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Implementation timeline for SEEMP Part II

24 September 2018

Liberia Maritime Authority published a Marine Operations Note, reminding all shipowners and operators that from 2019, each ship of 5,000 gross tonnage and above should collect fuel consumption data for 2019 and each subsequent calendar year or portion thereof.

Operators should describe in the ships Ship Energy Efficiency Management (SEEMP) Plan Part II the methodology that will be used for collecting and reporting the vessel’s fuel data. This must be verified as compliant on or before 31...

https://safety4sea.com/implementation-timeline-for-seemp-part-ii/

Partner trio team up to promote LNG as a fuel

21 September 2018

With the growing relevance of LNG as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, Sembcorp Marine, ABS, and A*STAR’s Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC) announced a collaboration to develop new technologies, applications and capabilities in the offshore, marine and energy sectors that will advance the adoption of LNG as a globally preferred fuel.

Through this collaboration, the three organisations aim to make LNG more accessible, reliable and safer for industry and domestic consumption....

https://safety4sea.com/partner-trio-team-up-to-promote-lng-as-a-fuel/

K Line to use various measures to comply with 2020 sulphur cap

21 September 2018

In its report for 2018, K Line describes its plan to comply with the 2020 sulphur cap regulation. The company said that it will proceed by a ship-by-ship basis, as it plans to use a range of compliance methods.

As K Line specifically said in the report:

We will use low-sulfur fuel, install SOX removal equipment, convert fuel to LNG and otherwise proceed with optimal measures on a ship-by-ship basis.

Currently, rules regarding sulphur concentration in marine fuel are attracting particular...

https://safety4sea.com/k-line-to-use-various-measures-to-comply-with-2020-sulphur-cap/