Port of LA issues statement on explosion in export-bound container

NOVEMBER 1, 2018 —The Port of Los Angeles says that, because facilitation of a safe and secure supply chain is a top priority at the port, an incident involving an export-bound shipping

Why Euronav is skeptical on scrubbers

OCTOBER 30, 2018 – “The direction of travel for the large tanker market has changed from going sideways to up,” said Euronav CEO Paddy Rodgers, as the Antwerp, Belgium, headquartered tanker giant

EU NAVFOR destroys Pirate Action Group whaler

OCTOBER 9, 2018 — Yesterday morning, EU NAVFOR Operation Atlanta military personnel seized an active Pirate Action Group whaler and destroyed it. This followed a sustained period of surveillance after a pirate

Ballast Responder put to test on working Great Lakes bulker

OCTOBER 29, 2018 — Seattle, WA, headquartered Global Diving & Salvage, Inc. recently led a demonstration of the mobile ballast water treatment system, Ballast Responder, on board the 730-foot Algoma Central bulk

Holland America Line plugs into shore power with ABB connectors

OCTOBER 29, 2018 — Carnival Corporation subsidiary Holland American Line has retrofitted three of its vessels with ABB shore power connectors, allowing them to turn off all engines and draw on land-based

Eleventh BWMS gains U.S. Type Approval

OCTOBER 29, 2018 — The number of Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS) available with U.S. Type Approval is growing steadily. The eleventh U.S. Coast Guard BWMS Type Approval Certificate has now been

IMO issues briefing on MEPC 73 decisions

OCTOBER 26, 2018 — A briefing just released by the International Maritime Organization confirms that an amendment to support consistent implementation of the forthcoming 0.50% limit on sulfur in ships’ fuel oil

IMO issues briefing on MEPC 73 decisions

OCTOBER 26, 2018 — Scrubber manufacturers will be breaking out the champagne. Confirming earlier reports, a briefing just released by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) reports that an amendment to support consistent

With no experience building phase, here’s what IMO 2020 actually says

OCTOBER 25, 2018 — IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee this week rejected calls from leading flag states, supported by the U.S., for an “experience building phase” following the January 1, 2020 introduction

Armed security team repels pirate attack on Golden Ocean bulker

OCTOBER 22, 2018 — The Somali pirate threat remains real and embarked armed security teams remain an effective means of responding to it. That was demonstrated once again last week, when the

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