USCG issues safety alert on fuel switching
MARCH 3, 2015 —Making the required switch from conventional to ultra low sulfur fuel oil before operating within Emission Control Areas is causing headaches. The Coast Guard says that recently, there have
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Postponement of 0.5% sulfur limit? Won’t happen
FEBRUARY 5, 2015 — Postponement of the 2020 deadline for a 0.5% global limit on sulfur in marine fuel? Not going to happen. Putting it more gently, the International Chamber of Shipping
ClassNK speeds type approval of new Niigata DF engine
FEBRUARY 3, 2015 — Classification society ClassNK says it has granted type approval in near record time to the new 28AHX-DF dual-fuel engine built by Niigata Power Systems Co., Ltd. Though the
Finnish operator orders CROE scrubber
FEBRUARY 3, 2015 — Parsippany, NJ, headquartered CR Ocean Engineering (CROE) has won an order from Finland’s Bore Ltd for a state-of-the-art exhaust gas cleaning system that will use seawater to reduce
Liberian Registry offers green retrofit incentive
JANUARY 30, 2015 — The Liberian Registry has entered into a partnership with U.S.-based consultancy EfficientShip Finance (ESF) to launch an environmental initiative designed to reduce global carbon emissions, enhance fleet efficiency
Shipowners who violate ECA rules face stiff penalties
JANUARY 19, 2015 — Shipowners who violate the new fuel sulfur requirements in the North American ECA (Emissions Control Area) will face stiff civil penalties. On January 16, 2015, EPA released a
Stena RoRo to retrofit Forerunner with CROE scrubbers
JANUARY 7, 2015 — CR Ocean Engineering, L.L.C.(CROE), Parsippany, NJ, says that Stena RoRo AB, Gothenburg, Sweden, has awarded it a contract for the design and supply of two open loop exhaust
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
Bracing for new low sulfur fuel regulations
DECEMBER 22, 2014—Ship operators are bracing for the new sulfur emission regulations that will require ships to burn 0.1% sulfur diesel starting January 1, 2015 in the Emission Control Areas (ECA) of
Shell brings customers ship to shore technical services
DECEMBER 10, 2014 — Shell Marine Products (SMP) not only offers a complete portfolio of marine lubricants for almost any type of vessel, but backs them with technical service. It says that