Lied to BSEE, gets probation and community service
MAY 26, 2015 — Race Addington, 49, of Houston, TX, was sentenced May 20 for making false statements to Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) inspectors in relation to the veracity
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Wartsila develops propulsion systems compatible with EALs
MAY 25, 2015—Wärtsilä has developed propulsion systems that are capable of operating with Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants (EALs) and comply with the U.S. Vessel General Permit 2013 (VGP-2013). Wärtsilä is among the first
DSD Shipping and four engineers indicted in magic pipe case
MAY 13, 2015 — A federal grand jury in Mobile, AL, has returned a seven-count indictment charging Stavanger, Norway, headquartered Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab AS (DSD Shipping) and four employees with violating the
Shipowners worry about availability of U.S. approved BWMS
MAY 1, 2015 — Shipowners’ organizations are “deeply concerned” that IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention could soon come into force without an implementation schedule that recognizes the need for shipowners to fit
MTU to pay $1.2 million in settlement with EPA
MARCH 24, 2015 – As part of a settlement to resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations, MTU America Inc. (MTU), a subsidiary of Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG, is to pay a $1.2
Coalition calls for action on vessel discharge regulation
FEBRUARY 24, 2015 — Saying that a uniform national framework for the regulation of vessel discharges is urgently needed, a broad-based coalition of some 60 organizations that rely on marine vessels to
Faked BOP test chart could bring five year prison term
JANUARY 29, 2015 — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana reports that Race Addington, 49, of Houston, Texas, was charged January 26 in a two-count Bill of Information
Thordon: “seawater is the ultimate EAL”
JANUARY 5, 2015 — Seawater lubricated bearing manufacturer Thordon Bearings Inc. is questioning the rise in use of environmentally acceptable lubricants (EALs) in oil-based stern tube seals and bearings, declaring that “the
Royal Caribbean scrubber move gets EPA, USCG nod
DECEMBER 24, 2014 — As we reported earlier this week, Royal Caribbean is to retrofit 19 of its cruise ships with exhaust gas scrubbers. Using scrubbers to meet ECA sulfur limits involves
Royal Caribbean to fit exhaust gas scrubbers in 19 ships
DECEMBER 22, 2014 — Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE/OSE: RCL) will retrofit 19 of its cruise ships with “advanced emissions purification (AEP) systems,” in other words exhaust gas scrubbers. It says the