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Ecoslops and Suez Canal Economic Zone Ink Second Agreement

Jan 30, 2019

Ecoslops, the producer of recycled marine fuels from oil residues, and Suez Canal Economic Zone signed a new agreement, further to the signature of an agreement for a detailed feasibility study in January 2018.A press release said that the firms…

New Generation of Diesel Power Delivers Cargo, Cleanly to CA Ports

Jan 29, 2019

Latest-generation Diesel Technologies Deliver More than 80 Percent Emission Reductions in the Port Environment. California’s largest ports, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach (LA/LB), are busier than ever AND achieving ambitious clean air goals…

Wärtsilä Bags New Orders for Aquarius UV BWMS

Jan 23, 2019

Finnish technology giant in the marine and energy markets Wärtsilä Oyj announced that it has recently been awarded a number of contracts to supply its Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) to global shipping operators.According…

UAE's Fujairah to Ban Ship Exhaust Cleaner When IMO 2020 Kicks In

Jan 22, 2019

The port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates has decided to ban the use of a type of ship exhaust cleaner, becoming the latest location to impose restrictions on so-called open-loop scrubbers, a port document showed.In recent months, many…

Rotterdam Port Launches Green Shipping Scheme

Jan 21, 2019

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has launched a new financial scheme, Incentive Scheme Climate-Friendly Shipping,  supporting projects intended to reduce the shipping sector’s CO2 emissions.The Port of Rotterdam Authority has made five million euros available to this end…

Newcastle Port Becomes First EcoPort in Australasia

Jan 21, 2019

Port of Newcastle has become the first port in Australia or New Zealand to commit to meeting global environmental and sustainability standards as set by EcoPorts.The port was this month granted membership of the International EcoPorts network…

India Fines Dutch Vessel Owner for Beaching Ship

Jan 20, 2019

Dutch ship owner Holland Maas Scheepvaart Beheer II BV has been fined 780.000 EUR and paid a settlement of 2.2 million EUR - totaling to a price tag of almost 3 million EUR - for having beached a ship for scrapping in India.According to a press release from NGO Shipbreaking Platform…

Port of Oakland Hails Shipping Lines, Terminal

Jan 18, 2019

Two shipping lines and a marine terminal operator are leading the clean air charge at the Port of Oakland. The Port this week honored ocean carriers MSC and Hyundai Merchant Marine for 100 percent deployment of shore power-ready vessels.  It…

LNG REPORT: 143 LNG-Powered Vessels in Operation, 270 to Come

Jan 17, 2019

Currently, the liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered fleet has grown globally from 118 LNG-powered vessels in operation in 2017, to 143 LNG-powered vessels in operation – with a further 135 on order and 135 LNG-ready ships either in operation or on order…

Port of Seattle Joins Washington's 'Maritime Blue Strategy'

Jan 17, 2019

The Port of Seattle joined with a broad range of maritime stakeholders in support of Governor Jay Inslee’s ‘Maritime Blue Strategy’.According to a press note, the Strategy aims to advance the region’s maritime-based, “blue economy” through increased…

Verifavia Shipping Leads in EU MRV and IMO DCS IT System Certification

Jan 16, 2019

Verifavia Shipping claimed success in the independent certification of IT systems and solutions designed to support compliance with the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Data Collection System (DCS) regulation and European Union (EU) Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV)…

Ship Fuel: Singapore Bunker Volumes Dip, 2019 Uncertain

Jan 16, 2019

Sales of marine fuels in Singapore, the world's biggest ship fueling port by volume, totaled 49.8 million tonnes in 2018, down 2 percentfrom a record the year before, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said on Monday.December sales volumes of marine fuels…

The Fjords CEO Steps Down

Jan 16, 2019

Rolf A. Sandvik is leaving his position as CEO of The Fjords. Sandvik, who has led the company since its formation in January 2015, has informed the board of his intention to step down. Vidar Hauståker, the Chief Financial Officer of The Fjords and Flåm AS…

Agricool: When a Container Box Comes Ashore

Jan 15, 2019

Containers get a Second Life in the Agriculture Sector.‘Green’ initiatives continue to sweep the globe, with companies such as #Agricool leading the way with its plan to  revolutionize urban agriculture while giving containers a second life…

CSA 2020 Appoints Adams as Executive Director

Jan 14, 2019

The Clean Shipping Alliance (CSA) 2020 has contracted Maritime AMC (MAMCL), a UK-based association management company, to provide secretariat services, and appointed Ian Adams as its Executive Director.The membership body, whose members include more than 30 shipowning companies…

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