An ISO standard is to be developed for methanol as a marine fuel as owners look to a variety of alrenatives to meet the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) 2020 0.5% sulphur cap.
Dutch specialist vessel owner Spliethoff Group has just fitted its 24th vessel with a scrubber and plans to install exhaust gas cleaning systems on 30 more vessels in its fleet.
DHT Holdings is the latest large tanker owner to take the plunge on retrofitting Alfa Laval scrubbers to 12 very large crude carriers (VLCCs) to meet the requirements of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) 0.5% sulphur cap global from...
John Fredriksen's Frontline has become the latest big name to commit to scrubbers as part of the solution meet the 2020 sulphur buying a 20% stake in Fenn Marine Scrubbers Inc (FSMI).
Developments in liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering are continuing apace as more projects take shape. ABS is working with Athens-based probunkers to provide technical support for the design of a fleet of specialist LNG bunker vessels for port...
The main shipping industry trade organisations say International Maritime Organization (IMO) member states “must make” progress on key issues related to the 2020 sulphur cap.
A new hand-held fuel-testing device, the XRF Analyser, unveiled by Parker Kittiwake is set to dispel much of the growing concern relating to off-spec bunker stems, new blends of untested marine fuels, compliance with the IMO’s 2020 sulphur cap and...
Scrubbers are seeing a sudden upturn in interest and the largest US-listed dry bulk shipowner Star Bulk Carriers is installing 24 exhaust gas cleaning units on some of its larger vessels.
Talk of regulation was never very far away at Posidonia last week with the 2020 sulphur cap dominating, along with the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions question, and the Ballast Water Management Convention.
With the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting the week of the 9th of July to discuss the implementation the low sulphur regulation for ships from 1 January 2020, Panama in conjunction with the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)...
