AUGUST 24, 2018 — Shipowners and operators looking for options to comply with the pending IMO 0.5% sulfur cap have another alternative fuel to consider—ethane. Class society ABS reports that the Ethylene/LPG
By John LaRese, Marine Fuels Technical Advisor, ExxonMobil AUGUST 24, 2018 — The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) decision to implement a 0.50% cap on sulfur emissions has created uncertainty among vessel operators.
AUGUST 24, 2018 — In a move that could propel a greater shift to Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a marine fuel, three major marine technology companies, WinGD, Wärtsilä and GTT, have
AUGUST 23, 2018 — Currently 98% of sea-going vessels are diesel powered, but ship owners and operators are taking an increasing interest in new technologies that will allow them to cut their
AUGUST 22, 2018 — Maritime safety equipment manufacturer and global servicing provider VIKING Life-Saving Equipment, Esbjerg, Denmark, has signed with Rosenby Engineering to exclusively distribute the award-winning Danish startup’s HydroPen fire extinguishing
By Jan Hagen Andersen, Business Development Director, DNV GL Maritime AUGUST 22, 2018 — The introduction of the new global sulfur cap in 2020 is causing nothing short of a paradigm shift in
AUGUST 20, 2018 — In what is believed to be the heaviest salvage lift in the Americas, Resolve Salvage and Fire Americas, Fort Lauderdale, FL, raised the sunken derrick barge DB1 by executing
AUGUST 17, 2018 – U.K. based Stena Drilling Limit has placed a significant part of its safety equipment and servicing management under a Viking Life Saving Equipment Offshore Safety Agreement (OSA). Stena
AUGUST 17, 2018 — John Fredriksen controlled dry bulk specialist Golden Ocean Group Limited announced results for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 that included net income of $9.0 million and earnings
AUGUST 16, 2018 — LED lighting may offer energy savings advantages, but a new U.S. Coast Guard Safety Alert (13-18) warns that it can potentially interfere with VHF-FM radio and AIS reception.