CO2 capture unit hoisted aboard ship

K Line ship is first to be fitted with CO2 capture plant

The first vessel to be installed with a CO2 capture plant to lower GHG emissions from its propulsion plant is a Japanese coal carrier, the Corona Utility, operated by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha

Filtersafe BWMS

Advancing ballast water industry standards helps achieve compliance

By Mark Riggio, Head of Marine, Filtersafe Most ballast water management system (BWMS) testing is based on theoretical means that do not reflect the challenging conditions found in locations where sediment-rich waters

spill recovery efforts

Oil clean-up efforts slow Golden Ray wreck removal efforts

Responders in St. Simons Sound, Ga., are continuing to deal with discharges of oil that began following separation of Section Six of the wreck of the car carrier Golden Ray. Yesterday, response

Golden Ray wreck on its side

Vessel total losses still low, but …

There’s good news and bad news in the latest annual Safety & Shipping Review from insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS). The good news is that international shipping industry continued

Cutrrent busters are used to help deal with oil pollution

Golden Ray: Oil discharge follows latest cut

The St. Simons Sound Incident Response reports that wreck removal personnel separated Section Six from the remainder of the wreck of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray on Friday. However, during weight-shedding

LR's sustainability manager will push forward shipping decarbonization

LR’s Palmer takes on key UN shipping decarb role

Lloyd Register’s (LR) global sustainability manager, Katharine Palmer has been appointed as the United Nations Climate Change (UNFCCC) High-Level Climate Champions’ (HLCC) Shipping Lead to support the shipping industry’s drive to decarbonization.

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Exmar and fertilizer giant aim to put ammonia-fueled ship on water by 2025

Antwerp, Belgium, headquartered gas carrier operator Exmar is partnering with Canadian fertilizer producer Nutrien to deploy an ammonia-fueled vessel by as early as 2025. The vessel would be fueled by low-carbon ammonia

Wakashio after grounding

ITF calls on Mauritius to release Wakashio crew

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is calling for the immediate release and repatriation of the crew of the MV Wakashio (IMO: 9337119), the Capesize bulker that made the headlines when it

Galveston Wharves takes major environmental initiatives

Galveston Wharves was last month awarded certification under the Green Marine voluntary environmental program for the North American maritime industry. The Green Marine certification program addresses key environmental issues through 12 performance

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EMSA commissions studies on alternative fuels and technologies

A series of studies commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency aims to provide decision makers and stakeholders with an updated and thorough overview of the potential of different sources of power

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