Zero Emissions Ferry project aims for quantum leap for environment

NOVEMBER 29, 2017 — The Research Council of Norway has given a NOK 5.9 million (about $717,000) grant under its ENERGIX program to an R&D project that aims to build ferries that

Seaman Guard Ohio detainees leave Indian prison

NOVEMBER 28, 2017 — At least some of the crew and armed guards of the antipiracy ship Seaman Guard Ohio, operated by privately-owned, U.S. headquartered AdvanFort, are now being released from Indian

Seaman Guard Ohio crew and guards ordered to be released

NOVEMBER 27, 2017 — The Times of India reports that the Madurai bench of the Madras high court today acquitted all 35 crew members and guards of the anti-piracy ship Seaman Guard

ICS: Shipyard overcapacity threatens sustainable growth

NOVEMBER 21, 2017 — The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) had a clear message for negotiators in the OECD Working Party on Shipbuilding at a workshop on “green growth” held in Paris

EU Navfor detains suspected Somali pirates

NOVEMBER 20, 2017 — In a reminder that Somali piracy remains a very real threat, EU Navfor Somalia reported yesterday that its flagship, the Italian vessel ITS Virginio Fasan, had apprehended six

NTSB issues report on fatal engine room fire in 58 year old towing vessel

NOVEMBER 17, 2017 — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued the report on the July 14, 2016 engine room fire aboard a 1958-built Luhr Bros towing vessel in which two crew

EPA grant will help Port of Long Beach upgrade three cranes, four tugs

NOVEMBER 17, 2017 — The Port of Long Beach has been awarded $2.4 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help Stevedoring Services of America (SSA), Foss Maritime and Curtin Maritime

Inmarsat introduces next generation safety service

NOVEMBER 17, 2017 — Marking a key stage in upgrading the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), satellite communications provider Inmarsat has launched a new service for Maritime Safety Information Providers

Ships that don’t meet sulfur limit could be deemed “unseaworthy”

NOVEMBER 16, 2017 — Edmund Hughes, Head of Air Pollution and Energy Efficiency at IMO’s Marine Environment Division, reminded delegates at an Athens conference this week that the 0.50% limit on sulfur

Shipping escapes EU emissions trading net — for now

NOVEMBER 13, 2017 — The European Parliament and the EU member states last Thursday agreed on a revision of the EU’s Emissions Trading System, ETS, that does not subject shipping to the

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