Denmark to name and shame sulfur emission offenders
DECEMBER 16, 2018 — With the support of all parties in the Danish Parliament, the Danish Government has adopted a new law that allowing the publication of the names of ships and
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Discharge caught on camera by crew member leads to $2 million fine
DECEMBER 14, 2018 — A thumb drive containing videos were given to the Coast Guard by a crew member of Navios Tankers Management-managed ship has led to Navimax Corporation, incorporated in the
MSC fined $630,625 for breach of CARB at-berth regulation
DECEMBER 7, 2018 — MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. has paid $630,625 in penalties to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for violating the California Ocean-Going Vessel At-Berth regulation. The violations were
Study raises concerns about Panama Canal tugboat captain fatigue
DECEMBER 6, 2018 — The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) says that a major accident on the Panama Canal could be imminent, releasing the results of an independent report that it commissioned
ClassNK Consulting partners with Carbon Trust
DECEMBER 6, 2018 —The Carbon Trust and ClassNK Consulting Service Co., Ltd. have agreed to develop a commercial partnership offering climate change and sustainability services. The partnership will initially explore opportunities to
Scrubber manufacturers: Singapore gets it wrong on wash water
DECEMBER 5, 2018 — The Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Association (EGSA) is less than happy with the news that Singapore is to ban the discharge of wash water from open-loop exhaust gas
Maersk: Carbon neutral vessels must be viable by 2030
DECEMBER 5, 2018 — The world’s largest containership operator, Maersk, yesterday announced a goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2050 and said that to achieve this goal, carbon neutral vessels must be
MAN Cryo develops liquefied hydrogen marine fuel system
DECEMBER 5, 2018 — Fuel cell powered, emission-free shipping is starting to move from bright vision to practical possibility. Working in close cooperation with Norwegian ferry owner Fjord1 and ship designer Multi
Pacific Green Marine to supply Scorpio scrubbers
DECEMBER 5, 2018 — Scorpio Tankers and Scorpio Bulkers have announced that they are to fit up to 126 vessels with “hybrid ready” exhaust gas cleaning systems by 2020, if all options
Owners switch BWTS choice to USCG approved Alfa Laval technology
DECEMBER 5, 2018 — A number of shipowners, including two cruise ship operators, have changed their choice of UV ballast water treatment systems from those they originally specified to another UV technology: