Pressure grows for Baltic wide ban on scrubber water discharges
The pressure for a Baltic wide ban on the discharge of wash water from ships’ exhaust gas cleaning systems, or scrubbers, is growing. And advocates of the Baltic ban have hopes that
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Wärtsilä moves another step forward on CCS-Ready scrubbers
Saying that its CCS-Ready scrubbers are now “being sold at pace,” Wärtsilä is now offering carbon capture and storage (CCS) feasibility studies to shipowners and operators. Studies have already been conducted on
Clarksons looks at shipping’s uptake of green technology
Summarizing the latest trends in green technology uptake and fleet renewal from the Clarksons’ Fueling Transition report and monthly data series, Steve Gordon, Clarksons Research managing director, comments that the uptake of
Project shows scrubbers could play a role in carbon capture at sea
Alfa Laval and Japan’s National Maritime Research Institute (NMRI) have been testing onboard carbon capture and storage using an exhaust gas cleaning system. The CO2 capture testing project was designed to provide
Frontline swoops on six VLCC newbuild resales
John Fredriksen controlled Frontline Ltd. (NYSE and OSE: FRO) reports that it has entered into an agreement for the resale acquisition of six latest-generation ECO-type VLCC newbuilding contracts. The six VLCCs are
Wärtsilä sees potential for scrubbers to be used for onboard carbon capture
Could scrubbers do more than remove sulfur from ships’ exhaust emissions? Sigurd Jenssen, Director, Exhaust Treatment at Wärtsilä, thinks so. He sees the potential for exhaust gas abatement systems to directly tackle
Seaspan Corporation orders eight newbuild box ships
Containership leasing giant Seaspan Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlas Corp. (NYSE: ATCO), reports that it has entered into an agreement with a major shipyard for the construction of eight newbuild
Grimaldi orders RO/RO multipurpose sextet at Hyundai Mipo
Naples, Italy, headquartered Grimaldi Group has signed a $600 million agreement with South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard covering the construction of six new RO/RO multipurpose vessels. With a length of 250
Wärtsilä makes Expert Insight available for two-strokes and scrubbers
Wärtsilä’s digital predictive maintenance product, Expert Insight, originally launched in November 2019 for four-stroke engines, has now been extended to support two-stroke engines. It is available in combination with Wärtsilä’s Lifecycle Solutions
Frontline reports strong quarter, postpones scrubber installations
John Fredriksen controlled tanker giant Frontline Ltd. reported first quarter results that included net income of $165.3 million compared with $40.1 million in the same quarter of 2019. “Frontline achieved its strongest