SEPTEMBER 9, 2016 — Canadian Marine Safety Inspectors last month began using on site fuel sampling and testing to verify compliance with the 0.1% sulfur content requirement for marine fuel. Canada’s Vessel
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 — IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention has at last gained enough signatories to trigger its entry into force. Finland handed its instrument of acceptance to IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 — The U.S. Coast Guard’s Marine Board of Investigation has completed its review of the transcripts for the first public hearing session into the loss of the S.S. El
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016—It was announced at SMM 2016 in Hamburg, Germany, that project partners GTT, CMA CGM (and its subsidiary CMA Ships) and DNV GL have joined with new project participants ABB,
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016—Lloyd’s Register (LR), Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) have signed a joint development project (JDP) to produce a ship-to-ship LNG bunkering compatibility study. This will comprehensively review
SEPTEMBER 5, 2016—With more than 50,000 visitors and 2,200 exhibitors gathering Sept. 6-9 for this year’s SMM trade fair in Hamburg, Germany, a number of new innovative technologies, equipment and services are
SEPTEMBER 2, 2016 — China issued its first national standards to curb emissions from the shipping industry on August 30. The standards, issued jointly by the Ministry of Environment (MEP) and the
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 — The U.K.’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has issued a report on its investigation into an August 18, 2015, fire in the engine room of the suction dredge
AUGUST 31, 2016 — Uncertainty on availability remains an obstacle to the adoption of LNG as a marine fuel. “DNV GL has already developed new analytical techniques for assessment, services, standards and
AUGUST 30, 2016 — DuPont, through its subsidiary Belco Technologies Corporation (Belco), reports the first installations of its proprietary in-line, multi-engine marine scrubber serving three auxiliary engines on two newbuild bulk carriers.