Korean RoPax ferry to have Wartsila scrubber
MAY 17, 2017 — Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply an exhaust gas cleaning system for a new Korean ferry. The 31,000 gross tonnage RoPax vessel is being built for Weidong Ferry
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Maryland gives offshore wind a boost
MAY 12, 2017—Offshore wind on the U.S. East Coast got a big boost yesterday when the Maryland Public Service Commission (MPSC) awarded offshore wind renewable energy credits (ORECs) to two projects to
VIDEO: Navy slows pace of frigate acquisition
MAY 4, 2017 — The Navy has slowed its frigate procurement timeline, and is now planning to awarding a detail design and construction contract in Fiscal Year 2020. In joint written testimony
LNG bunkering is an idea whose time hasn’t come (yet)
MARCH 28, 2017—With the the IMO Global Sulfur Cap of 0.5% looming on the horizon in 2020, Jack Jordan, Editorial Lead, S&P Global Platts, writes about whether shipowners will embrace burning Liquefied
Ports concerned by budget cuts to key programs
MARCH 19, 2017 — The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) say it is concerned over the potential of significant declines for most federally funded, port-related programs in President Trump’s fiscal 2018
Environmental regulations to shape tanker market
FEBRUARY 25, 2017—Over the next five years, international environmental regulations will have a major impact on the tanker market, according to a recent report by marine transport advisors McQuilling Services, LLC. In
MHI-MME retrofits 80 LNG carriers for ultra low sulfur fuel
FEBRUARY 20, 2017 — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co., Ltd. (MHI-MME) has completed retrofit work to enable 80 LNG carriers to run on Low Sulfur Fuel. IMO’s global sulfur
Dry bulk sector recovery ahead, says Drewry
FEBRUARY 9, 2017—Driven by a healthy growth in the demand for iron ore and thermal coal, the dry bulk shipping sector is expected to show a recovery this year, according to the
Port state authorities to crack down on sulfur compliance
NOVEMBER 14, 2016 — The Danish Maritime Authority says that, in response to a Danish/Dutch proposal, the two major port state control regimes — the Paris MoU and the Tokyo MoU —
Liberia continues effort to amend BWM Covention
OCTOBER 31, 2016 — Liberia is continuing its efforts to amend the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC) to give some ships additional time beyond 2020 in order to ensure that adequate new