MOL pays $253K for breaching anti-pollution laws
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has paid $253,300 in penalties to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for violating the Ocean-Going Vessel At-Berth Regulation. The rule...
View ArticleMPA, SMI launch call for proposals to decarbonise harbour craft industry
To support Singapore’s harbour craft industry’s transition towards a low-carbon future, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI) have launched a...
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DNV GL forecasts limited hydrogen uptake as it breaks down fuel choice...
Image courtesy: DNV GL DNV GL pointed to a relatively limited uptake of hydrogen as a ship fuel in the fourth edition of its Maritime Forecast to 2050 presented on Tuesday. The surprising assessment...
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ABB to power P&O’s eco-friendly super-ferries
Technology company ABB has won a contract with China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International Ltd for supplying a full scope of integrated solutions for P&O Ferries’ two new vessels. Under the deal, ABB...
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NGOs: South Asian shipbreakers can’t be included in EU list of approved...
Image courtesy: NGO Shipbreaking Platform 2012 Environmental organizations are warning that the European Union’s legislation allowing the export of toxic ships to developing countries violates the...
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Valeport kits out Mayflower autonomous ship
The Mayflower Autonomous Ship set to self-navigate across the Atlantic autonomously in Spring 2021, will have new Valeport uvSVX and a Valeport Altimeter to provide underwater depth data. Sailing from...
View ArticleNAT books 2 Suezmaxes at SHI
Tanker owner Nordic American Tankers (NAT) has entered into two 2 Suezmax newbuilding contracts with Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea. The scheduled deliveries of the ships are in the first...
View ArticleShipping needs to step up and introduce a carbon levy before EU does
IMO headquarters; Image courtesy: IMO/Flickr under CC by 2.0 With the EU advancing on its plans to include international shipping in its Emissions Trading System (ETS), the pressure is on for the...
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World’s 1st shallow-draught icebreaking walk-to-work vessel to get Schottel...
German propulsion expert Schottel has been awarded a contract to supply Dutch shipyard Royal Niestern Sander with thrusters for a new shallow-draught vessel. Image Courtesy: Schottel The shipyard is...
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BIO UV Group, PIRIOU extend collaboration
Polar logistics vessel L’Astrolabe; Image by BIO UV Group French ballast water treatment systems producer BIO UV Group has extended its collaboration agreement with French shipbuilder and repairer...
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CTI-Maritec gets DNV GL approval for ballast water testing
Classification society DNV GL has approved CTI-Maritec as a test facility capable of undertaking ballast water system commissioning tests in line with new ballast water rules set to enter-into-force...
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Teekay Group becomes member of UN Global Compact
Teekay Corporation, Teekay LNG Partners and Teekay Tankers have joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. The voluntary initiative calls for...
View ArticleSeafarer humanitarian crisis in the spotlight of World Maritime Day
On 24 September, the IMO and the global maritime community come together to celebrate the annual World Maritime Day. The 2020 theme is Sustainable Shipping for a Sustainable Planet. The topic is in...
View ArticleSargeant Marine to pay $16.6M after pleading guilty to bribery schemes in...
Sargeant Marine, an asphalt shipping company based in Boca Raton, Florida, pleaded guilty to bribery schemes in three South American countries and agreed to pay a criminal fine of $16.6 million to...
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Harvey Gulf banks on electric power
Harvey Gulf International Marine, the New Orleans-based LNG-powered PSV owner, and LNG bunkering pioneer, has continued the transformation of its fleet. Courtesy of Harvey Gulf The company has...
View ArticleDP World Australia, MUA closing in on workplace agreement
Australia’s largest container terminal operator DP World Australia expects to finalise workplace agreements with the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) by September 30. The agreement comes on the back...
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Ponant first int’l cruise line to join Green Marine
France-based Ponant has become the first international cruise line to join the Green Marine environmental certification program for the marine industry. Expedition cruise ship being built by Vard for...
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NYK, JMU to guarantee propulsion in actual sea conditions in new contract
Japanese shipping major NYK Line and Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) are introducing a new shipbuilding contract that guarantees propulsion performance in actual sea conditions. Shipbuilding...
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Kongsberg Digital seals strategic digitalisation partnership with MAN
Kongsberg Digital, part of Norwegian maritime technology group Kongsberg, and Germany’s engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions have entered into a strategic digitalisation partnership in an effort...
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Trafigura proposes carbon levy introduction to IMO
IMO headquarters; Image courtesy: IMO/Flickr under CC by 2.0 Trafigura, one of the world’s largest ship charterers, has proposed that the International Maritime Organization (IMO) introduces a carbon...
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