CMA-CGM splits ten-ship order 50/50 between LNG and scrubbers

CMA-CGM Group Chairman and CEO Rodolphe Saadé, yesterday signed two strategic agreements covering construction of 10 new 15,000 TEU containerships, five of them LNG fueled and five fitted with hybrid scrubbers. The

Coat Guard warns of fuel contamination

Five things that get gas carriers detained

Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston has issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin highlighting five common deficiencies that the Sector’s Port State Control Officers (PSCOs) find on liquefied gas carriers. Last year, Sector Houston-Galveston

CMA CGM box ship refuels with bio fuel oil

The 5,095 TEU containership CMA CGM White Shark was successfully refueled with marine bio fuel oil in the Port of Rotterdam on Saturday, March 23. As we reported earlier, see story, IKEA

VIDEO: 479 passengers evacuated from disabled cruise ship

Viking Ocean Cruises reported today that its cruise ship Viking Sky had arrived safely in port Sunday after an ordeal that started when its engines failed during a storm off Norway’s western

Maersk, Shell and Dutch shippers in major biofuel pilot

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S is partnering with a group of Dutch multinationals, including Shell, in what will be the largest maritime biofuels pilot program yet. It will see one of Maersk’s

TT Club: There’s a major container fire every 60 days

This month’s sinking of the Grimaldi Group’s Grande America is just the latest in a long string of high profile incidents in which serious fires have broken out in cargo containers. According

Bio-UV BWTS racks up more cruise ship orders

Bio-UV Group has won a contract to supply its Bio-Sea ballast water treatment system for installation aboard the two LNG-fueled World Cass cruise ships currently under construction for MSC Cruises at the

Evac puts a focus on developing life-cycle services

Espoo, Finland, headquartered Evac Group is putting a focus on life-cycle services development. A leading provider of integrated water and waste management systems, along with corrosion-protection systems, the group is now investing

ABS updates BWMS Best Practices report

ABS has published an updated “Best Practices for Operation of Ballast Water Management (BWM) Systems Report,” offering fresh insight on best practices to overcome key challenges with selecting, installing and operating a

Sixteen Stena Bulk tankers to get scrubbers

Gothenburg, Sweden, headquartered tanker operator Stena Bulk is to install exhaust gas scrubbers on 16 ships before the January 2020 IMO sulfur cap deadline. In all, ten IMOIIMAX tankers, five Suezmaxes and

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