Ilios Shipping cops plea, agrees to pay $2 million criminal penalty

Piraeus, Greece, headquartered Ilios Shipping Company S.A., pleaded guilty in federal court in New Orleans for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and obstruction of justice, announced Assistant Attorney

GL and IHI Marine United to develop concept for LNG-fueled containership

Classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL) and Japanese shipbuilder IHI Marine United Inc. (IHIMU) have signed an agreement for a joint development project  to complete a concept study for a 13,000 TEU container

DOF inks deal with Optimarin for BWT systems

Ballast water technology systems provider Optimarin, Stavanger, Norway, recently signed a framework agreement with offshore vessel owner DOF for high-efficiency BWT systems to be retrofit in existing ships (with options for newbuilds)

Navy completes final alternative fuel demo for the year, achieves record speed

The U.S. Navy has successfully concluded its final alternative fuel demonstration for the year with the operational tests of the 50/50 algae-derived, hydro-processed algal oil and petroleum F-76 blend in a Landing

BBC Chartering adds SkySails equipped multipurpose vessel to fleet

German multipurpose and heavy lift ship operator BBC Chartering has added a 9,821 dwt multipurpose ship to its fleet fitted with an auxiliary wind propulsion system by Hamburg-based SkySails GmbH. The recently

Evac waste water systems chosen for Transpetro tankers building at EAS

João Cândido, the first in a series of ten 160, 000 dwt Suezmax tankers building at Brazil’s Atlântico Sul Shipyard (EAS) for Transpetro, is equipped with Evac’s complete wastewater system. Evac’s system

ICS says IMO CO2 levy on fuels could help ports cope with climate change

Money from a proposed IMO environmental compensation fund could be used to help ports adapt to the effects of rising sea levels as a result of climate change. The proposal was made

Energy-saving PBCF now adopted for 2,000 ships

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) reports that the energy-saving Propeller Boss Cap Fins (PBCF) device has now been ordered for 2,000 vessels worldwide. The PBCF breaks up the hub vortex generated behind

Donjon Marine wins Navy contract worth a potential $251 million

Donjon Marine Co., Inc., Hillside, N.J., is being awarded a $41,000,000 ceiling priced, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-award-fee contract for salvage, salvage-related towing, harbor clearance, ocean engineering and point-to-point towing services to support the Director

Coastal waters of Outer Cape Cod become “No Discharge Area”

The U.S. EPA has approved a petition to designate the coastal waters of Outer Cape Cod as a “No Discharge Area.” It says that the designation means that the Towns Chatham, Orleans,

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