Month: May 2019

A decade on – IMO Hong Kong Convention on ship recycling is a long way from ratification

As the industry focuses its attention on the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting and regulations for emissions, another global regulation designed to both protect the environment and the safety of workers – the Hong Kong Convention on ship recycling – is yet to come into...

http://www.seatrade-maritime.com/news/asia/a-decade-on-the-imo-s-hong-kong-convention-on-ship-recycling-is-a-long-way-from-ratification.html

40 Wärtsilä 20DF engines will power China’s first fleet of LNG fuelled PSVs

COSL’s 12 new LNG fuelled offshore support vessels will feature Wärtsilä 20DF dual-fuel engines. Copyright: COSL

40 Wärtsilä 20DF engines will power China’s first fleet of LNG fuelled PSVs

Wärtsilä Corporation, 13 May 2019 at 10 am EEST

The technology group Wärtsilä has won the contract to supply 40 generating sets for 12 new LNG fuelled platform supply vessels (PSV), the first such vessels to be built for a Chinese owner. The multiple benefits of the Wärtsilä 20DF dual-fuel engines were cited as...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/05/13/40-wartsila-20df-engines-will-power-chinas-first-fleet-of-lng-fuelled-psvs/

Η Ναυτική Ακαδημία της Μασαχουσέτης τιμά τον W. Gallagher

Κατά τον μήνα Απρίλιο, ο ναύαρχος Fran McDonald, απόφοιτος και νυν διοικητής της Massachusetts Maritime Academy απένειμε το μετάλλιο Captain Emery Rice στον κ. William R. Gallagher, πρόεδρο της International Registries, Inc. (The Marshall Islands registry).

Σημειώνεται πως το μετάλλιο απονέμεται από το 1995 εις μνήμην του πιο διάσημου απόφοιτου της Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Captain Emery Rice, ο οποίος το 1897 ως πλοίαρχος του US Mongolia κατάφερε την πρώτη βύθιση γερμανικού υποβρυχίου από...

https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2019/05/13/i-naftiki-akadimia-tis-masachousetis-tima-ton-w-gallagher/

Liners Like Seaspan Chartering More Ships To Gain Scrubbers Momentum

According to an article published in Freight Waves, Seaspan Corporation, the largest U.S.-listed lessor of container ships, reported strong quarterly profits driven by a one-off charter renegotiation and voiced optimistic commentary on broader market trends.

Seaspan’s Growth
  • Seaspan reported net income of $285.3 million for the first quarter of 2019 compared to $67.7 million in the same period last year.
  • The most recent quarter included a $227 million payment from one of Seaspan’s top-five...

http://mfame.guru/liners-like-seaspan-chartering-more-ships-to-gain-scrubbers-momentum/

Legal Nightmares You Can Face on a Ship?

  • Cruise ship passengers can be exposed to legal systems that don’t provide the same protections they would find in the US.
  • When a cruise ship docks at a port, its passengers are subject to the laws of the country in which the port is located.
  • This can lead to warrantless searches from local police, the most common of which involve marijuana possession, lawyer Jim Walker told Business Insider.
  • If the local officials find even a small amount of marijuana, the passenger may face an ultimatum: pay...

http://mfame.guru/legal-nightmares-you-can-face-on-a-ship/

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