INTERTANKO: EU Parliament ETS move could undermine global GHG solution

Not too surprisingly, tanker owners’ association INTERTANKO is less than happy with the European Parliament’s vote to include shipping in the EU Emissions Trading System (see earlier story). “INTERTANKO members noted with

Conception dive boat fire

NTSB opens public docket on fatal Conception dive boat fire

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) opened the public case docket Wednesday as part of its ongoing investigation of the fatal, September 2, 2019, fire aboard the dive boat Conception off Santa

European Parliament votes to include shipping in Emissions Trading System

The European Parliament has voted to include CO2 emissions from the shipping sector in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). The Parliament also wants to see an Ocean Fund set up to

Carnival Corporation to accelerate ship disposals

In a filing with the SEC yesterday, Carnival Corporation & plc reported preliminary third quarter 2020 results that included a U.S. GAAP net loss of $2.9 billion which included $0.9 billion of

Seaway ports get boost from wheat, wind turbines

As ports along the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System continue to ride the waves of the 2020 shipping season, industry experts see better prospects for the remainder of the season. According to

USCG approves oneTank ballast water management system

The Coast Guard Marine Safety Center has issued the 35th U.S. Coast Guard Ballast Water Management System Type Approval Certificate to Glosten spin-off oneTank, LLC after a detailed review of the manufacturer’s

Victory Cruise Lines in collaborative partnership with Cal Poly

Victory Cruise Lines (VCL), which is operated by Hornblower Group’s American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC), reports that it has entered a collaborative partnership with California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly). The partnership

Simulation project gives design-stage insight into vessel carbon footprint

A joint development program completed by ABS and South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) will enable shipyards and vessel designers to analyze the carbon footprint of a vessel at the design

CROE partners with Oberlin on scrubber washwater filtration

Parsippany, N.J., headquartered CR Ocean Engineering (CROE) has formed a strategic partnershio with Pewaukee, Wis., headquartered Oberlin Filter Company. The agreement will provide an automatic, low-maintenance washwater filtration system to supplement CROE’s

Harvey Gulf converts four PSVs to lightering support vessels

New Orleans, La., headquartered Harvey Gulf International Marine has begun converting four 220-foot DPS-2 platform supply vessels into lightering support vessels. They will be capable of stowing one set of four Jumbo

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