OFAC adds Singapore shipping company to sanctions list

JULY 24, 2015 — The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued a notice updating its list of specially designated nationals (SDNs) under the North Korean economic sanctions to

Nigeria slaps ban on 113 tankers

JULY 24, 2015 — Nigeria’s state oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on July 15 listed 113 tankers prohibited, with immediate effect, from “engaging in crude oil/gas … activities in any…

K-Line agrees settlement in car carrier antitrust suit

JULY 23, 2015 – Attorneys representing a group of consumers and auto and truck and equipment dealerships in antitrust claims against more than a dozen international shipping firms have reached a settlement

Cruise giant in landmark ADA settlement with U.S.

JULY 23, 2015 — The Justice Department and Carnival Corp. today announced a comprehensive, landmark settlement agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to advance equal access for individuals with disabilities

Small fire on Freedom of the Seas gets big headlines

JULY 23, 2015 — These days, everyone with a cell phone is a videographer, so what looks to have been a minor fire aboard a cruise ship was all over the network

Hospital ship will have Evac waste management system

JULY 21, 2015—Espoo, Finland-headquartered Evac will supply its total waste management system to the world’s largest civilian hospital ship, the Atlantic Mercy. The new 37,000 gt flagship of the Mercy Ships fleet

MTU partners with Li-Ion battery specialist Akasol

JULY 21, 2015 — Darmstadt, Germany, based Li-Ion (lithium ion) battery specialist Akasol GmbH  says it has formed a development partnership with Rolls-Royce’s MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH unit. The partnership is aimed at

LR partners with Penn Oak to help make LNG retrofits happen

JULY 20, 2015 — Lloyd’s Register North America, Inc. (LR) has teamed with Penn Oak Energy Corp., Scottsdale, AZ, to help companies raise the capital needed to retrofit to LNG fueling and

LNG ship for tomorrow could be ordered today

JULY 20, 2015 — DNV GL reports that the LNGreen joint industry project has been completed. The partners — DNV GL and industry specialists from GTT, shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and

P&I Club warns on continued low sulfur fuel concerns

JULY 20, 2015 — A leading P&I insurer is warning that concerns continue to be raised by the increasing demands for ships to use low sulfur fuels. “There are increasing demands on

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