Evac equipment picked for Rederi Gotland newbuilds

MARCH 9, 2016 — In MARPOL Special Areas such as the Baltic Sea, ships will soon be required to remove nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorous before returning water to the sea. To

CARB fine follows failure to switch fuels

MARCH 7, 2016 — A Swire Group unit, the China Navigation Co. Pte. Ltd., has been fined $129,500 by the California Air Resources Board for failure by the 25,554 dwt general cargo

DNV GL offers “Scrubber Ready” notation

MARCH 3, 2016 — Classification society DNV GL has created a new class notation to help shipowners prepare their newbuildings for the installation of an exhaust gas scrubber. “Scrubber Ready” ensures that

Study raises new questions on methane slip

MARCH 1, 2016 — A study just released by the U.S. Maritime Administration is likely to add to the debate over the relative merits of the Diesel cycle and the Otto cycle

Switch to Intersleek earns shipowners carbon credits

FEBRUARY 24, 2016 — AkzoNobel reports that the first carbon credits, worth a total of more than $500,000, have been issued to the owners of 16 ships that have converted from a

Cathelco to seek U.S. Type Approval for BWTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2016 — Chesterfield, U.K., based ballast water treatment (BWT) system manufacturer Cathelco has ]submitted a Letter of Intent to the U.S. Coast Guard verifying its readiness to begin testing its

Maersk, Qatargas and Shell ink MOU on LNG as marine fuel

FEBRUARY 22, 2016 — Qatargas, the Maersk Group and Shell  have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the development of LNG as a marine fuel in the Middle East region.

AHTS is first vessel certified to meet IMO Polar Code

FEBRUARY 19, 2015 — After a successful survey, DNV GL and the Danish Maritime Authority confirm that the AHTS Magne Viking, owned by Viking Supply Ships, is in compliance with the new

Ballast water reporting rule set to take effect

FEBRUARY 19, 2015 — The U.S. Coast Guard is reminding shipowners and operators that the final rule amending the ballast water management reporting and record keeping requirements, published on November 24, 2015,

Cleanup in Alaska from 2011 tsunami continues

FEBRUARY 18, 2016—The earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in 2011 killed an estimated 16,000 people, left 230,000 people homeless, and caused $300 billion in damage, according to the Japanese Government. The

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