Is green ammonia the miracle fuel shipping has been waiting for?

Ammonia is already being seen as having a lot of promise as a marine fuel that can help world shipping meet IMO’s target of a halving GHG emissions by 2050, As we

Shipowners to IMO: Limit ships’ speed

More than 100 international shipping companies and nine environmental groups have sent an open letter urging IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) to move on implementing mandatory limits on ship speeds. “Recent

Knud E. Hansen books design contract for Finnlines trio

Danish naval architectural consultancy Knud E. Hansen has signed a contract with Nanjing Jinling Shipyard, China, for developing the basic design of three large RO/RO vessels, based on the Finnlines / Grimaldi

Total to hold New York Global Sulfur Cap Forum

On May 9, New York’s Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum will be the site of one of a series of Global Sulfur Cap Forums being presented by Total at shipping centers

HullWiper signs frame agreement with Equinor

HullWiper Ltd has signed a hull cleaning frame agreement with Equinor ASA for its fleet of oil and gas tankers operating in Scandinavia, the Far East, Middle East and Europe. HullWiper’s Remotely

Five Somali pirates detained after attacks on fishing vessels

If you thought that Somali pirates were a thing of the past, think again. Early Tuesday April 23, EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation Atalanta successfully responded to a piracy incident that had developed

INTERCARGO slams flag state delays on accident investigation reports

INTERCARGO (the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners) is warning that there is no room for complacency, even though there has been no reported loss of a bulk carrier in 2018. It

Guilty plea in Austal USA fraud case

Indictment issued in pollution cover up case

A federal grand jury in Wilmington, Del., has returned a six-count indictment charging Chartworld Shipping Corporation, Nederland Shipping Corporation, and Chief Engineer Vasileios Mazarakis with failing to keep accurate pollution control records,

V.Group warns on risks of non-compliance with IMO 2020

With the IMO 2020 marine fuel sulfur cap less than nine months away, ship management giant V.Group is urging shipowners and operators to take a proactive approach to 2020 compliance. “While there

Marshall Islands releases report on Stellar Daisy sinking

The Republic of the Marshall Islands has released the report of its investigation into the loss of the Stellar Daisy, the Marshall Islands flagged very large ore carrier (VLOC) that sank on

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