JANUARY 9, 2017 — Shipowners worldwide have already voiced their concerns over the possible inclusion of shipping in the European Union’s Emission Trading System (see earlier story). Now IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has
DECEMBER 28, 2016 — The U.S. Coast Guard has issued its first type approval for a ballast water management system based on electrochlorination technology. The manufactureer — Drammen, Norway, headquartered OceanSaver —
DECEMBER 27, 2016 – Alfa Laval reports that it received U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) type approval for the third generation of its ballast water treatment system (BWTS), PureBallast, on December 23. The
DECEMBER 22, 2016 — The Clean Arctic Alliance has praised a commitment made December 20 by President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada to a strategy to phase down
DECEMBER 20, 2016 — The U.K. Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) has signed an agreement with Ardent for emergency towage off the north and north-western coasts of Scotland. Under the agreement, the
DECEMBER 16, 2016 — The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), says that a unilateral decision by the European Union to incorporate international shipping into its regional Emissions Trading System (ETS) (see earlier
DECEMBER 15, 2016 — The Navy’s prestigious Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, has just commissioned a new Ballast Water Research Laboratory at its headquarters in West Bethesda, MD. Navy ships are
DECEMBER 15, 2016 —The Danish Shipowners’ Association reports that the European Parliament’s Environment Committee has decided to call for the inclusion of maritime transport in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The
DECEMBER 15, 2016— Slow steaming and low sulfur fuels have had a real impact on two-stroke engine operations. Denmark’s Maersk Fluid Technology (MFT) produces the SEA-Mate Blending-on-Board lubrication system that helps ship operators
DECEMBER 14, 2016 — A new EU regulation that entered into force in July 2015 will, from January 1, 2018, require large ships using EU ports to report their verified annual emissions