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LA, Long Beach Ports Unveil Strategies to Cut GHG

Nov 19, 2016

Aggressively deploying zero and near-zero emission trucks and cargo-handling equipment and expanding programs that reduce ship emissions are among the core strategies the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are proposing for the next version of San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP)…

Maritime Safety Research Center Opens

Nov 18, 2016

The Maritime Safety Research Center (MSRC) is an industry-university partnership, involving Strathclyde's Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean & Marine Engineering, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCCL), and DNV GL. The world’s first center of its kind…

Clean Arctic Alliance Response to Arctic HFO Ban

Nov 18, 2016

Responding to reports that the Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO) had reconfirmed its support of a ban on heavy fuel oil (HFO) from Arctic shipping during its annual general meeting, Clean Arctic Alliance advisor Dr Sian…

Environmental, Insurance Liabilities Under the Antarctic Treaty

Nov 17, 2016

Dingjing Huang, Underwriting and Legal Analyst at UK P&I discuss Annex VI of the Environment Protocol and why shipowners trading in the Antarctic should be aware of their potential liabilities.  Annex VI of the Environment Protocol, which…

ECLUSE Project Wins Sustainability Award

Nov 17, 2016

The ECLUSE project for a heat distribution network to replace the piecemeal energy supplies for chemical companies in the left bank area has won the first ever Sustainability Award presented by the Antwerp Port Community. The project garnered…

Will Ballast Water Management Regs Trigger Tanker Scrapping?

Nov 16, 2016

Weakness in freight rates will increase tanker shipping demolitions over the next two years, with the trend accelerating in later years as a result of the IMO regulation on ballast water, according to the latest edition of the Tanker Forecaster…

GPA Completes Latest Fuel-saving eRTG Phase

Nov 16, 2016

At an event commemorating the 1,000th rubber-tired gantry crane produced by Konecranes, the Georgia Ports Authority announced the completion of the latest phase of its electric RTG infrastructure. 'We're excited to expand on our eRTG program…

IMO’s Climate Change Mandate

Nov 15, 2016

An audience of lawyers and academics have heard that the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) gives a clear mandate for IMO to prevent, reduce and control pollution of the marine environment from or through the atmosphere and to address climate change…

Hyde Marine to Host a Ballast Water Symposium

Nov 15, 2016

An informational seminar will cover “everything ballast water”, from regulations and implementation requirements under the U.S. Coast Guard regulations to the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention. The one-day symposium, to be held by Hyde…

Silverstream Air Lubrication for Cruise Ship Refit

Nov 15, 2016

Silverstream Technologies, makes of air lubrication technology for the shipping industry, signed a contract with a major cruise line to retrofit its proprietary Silverstream System on one of its vessels. The Silverstream System will be retrofitted onto the vessel in 2017…

DMCA Signs ‘Maritime Innovation Cooperation Agreement’ with DNV GL

Nov 15, 2016

Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA), the government authority charged with regulating, coordinating and supervising all aspects of Dubai’s maritime sector, has announced the signing of an agreement with DNV GL today at the DNV GL National Committee…

Damen Holds Environmental Dredging Seminar in China

Nov 15, 2016

Damen Shipyards Group has concluded an informative seminar on the subject of Environmental Dredging for key players in the Chinese dredging industry. The two-day seminar presented several new developments from the field of environmental dredging…

Large Earthquake Damages New Zealand Ports and Infrastructure

Nov 14, 2016

New Zealand’s largest earthquake in 150 years has led to a number of port and infrastructure issues, advises Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS). The ports of Wellington and Picton suffered damages after the 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck…

BIMCO Awards Leadership, Innovation, Pioneering Business Strategy

Nov 11, 2016

BIMCO today presented three awards to recognise and celebrate excellence in the global shipping industry among both companies and individuals in the industry – following BIMCO’s conference in Shanghai. This year the importance of leadership…

FlexMoT for Monitoring & Detection of Offshore leaks

Nov 11, 2016

Leaks on offshore platforms present a hazard to the marine environment and human health. The monitoring system FlexMoT will detect irregularities and provide a warning system for disasters. The system was presented at this year’s OCEANS’16 in Monterey…

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