Jury finds Unix Line first engineer guilty in “magic pipe” case
Following a two week trial in Oakland, Calif., Gilbert Fajardo Dela Cruz, the first engineer of the 26,060 dwt Unix Line tanker Zao Galaxy, has been found guilty of aiding and abetting
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Biden climate summit: Shipping seeks support for carbon pricing
Ahead of the Leaders’ Summit on Climate convened by President Biden, shipping bodies are pushing to make mandatory market-based measures (MBMs) part of the solution to shipping decarbonization. In a joint submission
BV classes Singapore’s first hybrid vessel, Penguin Tenaga
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) reports that it has certified and classed Singapore’s first hybrid-powered vessel. Built, owned, and operated by Singapore-based Penguin Shipyard International, a subsidiary of Penguin International Limited, Penguin
SEA-LNG: World Bank has it wrong on LNG
Industry coalition SEA-LNG is firing back against a World Bank study that sees LNG as “likely to play a limited role” in decarbonizing shipping and recommends countries should “avoid new public policy
SEACOR Power: USCG suspends search
A fifth body of a SEACOR Power crewmember was recovered Sunday, bringing the total number of fatalities in the capsize of the lift boat to five. Six people have been saved. Eight
World Bank: Limited role for LNG in shipping decarbonization
One of two reports on decarbonizing shipping published last week by the World Bank sees LNG as “likely to play a limited role” in decarbonizing the sector and recommends that countries should
Methanol fuel cell project gets under way at Alfa Laval
The Alfa Laval Test & Training Center in Aalborg, Denmark, is constructing an innovative fuel cell system that will be used to test high-temperature proton exchange membrane (HTPEM) technology developed by methanol
BWMS breakthrough: Ecochlor launches new no-filter EcoOne
North Haven, Conn., headquartered ballast water management system specialist Ecochlor has launched a new system, EcoOne, that promises to deliver major benefits by eliminating the need for the filter generally used with
Biden administration to seek funding for fifth NSMV
As Congress starts in on its annual appropriations process, the Office of Management and Budget has released a preliminary discretionary request that signals some of what will be in the Biden administration’s
MAN gets a powerful co-sponsor for ammonia engine project
Trafigura Group Pte Ltd., one of the world’s leading independent commodity trading companies, is continuing its investment in renewable energy technologies by co-sponsoring the development of MAN Energy Solutions ammonia-fueled engine for