Grimaldi Group ConRo sinks in Bay of Biscay

56,642 gt Grimaldi Group ConRo that reported a cargo fire on the evening of March 10 sank yesterday. The 1997-built, Italian flag Grande America was in the Bay of Biscay, about 142

IKEA and CMA CGM in pioneering biofuel project

Name brand shippers looking to lower the overall carbon footprint of their products are adding impetus to efforts to decarbonize shipping. One shipper leading the way along this path is IKEA Transport

Bulkship Management AS inks 30 ship BWMS fleet agreement with Alfa Laval

Oslo based Bulkship Management AS has signed a fleet agreement with Alfa Laval covering the supply of 30 PureBallast 3 Compact Flex ballast water management systems over the next four years, along

BP Marine to roll out IMO 2020 compliant VLSFO

BP Marine reports that it will begin to retail low sulfur fuel that meets new IMO regulations limiting the sulfur content of marine fuels. BP is introducing a new very low sulfur

Coat Guard warns of fuel contamination

BWMS: USCG takes another look at what’s a “scheduled drydocking”

The Coast Guard has reconsidered how it interprets the rules on extension of the compliance date for installation of a ballast water management system. Here’s what it says in a posting on

New research makes case for workboat repower grants

New research makes a powerful case for continued funding for EPA Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grants and loans for projects that reduce emissions from existing workboat diesel engines. It also underscores

Eletson to retrofit Wärtsilä BWMS fleetwide

Piraeus, Greece, based operator Eletson is to retrofit its entire fleet with Wärtsilä’s Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS). A total of 23 product oil, chemical, and LPG carriers in the Eletson fleet

Carnival releases scientific study of scrubber wash-water quality

As an increasing number of jurisdictions put restrictions on discharges from exhaust gas scrubbers, Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) has released the results of an independent, two-year scientific scrubber

MAN to convert 15,000 TEU box ship to LNG dual fuel operation

MAN Energy Solutions has signed a contract for the conversion of the 15,000 TEU Hapag-Lloyd container vessel MV Sajir to dual-fuel operation (see earlier story). The Sajir is one of 17 LNG-ready

White paper calls for transparency on IMO 2020 fuel surcharges

Seabury Maritime LLC is warning that ocean carriers must be transparent with shippers on how they calculate fuel surcharges. It says that ocean carriers and shippers alike are facing “an uncomfortable uncertainty”

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