DNV GL issues new guidance on NOx Tier III requirements
JULY 21, 2017 — Classification society DNV GL has released a new brochure that offers a set of best practices for the design of ships subject to NOx Tier III requirements. It
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BWTS manufacturer Coldharbour retains LR for USCG Type Approval
JULY 19, 2017 — U.K.-based ballast water treatment system manufacturer Coldharbour Marine has signed a contract with Lloyd’s Register (LR) to oversee the complete range of tests required by the U.S. Coast
APL records best ever fleet carbon reductions
JULY 18, 2017 — Containership operator APL — now part of the CMA CGM Group — reports that in 2016 recorded fleet carbon dioxide emissions were down by 48%, compared to its
New security warning for Gulf of Aden region
JULY 17, 2017 — New advice from Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) issued yesterday says that recent attacks against merchant shipping in the Gulf of Aden and Bab-el-Mandeb have highlighted there are still
ABS updates exhaust gas scrubber advisory
JULY 17, 2017 — Classification society ABS has updated the ABS Advisory on Exhaust Gas Scrubber Systems (Scrubber Advisory) to help industry prepare for IMO’s 2020 global sulfur cap. “As I meet
USCG releases draft NVIC on facility cyber security
JULY 13, 2017 — The U.S. Coast Guard has released a draft of its planned Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) entitled “Guidelines for Addressing Cyber Risks at Maritime Security Act (MTSA)
Evergreen containership joins in rescue of 30 seafarers
JULY 13, 2017 — The officers and crew of Evergreen Line’s containership Ever Diadem joined forces with another ship on July 9 to successfully rescue thirty seafarers forced to abandon their burning
Goltens to retrofit two BP gas carriers with BWTS
JULY 13, 2017 — Goltens has been awarded a contract for the engineering and retrofit installation of OceanSaver ballast water treatment (BWT) systems on-board two BP Shipping gas carriers. The vessels to
Turkish ship recycler certified as Hong Kong Convention compliant
JULY 12, 2017 — Isiksan Ship Recycling and Trading Co. Ltd., Izmir, Turkey, has become the first Turkish ship recycling yard to be certified as having facilities in line with the requirements
Denmark puts “nose in the sky” to sniff out sulfur violators
JULY 12, 2017 — Lyngby, Denmark, headquartered Explicit reports that it has been contracted by the Danish EPA to perform airborne surveillance for ships’ compliance with sulfur restrictions in Danish waters, starting