General News

ICS’s secretary general, Guy Platten, believes the proposal will enable the industry to support maritime greenhouse gas reduction efforts in developing countries, while narrowing the price differential between alternative and conventional fuels. GENERAL NEWS

ICS proposes global fund and reward scheme

AMSA found that a high number of vessels failed to comply with planned maintenance requirements during a focused inspection campaign in Q1 2022. GENERAL NEWS

AMSA: many ships failing on planned maintenance

CCS began real-time remote annual surveys in 2020, having begun using remote ship surveys in 2019. GENERAL NEWS

CCS strengthens digital survey capabilities

Green fuel: the European Parliament voted in favour of a 2% mandate for green shipping fuels by 2030, but rejected a motion for a 100% GHG reduction by 2050. GENERAL NEWS

EU Parliament votes for green fuel percentage by 2030

The NTSB determined that missing engine parts contributed to a fire aboard the Capt. Kirby Dupuis. GENERAL NEWS

Missing engine parts led to fire

Stolt Tankers has completed an in-transit hull cleaning trial using Shipshave’s ITCH (In-Transit Cleaning of Hulls) semi-autonomous hull cleaning robot on board the Stolt Acer. GENERAL NEWS

Stolt Tankers trials in-transit hull cleaning

The guide aims to provide practical guidance for shipowners looking into retrofits. GENERAL NEWS

New guide helps owners select energy efficiency technologies

Typical well-to-wake emissions of marine fuels BIOFUELS

BV white paper promotes WtW approach