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Navios Acquisition Ends First Quarter in Black
Navios Acquisition returned to black in the first quarter of 2019 as it continued shedding older tonnage.
US Sanctions Two Tankers, Owners for Venezuela Ties
US blacklisted two vessels and their respective owners in relation to Venezuela sanctions.
GCT Vanterm: New Investment to Boost Container Handling Capacity
GCT Global Container Terminals unveils a USD 119 million investment in GCT Vanterm.
IMO Members Urged to Reduce Shipping’s Black Carbon Emissions
The call comes as the UN body gathers in London.
Shell Plans More VLSF Trials with Shipowners
Shell conducted 19 trials of its 0.5% sulphur fuel with shipowners at key ports globally.
Drewry: Slowing Ships Could Bring Some Marginal Gains
Drewry: Further evaluation of the unintended consequences of slowing ships is required.
WSM Is Joining the Fight Against Plastics, Wants Vendors to Follow Suit
WSM will require its suppliers to demonstrate a viable plan to reduce plastic usage on their products.
IMO Secretary-General Calls for Wider Adoption of Ship Recycling Convention
Ten years after the adoption of the IMO’s Hong Kong Convention (HKC), there has been progress with voluntary application of its requirements but the treaty needs to enter into force in order to be widely implemented, according to IMO. Speaking at the International seminar on ship recycling: Towards
Gibdock: 1st Baleària Ferry Converted to LNG
Baleària’s ferry Napoles has started operating using LNG as fuel following the conversion.
UAE: Four Ships Subjected to Sabotage East of Fujairah
Two of four ships subjected to sabotage off UAE were Saudi oil tankers.
Port of Oakland in Talks to Return to Its Bulk Shipping Roots
Oakland, Eagle Rock Aggregates started negotiations on a 15-year lease for an Outer Harbor Terminal berth.
Tanker Collision, Spill Close Part of Houston Ship Channel
A collision between a K Line tanker and a tug closed the Houston Ship Channel on May 10.
Readers’ Picks of the Week (May 6-10, 2019)
Take a look at the most read stories of the previous week.
Ukraine Temporarily Bans Ballast Water Analyzing in Ports
Ukraine has changed the ballast water regulations in its ports by cancelling control of segregated ballast.