Wärtsilä 31 retrofit promises big fuel cost and NOX emission reductions

NOVEMBER 23, 2018 — A Norwegian fishing vessel delivered in 1998 is to be the first vessel to be retrofitted with a Wärtsilä 31 engine. After the retrofit is completed, the vessel’s

Kitack Lim set for second term as IMO Secretary-General

NOVEMBER 23, 2018 — The Council of IMO, the International Maritime Organization. has agreed to renew the appointment of Kitack Lim as Secretary-General of the IMO for a second four-year term, beginning

Negotiators agree increase in ILO minimum seafarer wage

NOVEMBER 21, 2018 — After two days of negotiations in Geneva between the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the ILO minimum wage for an Able

BIMCO has cyber security charter party clause under development

NOVEMBER 21, 2018 — BIMCO is developing a charter party clause dealing with cyber security risks and incidents that might affect the ability of one of the parties to perform its contractual

Bomin’s Belgian bunkering business bought by Somers family

NOVEMBER 21, 2018 — The Bomin Group, a leading physical supplier of marine fuels, announced that it has signed an agreement to sell its operations in Belgium to members of the Somers

GAO: Costly maintenance delays plague Navy attack submarine fleet

NOVEMBER 20, 2018 — Navy shipyards have been unable to keep up with maintenance demands for attack submarines. As a result, the Navy has spent $1.5 billion since 2008 to support submarines

Bankruptcy Court approves Aegean Marine “first day” proposals

NOVEMBER 20, 2018 — Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE:ANW) reports that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has granted interim approval of all the company’s first

MAN 48/60CR engine will power Chinese sand dredge newbuild

NOVEMBER 20, 2018 — MAN Energy Solutions has won an order to supply a MAN 9L48/60CR engine for a new dredge currently under construction at China’s Dongguan Xiandai Shipbuilding Co. for sister

Offshore wind brings together Glosten, C-Job in MOU

NOVEMBER 19, 2018 — The potential of the nascent U.S. offshore wind market has brought together a leading American naval architecture and marine engineering firm and a Dutch one. U.S. naval architect

Hurtigruten says it plans to fuel its fleet with dead fish

NOVEMBER 19, 2018 — Rotten fish as a ship’s fuel? Norwegian expedition cruise line Hurtigruten says yes. With a growing fleet of 17 ships, Hurtigruten has invested heavily in green technology such

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