Mobile ballast water treatment system available in Port of Hamburg

German maritime waste specialist Jongen GmbH has taken delivery of a Damen InvaSave 300 mobile ballast water treatment system. Jongen provides waste oil, waste water, and the waste removal services for maritime

Biofuel tests on CMA CGM box ships prove successful

IKEA Transport & Logistics Services, the CMA CGM Group, and the GoodShipping Program report that they have successful completed of their 2019 biofuel test program on CMA CGM vessels. This following positive

Pirates snatch seven crew members from Swire Pacific AHTS

Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) yesterday confirmed that its 2002-built, Singapore flagged AHTS Pacific Warden, was attacked offshore Equatorial Guinea on November 20, 2019 at approximately 05:00 local time. The vessel was supporting

Malaysian scrubber discharge ban “not likely science-based” says CSA 2020

Members of the Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 are disappointed by Malaysia’s decision to prohibit the use of open-loop exhaust gas cleaning systems, or scrubbers, in its coastal waters. As we reported earlier,

Søren Toft packs his bags for Geneva and new job at MSC

Earlier this month, Maersk Line parent company A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S reported that Chief Operating Officer Søren Toft had decided to “pursue an opportunity outside of the company.” Now we know

Malaysia bans open-loop scrubber discharges in its waters

Malaysia’s Marine Department has issued a notice to inform the shipping community that Malaysia prohibits the discharge of wash water from open-loop exhaust gas cleaning systems while in Malaysian waters (12 nautical

IMO HQ

IMO panel backs away from ship speed or power limits

This week’s sixth session of the IMO Intersessional Working Group on the Reduction of GHG Emissions (ISWG-GHG 6) looks to have backed away from proposals to limit either ships’ speed or ships’

Ulstein: Zero-emission SX 190 could sea trial in 2022

Norwegian shipbuilder and designer Ulstein says it is ready to deliver a zero-emission offshore construction vessel within three years. The SX190 Zero Emission DP2 construction support vessel is Ulstein’s first hydrogen powered

Low lube oil levels led to near-grounding of Viking Sky

The Accident Investigation Board of Norway has issued an interim report on the March 23, 2019 incident that saw 479 passengers evacuated by helicopter from Viking Ocean Cruises’ Viking Sky when it

deadly duck boat DUKW is raised from water

NTSB to USCG: Act on duck boat safety

As part of its ongoing investigation of the fatal July 19, 2018, accident involving a modified WWII DUKW amphibious passenger vessel, the National Transportation Safety Board has issued a Marine Safety Recommendation

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