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→Scrubber Uptake Hits 4,000 Ships
There are approximately 4,000 ships fitted or about to be fitted with a scrubber.
read more →Sea-Intel: Scrubber Investment Case Undermined
Sea-Intelligence: The low-sulphur premium dropped from a 300 USD/ton to 60 USD/ton.
read more →ITF Slams Flag States for Failure to Protect Seafarers
ITF criticizes flag states over failure to protect seafarers’ and passenger’s health during the humanitarian crisis.
read more →MSC Investigating How HSFO Was Left on Board MSC Joanna
MSC is looking into the matters that led to the carriage of HSFO on board of one its containerships.
read more →UAE Bans MSC-Operated Boxship for Violating Carriage Ban
FTA has banned the Panama-flagged containership MSC Joanna from operating in UAE waters and ports.
read more →ICS: Ships Violating IMO 2020 Face Serious Fines, Detention
Major port state regimes to rigorously enforce the IMO’s Sulphur 2020 from March 1st.
read more →Safe Bulkers Delays 5 Scrubber Installations
Safe Bulkers has pushed the installation of scrubbers on five of its vessels for the second quarter of the year.
read more →Scrubber Fitting No Longer an Issue of If but of How Fast
An unprecedented surge of inquiries on how scrubbers can be fitted at short notice.
read more →IMO Moves Toward Arctic Heavy Fuel Oil Ban
IMO agreed on the draft amendments to MARPOL Annex I to ban the use and carriage of HFO.
read more →SEALNG: 175 LNG-Fueled Ships in Operation, 203 on Order
There are 175 LNG-fueled ships currently in operation, with 203 on order.
read more →Seanergy Boasts Smooth Transition to IMO 2020
Seanergy wraps up its IMO 2020 compliance plan.
read more →Readers’ Picks of the Week (27-31 Jan, 2020)
Here are the most read stories of the past week.
read more →NYK Exploring Ammonia as Carbon Neutral Marine Fuel
Japanese shipping major NYK is looking into using ammonia as marine fuel.
read more →Study: LNG as Marine Fuel not Such a Cool Choice?
Study: LNG might not reduce greenhouse gas emissions on a life-cycle basis.
read more →Seafarer Happiness Down amid Stress over New Regulations
Workload stress caused by changes in regulations among key reasons impacting the seafarers’ happiness level.
read more →Too Early to Draw Conclusions on VLSFO’s Carbon Emissions
IBIA: still premature to draw valid conclusions on the level of VLSFO’s black carbon emissions.
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Ammonia-Powered Fuel Cell to Be Installed on a Vessel
A consortium that wants to install an ammonia-powered fuel cell on a vessel wins EU backing.
read more →Port of Karachi Bans Discharge of Scrubber Wash Water
The Port of Karachi in Pakistan implements a ban on discharge of wash-water from open-loop scrubbers.
read more →Kitack Lim: Prices for Compliant Fuels Stabilizing
Kitack Lim: Prices for compliant fuels appear to be stabilizing.
read more →Port of Rotterdam Points to Rise in LNG Bunkering
Europe’s top bunkering port, the Port of Rotterdam, has seen an increase in LNG bunkering at the port.
read more →VLSFO Not So Environmentally-Friendly after All?
New blends of marine fuels with 0.50% sulphur content can contain a large percentage of aromatic compounds.
read more →Trafigura Backs Carbon Levy and Slow Steaming
Trafigura says chartered vessels account for 87 percent of its GHG emissions.
read more →ClassNK Issues HKC Compliance Statement to Bangladeshi Yard
ClassNK has issued HKC Statement of Compliance to PHP Ship Breaking and Recycling Industries Limited.
read more →Suez Canal Authority Bans Scrubber Wash Water Discharge
Discharging scrubber wash water in the Suez Canal is strictly forbidden.
read more →2 Ships Fail to Comply with IMO 2020 in Chinese Waters
Two ships in Chinese waters in breach of new sulphur regulations as they were using non-compliant fuel.
read more →US Blacklists Chinese Shipowner in New Sanctions against Iran
The Trump Administration has issued a new wave of sanctions against Iran.
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