More shipowners opt for exhaust gas scrubbers

MARCH 31, 2014 — More shipowners are deciding that exhaust gas scrubbers are the most practical way to comply with increasingly tough regulations on fuel sulfur and vessel emissions. The trend has

Cigarette demands cause Suez incidents

MARCH 31, 2014 — Vessels transiting the Suez Canal may find that passage is easier with the assistance of a few packs of Camels. Some Suez Canal employees haven’t gotten the message

Bail for 33 of Seaman Guard Ohio 35

MARCH 26, 2014 — The Times of India reports that Madras high court’s Madurai bench on Wednesday granted bail to 33 crew members of the anti-piracy ship MV Seaman Guard Ohio, operated

HAVEP shows “reasonable” SOLAS compliance

MARCH 25, 2014 — The Paris MOU Secretariat says that a crack down on cruise ships and other passenger vessels carried out in the wake of the Costa Concordia incident showed “reasonable

ICS sets out its position on CO2 monitoring, reporting

MARCH 21, 2014 — The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) session that starts March 31 will try to make progress on developing a global system of monitoring and reporting of CO2

IRClass: put BWT on service boats in ports

MARCH 20, 2014 — Praveen Kumar Mishra, Vice President of the Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) has suggested an innovative solution to the ballast water treatment problem: the BWT Boat. Shipowners continue

Kvichak delivers pilot boat

MARCH 19, 2014 — Seattle headquartered Kvichak Marine Industries has delivered Astoria, a self-righting 75 ft 6 in all-aluminum pilot boat, to the Columbia River Bar Pilots (CRBP) of Astoria, OR.  

Ferry operator opts for Aquarius Ready BWMS solution

MARCH 18, 2014 — U.K. based Condor Ferries is taking advantage of Wärtsilä’s new Aquarius Ready solution to retrofit two RO/RO ferries with ballast water management systems (BWMS). The vessels have been

Shipping losses continue to decline

MARCH 14, 2014 — Though last year saw some major losses, including that of the MOL Comfort, total shipping losses continued their downward trend with 94 losses reported worldwide in 2013, coming

Color Line ferry set for scrubber installation at FaYard

MARCH 12, 2014 — Color Line’s high speed ferry Superspeed 2 is set to enter Denmark’s FaYard shipyard later this month for what will be the first installation of Wärtsilä’s new inline

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