Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. has entered into long term transportation contracts agreements with Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd (MOL) that will see the two companies