Scrubbers: the “sensible option” for sulfur cap compliance
APRIL 18, 2018 — Finnish-based exhaust gas cleaning pioneer Langh Tech says that the likely prohibition of the carriage of high sulfur fuel oil on vessels will have a material and technical
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DNV GL issues white paper on alternate fuels
APRIL 17, 2018 — A new white paper from classification society DNV GL is intended to help the shipping industry prepare for the Global Sulfur Cap on marine fuels set to come
Viking Grace now first passenger ship equipped with rotor sail
APRIL 11, 2018 — Finnish operator Viking Line’s LNG fueled cruise ferry Viking Grace has become even more environmentally friendly: she is now the first passenger ship in the world equipped with
Hyundai Merchant Marine to order 20 new ships
APRIL 10, 2018 — South Korea’s Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) says that, following announcement of the Korean government’s Five Year Plan for Rebuilding Korean Shipping, it is to order a series of
IMO’s MEPC set for contentious session
APRIL 9, 2018 — IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 72) is meeting in London this week. The most prominent — and contentious — item on the agenda is setting a strategy
VT Halter Marine unveils new blast and paint facility
APRIL 7, 2018 — Shipbuilder VT Halter Marine Inc. yesterday held a dedication ceremony at its Pascagoula, MS, shipyard to unveil a new $10-million, state-of-the-art blast and paint facility that will allow
Conrad reports loss making year and quarter
MARCH 29, 2018 — Despite a one-time tax benefit of $1.3 million, Morgan City, LA, headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) reported continuing net losses in its fourth quarter and
LPG-fueled EXMAR tankers to have MAN B&W ME-LGIP engines
MARCH 29, 2018 — The two 79,500 m3 Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) newbuildings recently contracted by EXMAR at shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction, Subic Bay, Philippines, (see earlier story) will
TOTE President and CEO Anthony Chiarello to retire
MARCH 28, 2018 — Anthony Chiarello, President and CEO of TOTE Inc., has announced he will retire this summer, after nearly 39 years of service in the maritime industry in a number
VOC recovery system promises big fuel savings for AET Tankers
MARCH 26, 2018 — Wärtsilä is to supply its Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) recovery technology, LNG fuel gas handling systems and the auxiliary engines for two new shuttle tankers being built for