Norden calls scrubbers “highly attractive” investment
AUGUST 15, 2018 — Danish operator Norden A/S is making a significant investment in scrubbers in preparation for the January 1, 2020 global cap on sulfur emissions from bunker fuel. Norden says
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INTERTANKO demands action on contaminated bunkers
AUGUST 14, 2018 — INTERTANKO has released a Critical Review that shines a spotlight both on the extent of the problems being caused by contaminated marine fuels over the last five months
VIDEO: Investigation fails to pinpoint cause of Sewol ferry sinking
AUGUST 10, 2018 — According to Yonhap news agency, Arirang News and other reports, a state panel assigned to investigate Korea’s 2014 Sewol ferry disaster has failed to pinpoint the exact cause
Moran Shipping Agencies teams with NCC on maritime cyber security
AUGUST 8, 2018 – Cyber security and risk mitigation specialist NCC Group and Moran Shipping Agencies, Inc., the largest independent steamship agency in North America, have formed a strategic alliance in maritime
NTSB issues preliminary report on deadly duck boat sinking
AUGUST 7, 2018 – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) today released its preliminary report on the July 19, sinking of the amphibious passenger vessel Stretch Duck 7 in Table Rock Lake,
Shipowners welcome extension of EU NAVFOR Operation Atlanta
AUGUST 3, 2018 — European shipowners have welcomed a European Council decision to extent the mandate of EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation Atalanta until December 31, 2020. The objectives of Operation Atalanta are
Port state control crackdown will focus on sulfur and NOx emissions
AUGUST 2, 2018 — Port state control authorities are to launch a Concentrated Inspection Campaign on MARPOL Annex VI, which sets limits on sulfur and nitrogen oxide emissions from ship exhausts and
USCG Marine Board of Investigation to probe Stretch Duck 07 sinking
AUGUST 1, 2018 — The U.S. Coast Guard commandant has convened a formal Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) into the loss of the U.S.-flagged amphibious passenger vessel, Stretch Duck 07, which occurred
Baleària to convert five ferries to LNG fueling
AUGUST 1, 2018 — Spanish ferry operator Baleària is to invest 60 million euros (about $70 million) to switch the engines in five of the current ferries in its fleet to LNG
Deadly duck boat tragedy brings multiple law suits
AUGUST 1, 2018 — Legal problems are mounting for the companies involved with the Ride the Ducks Branson operation On Monday, the Kansas Star reported that the Missouri Attorney General’s office had