Green Marine
Two Eimskip boxships sent to dirty scrapyards in India, investigation reveals
Icelandic transportation Eimskip has reportedly sold two of its containerships to dirty and dangerous scrapyards in India.
Report: Saudi Arabia warns of an oil slick near Yemen’s decaying tanker
An oil spot has been identified some 50 km west of the Safer oil tanker moored off the western coast of Yemen, Reuters reported citing a letter from Saudi Arabia to the UN Security Council. The letter, written by Saudi Ambassador to the UN Abdallah Al-Mouallimi, said “a pipeline attached to the vess
BPA: Gov’t investing in UK ports should be top priority
Decarbonisation, innovation, infrastructure, freeports and properly functioning and resourced regulators are key asks for future government spending, set out in a letter to the UK Chancellor from the ports industry on 24 September, the British Ports Association (BPA) said.
Scorpio Tankers secures scrubber, sale & leaseback financing
Tanker owner and operator Scorpio Tankers has finalized commitments from three financial institutions and has received a new commitment for a scrubber financing facility. The financing facilities are expected to increase the company’s liquidity by approximately $82 million. Specifically, Scorpio has
Trafigura proposes carbon levy introduction to IMO
Trafigura, one of the world’s largest ship charterers, has proposed that the International Maritime Organization (IMO) introduces a carbon levy to help boost competitiveness and uptake of alternative fuels. The company is proposing a levy between $250 and $300 per metric tonne of CO2 equivalent on s
Kongsberg Digital seals strategic digitalisation partnership with MAN
Kongsberg Digital, part of Norwegian maritime technology group Kongsberg, and Germany’s engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions have entered into a strategic digitalisation partnership in an effort to accelerate the rate of digitalisation in the maritime industry.
NYK, JMU to guarantee propulsion in actual sea conditions in new contract
Japanese shipping major NYK Line and Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) are introducing a new shipbuilding contract that guarantees propulsion performance in actual sea conditions. Shipbuilding contracts typically guarantee ship speed by confirming the relationship between ship speed and horsepow
Ponant first int’l cruise line to join Green Marine
France-based Ponant has become the first international cruise line to join the Green Marine environmental certification program for the marine industry.
DP World Australia, MUA closing in on workplace agreement
Australia’s largest container terminal operator DP World Australia expects to finalise workplace agreements with the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) by September 30. The agreement comes on the back of this week’s negotiations and the suspension of the union’s planned industrial action. The breakth
Harvey Gulf banks on electric power
Harvey Gulf International Marine, the New Orleans-based LNG-powered PSV owner, and LNG bunkering pioneer, has continued the transformation of its fleet.
Sargeant Marine to pay $16.6M after pleading guilty to bribery schemes in South America
Sargeant Marine, an asphalt shipping company based in Boca Raton, Florida, pleaded guilty to bribery schemes in three South American countries and agreed to pay a criminal fine of $16.6 million to resolve the charges. The US Department of Justice said that between 2010 and 2018, the company paid mil
Seafarer humanitarian crisis in the spotlight of World Maritime Day
On 24 September, the IMO and the global maritime community come together to celebrate the annual World Maritime Day. The 2020 theme is Sustainable Shipping for a Sustainable Planet. The topic is in line with the industry-wide efforts pushing to save fuel, and develop green energy sources as they wor
Teekay Group becomes member of UN Global Compact
Teekay Corporation, Teekay LNG Partners and Teekay Tankers have joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative.
CTI-Maritec gets DNV GL approval for ballast water testing
Classification society DNV GL has approved CTI-Maritec as a test facility capable of undertaking ballast water system commissioning tests in line with new ballast water rules set to enter-into-force in October 2021. The Approval of Service Supplier (AoSS) certification, the first of three classifica