The World Ocean Council (WOC) Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) is the annual gathering of the global Ocean Business Community dedicated to advancing private sector action on responsible use of the seas. With the theme of “Investing in Ocean...
Manila Times, 14 August 2019, Sharp Minds Content
Industry experts have warned that the indiscriminate discharge of scrubber wash water into the sea could pose serious risks to marine life and...
ShipInsight, 25 July 2019, Paul Gunton
“Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet" has been selected as the World Maritime theme for 2020. This will provide an opportunity to...
Petroleum Economist, Alastair O’Dell, 23 July 2019
Prices of bunker fuels and the spreads between them are expected to change rapidly over the next 12 months.
Source: www.lexology.com,Winston & Strawn LLP USA May 31 2019
On May 23, 2019, BIMCO and INTERTANKO released contractual guidance applicable to vessels fitted with scrubbers for...
Barry Parker, Seatrade Marine, 20 June 2019
The official launch of the Poseidon Principles held in New York on expanded how the initiative from major ship finance banks plans to try and take...
Lee Hong Liang, Seatrade Maritime 18 June 2019
Titan LNG announced that its new LNG bunker barge has completed its first bunkering operation in Rotterdam port, and the Dutch firm is already...
Malcolm Latarche, ShipInsight, 18 June 2019
US-based logistic service provider and SeaTrade subsidiary Hudson Shipping Lines (“Hudson”) has announced as part of its ongoing ‘...
04/06/2019 Source: Transport & Environment
Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest luxury cruise operator, emitted nearly 10 times more sulphur oxide (SOX) around European coasts...
20/05/2019, By Jack Wittels and Ann Koh, Bloomberg
- Authorities use new tech to catch sulfur-oxide rule breakers
- Netherlands aims for full compliance with IMO 2020 regulations...
Source: Pollution | 03/05/19
The 2019/20 edition has been fully revised, introducing new graphics, further information on ITOPF’s...
Ayesha Anwar April 26, 2019 Aspergillus tubingensis: a bio-remediation of Plastic2019-04-26T16:13:17+05:00 in Technology Pakistan
Our planet is sinking in plastic. Bio-remediation an environmentally...
Published date: 26 April 2019
https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/1892448-marine-industry-weighs-imo-preparations-cost
Tougher global marine fuel specifications will strain the smallest players...
Source: FreightWaves April 16, 2019 Nick Savvides
The European Commission and European Union (EU) member states, including the United-Kingdom...
A project of controllable pre-swirl stator designs improved fuel efficiency by up to 3.5%. Denmark's largest maritime innovation project has concluded with major emission reductions for shipowners J Lauritzen and Torm and several fuel-saving...
Environmental monitoring organization SkyTruth watches for illegal activity using satellite data, and over the past several years, they've made it clear that "magic pipe" bilge water disposal can no longer be hidden at sea.
“The EU list is hard to take seriously. I called one of these “recycling shipyards” a few months ago, and they hadn’t even started building the yard yet,” says Angus Frew, BIMCO Secretary General & CEO. ”...
The European Maritime Day (EMD) is the annual European meeting point on maritime affairs and blue growth. It targets maritime professionals, entrepreneurs and ocean leaders from Academia, NGOs, businesses, governments and public institutions. It...
Poised to continuously control plastic pollution on Nigerian waters, African Circle Pollution Management Limited (ACPML) has procured two more patrol boats, making five in its fleets.
Where there is a regulation, there must follow an example being made of the rule breakers to get the word out about the regulation. Therefore, I make the sad prediction that more ships will be detained and more crew arrested in 2019....
The level of sulfur in marine fuel, before it passes through an exhaust gas cleaning system, or scrubber, could rise from current levels to 4.2% in 2020, an industry expert said.
System 001 is our first system and we planned to learn a lot from this new technology. During the four months of deployment, the challenges we faced have brought us a greater understanding of the environment of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and...
