Maersk, Shell and Dutch shippers in major biofuel pilot
A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S is partnering with a group of Dutch multinationals, including Shell, in what will be the largest maritime biofuels pilot program yet. It will see one of Maersk’s
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ExxonMobil to start sales of IMO 2020 fuels in third quarter
ExxonMobil is to start rolling out its range of IMO 2020 compliant fuels by the third quarter of this year. In October last year the company announced that ports in Antwerp, Rotterdam,
White paper calls for transparency on IMO 2020 fuel surcharges
Seabury Maritime LLC is warning that ocean carriers must be transparent with shippers on how they calculate fuel surcharges. It says that ocean carriers and shippers alike are facing “an uncomfortable uncertainty”
“FONAR” does not spell free pass for non-compliance with sulfur cap
Another horrible new acronym has surfaced at the International Maritime Organization: FONAR. It stands for Fuel Oil Non-Availability Reports. And already, shipowner are being warned not to use a FONAR as a
Swedish Club guide cuts through the IMO 2020 chatter
Time is running out for shipowners who have yet to decide on how to meet the January 1, 2020 IMO sulfur cap. Whether the decision is to install exhaust gas scrubbers or
ICS: Sulfur cap a game changer, but bigger changes to come
“The 2020 global sulfur cap will be the regulatory game changer of the decade with profound implications for the economics of shipping,” says Esben Poulsson Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping
BIMCO: China open loop scrubber discharge ban not yet total
JANUARY 8, 2019 — Regulators have updated part of China’s domestic emission control area (DECA) regulations with effect from January 1, 2019, but, says BIMCO, they have not yet placed a full
Denmark to name and shame sulfur emission offenders
DECEMBER 16, 2018 — With the support of all parties in the Danish Parliament, the Danish Government has adopted a new law that allowing the publication of the names of ships and
Norden successfully trials “drop in” biofuel HFO equivalent
NOVEMBER 30, 2018 – Danish operator Norden A/S has successfully completed trials of a marine biofuel that is a “drop in” equivalent to Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO), that almost entirely reduces all
Hapag-Lloyd to fit ten Hamburg class ships with scrubbers
NOVEMBER 23, 2018 — Hapag-Lloyd has ordered ten hybrid ready Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) that will be installed on ten Hamburg class vessels (13,000 TEU) during 2019 and 2020. This will