There’s no ‘one-size-fits-all’ exhaust gas scrubber
FEBRUARY 15, 2018 — With the global 0.5% sulfur cap fast approaching, owners that are committed to retrofitting exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) on their ships need to keep in mind that
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EPA supports cleaning up diesel emissions in Puget Sound
JANUARY 4, 2018—While new tugs and workboats are beginning to incorporate new clean-burning, EPA-compliant Tier 3 and Tier 4 engine technologies, the majority of existing tugs still operate with less-efficient, legacy diesel
Get ready for China’s ECA requirements
DECEMBER 26, 2017—In its latest Member Alert, The American Club is reminding ship operators that ships operating in China’s three Emission Control Areas (ECAs) will be required to burn low sulfur fuel
BIMCO Secretary General signs on for five more years
DECEMBER 11, 2017 — BIMCO’s Secretary General & CEO, Angus Frew, is extending his contract to the end of 2022. He has held the position since September 2013 and is also a
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
ICS vision: zero CO2 emissions from shipping
NOVEMBER 7, 2017 – The 2017 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 23) opened in Bonn, Germany, this week. The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), representing owners controlling over 80 percent of the
Cloud based solution eases EU MRV compliance
NOVEMBER 3, 2017 — To help shipowners meet the European Union’s Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) regulation that comes into force January 1, 2018, Rolls-Royce has added a cloud-based fuel consumption and
ECSA says IMO will adopt ambitious strategy for CO2 reductions
OCTOBER 30, 2017 — European Shipowners are confident that IMO will be able to deliver an ambitious strategy on reduction of shippping CO2 emissions for adoption by IMO Member States at the
IMO makes progress on drawing GHG reduction road map
OCTOBER 27, 2017 — The second meeting of IMO’s Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships has concluded, leaving member states with “much homework” according to the Danish Maritime
IMO: We’re run by countries, not corporations
OCTOBER 25, 2017 —A London headquartered operation called InfluenceMap aims, among other things, to accurately assess, rank and communicate the extent to which corporations are lobbying climate and energy policy worldwide. Its