Green Marine
The Ocean Cleanup Rolls Out New Solution to Tackle River Plastic Pollution
The Ocean Cleanup aims to tackle the 1,000 most polluting rivers before the end of 2025.
Revenues, Volumes Continue Rising at OOCL
For the third quarter of 2019, total volumes and revenues were up by 4.1% and 5.8% respectively.
Two Shipping Firms, Seafarer Charged for Oily Waste Dumping
Four illegal overboard discharges occurred from Zao Galaxy between the last week of January and February 11, 2019.
Alphaliner: Containership Fleet Capacity Hits 23 Mn TEU Mark
Delivery of two 23,000+ TEU units to MSC pushed the containership fleet to over 23 million TEUs.
Demand for Scrubbers to Last at Least 30 Years, EGCSA Says
There will be at least 4,000 ships fitted with scrubbers in 2020, Exhaust Gas Cleaning System Association estimates.
Readers’ Picks of the Week (October 21 – 24, 2019)
Here are the most popular news from last week.
US: Firms Given Time to Wind Down Business with COSCO Units
The waiver allows “maintenance or wind down of transactions” and is valid until December 20.
Clean Marine, FMSI Merge to Increase Scrubber Market Share
Scrubber developers Clean Marine and FMSI have unveiled their intention to merge.
Investigation: Leda Maersk Grounded as Crew Did Not Use Electronic Navigation Tools
Leda Maersk’s crew failed to fully use electronic navigation aids prior to the ship’s grounding.
Airbus, Port of Le Havre Join Forces to Offer Port Operations Solution
The companies are combining vessel traffic and port management solutions.
OOIL Wraps Up Long Beach Container Terminal Sale
The terminal was sold as part of COSCO’s USD 6.3 billion takeover of OOIL.
Wellard Gets Approval for Ocean Swagman Sale, Leaseback
In late August 2019, Wellard said it would sell the vessel to Heytesbury Holding Company.
Rising Operating Vessel Costs Push GulfNav Deeper into Loss
Gulf Navigation Holding closed the third quarter of this year with a widened net loss.
Florida’s JAXPORT Continues Record-Setting Streak
The port set new records in containers, vehicles and overall tonnage handled.