Month: October 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd are the latest example of how the marine and cruise industry are forging ahead with long-term maintenance planning and operations partnerships in order to boost competitiveness.

4th October 2018

Royal Caribbean extends Wärtsilä agreement

4th October 2018

LNG

LNG

Shell has delivered its first ship-to-ship bunkering of LNG from its specialised LNG bunker vessel, Cardissa, paving the way for other future operations.

4th October 2018

Shell and Sovcomflot LNG bunkering firsts

4th October 2018

REGULATION

REGULATION

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set a new date of March 2019 for the update of its Vessel General Permit (VGP), which includes requirements for the use of environmentally acceptable…

4th October 2018

EPA formalises VGP update delay

4th October 2018

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Oil major ExxonMobil has pledged that its fuels compliant with IMO’s 0.5% sulphur limit – all residual grades - will be compatible with each other provided proper guidance is followed.

4th October 2018

ExxonMobil promises compatibility in 2020 portfolio

4th October 2018

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The IMO’s sulphur cap will drive a spike in global oil demand in 2020 according to a new OPEC report, with significant non-compliance and widespread scrubber use inflating marine demand for high-sulphur…

3rd October 2018

OPEC predicts oil surge amid sulphur changes

3rd October 2018

REGULATION

REGULATION

There is considerable unease among global shippers and freight forwarders ahead of the IMO’s 2020 global emissions regulations due to come into force on 1 January 2020.

3rd October 2018

Growing unease around fuel cost transparency

3rd October 2018

LNG

LNG

A contract between an Estonian energy company and Damen Shipyards Group will see the construction of the first of a series of short-sea LNG bunker vessels to operate in the Baltic Sea.

3rd October 2018

Ship-to-ship LNG bunkering in the NE Baltic

3rd October 2018

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Russian shipowner SCF Sovcomflot recently commissioned the first of six LNG-fuelled, ice-strengthened Aframax tankers contracted from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), writes David Tinsley.

3rd October 2018

Green Aframax for Russian loading points

3rd October 2018

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

ClassNK has identified a potential bottleneck for ballast water management systems (BWMS) among its classed fleet and is urging early installation to avoid capacity concerns.

3rd October 2018

ClassNK anticipates BWMS capacity crunch

3rd October 2018

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

The keynote session for Propulsion & Future Fuels, in association with DNV GL, will offer an emissions outlook to delegates and features big names in the commercial shipping community.

2nd October 2018

High level keynote speakers will open landmark conference

2nd October 2018