Carnival to offset marine lubricant CO2 emissions

Carnival Corporation, which, as we reported yesterday, is working towards resuming operations over the course of 2021, has awarded Shell Marine a multi-year lubricants contract for its global fleet of 89 ships.

Carnival CFO: We’ve enough liquidity to get through 2021, even with zero revenues

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) today reported a U.S. GAAP net loss of $2.2 billion and adjusted net loss of $1.9 billion for the fourth quarter of 2020. The

Peter Georgiopoulis in United Arab Chemical Carriers swoop

Veteran New York shipowner Peter Georgiopoulis is back in the in the news. United Overseas Group Ltd. (UOC), a company controlled by Georgiopoulos and long time associate Leonidas Vrondissis is to acquire

Scorpio Bulkers to become Eneti Inc.

Emanuele A. Lauro led Scorpio Bulkers Inc. (NYSE: SALT) said today that it intends to change its name to Eneti Inc. The company is transitioning away from the business of dry bulk

U.S. Coast Guard issues type approval for previous-generation Alfa Laval BWMS

On December 30, 2020, as we reported earlier, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) issued its type approval for the Alfa Laval PureBallast 2 ballast water management system. The approval means that most

Wallenius Wilhelmsen to bring some ships out of cold lay up

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic saw a significant reduction in demand for cargo-carrying capacity across the globe. In response, Oslo-headquartered Wallenius Wilhelmsen made the decision to recycle four of its 123

Canadian Coast Guard starts Great Lakes icebreaking season

The Canadian Coast Guard’s annual icebreaking season on the Great Lakes, which provides assistance to the shipping industry, is underway. Working in partnership with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) District 9,

Shippers urged to take more responsibility for supply chain safety

International freight transport and logistics insurer TT Club wants cargo owners to be more aware of safety issues arising from poorly packed containers and misdeclared goods. TT Club’s analyses consistently indicate that

Japan Marine United delivers third in series of advanced 3,055 TEU box ships

Shipbuilder Japan Marine United Corporation has delivered Wan Hai 323 the latest in a series of eight new 3,055 TEU containerships being built for Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines. The ships are the

ClassNK advises: Install BWMS early on

Shipowners waiting too long to install ballast water management systems (BWMS) by the deadline set by the IMO BWM convention may face problems. Classification society ClassNK has been periodically analyzing the retrofitting

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