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[Answer] Must Have Qualities of Water Supplied to a Scrubber?

6 March 2019

Scrubbers are the ultimate immediate compliance solutions that the shipowners are looking into. Although the skepticism and ban on open-loop scrubbers have made some adverse effect on this decision yet there is considerable goodwill in the favor of EGCS. While most people are bothered about the scrubber water discharge very few pays heed to the quality of the water that goes into the scrubber.

So, here we are answering the most pertinent question of the time – what exactly are the qualities...

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How Does Scrubbers Financing Work?

6 March 2019

When it comes to complying to the new IMO regulations due to be effective from 2020, scrubbers installation is not the only challenge, the idea of securing the best possible financing solution is the primary concern where the devil lies in the details according to lawyers Watson Farley & Williams (WFW), writes Seatrade Maritime’s New York correspondent Barry Parker.

Lawyers Acknowledging the Uncertainties

A roundtable discussion at the firm’s New York offices on the “enforcement issues for...

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MAN Hired for World’s First Megaship Conversion to LNG Fuel

6 March 2019

MAN Energy Solutions has signed a contract for the conversion of a 15,000 TEU container vessel to dual-fuel LNG operation. The container vessel MV SAJIR is owned by Hapag-Lloyd, one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies, and normally serves a route from Asia to northern Europe via the...

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Passengers Injured as Norwegian Escape Hit by ‘100 Knot Wind Gust’ Off U.S. East Coast

6 March 2019

Several passengers aboard the cruise ship Norwegian Escape were reported injured after freak gust of wind reportedly caused the ship to list as much of 45 degrees, causing chairs, tables and pretty much anything unsecured to go flying. A statement from Norwegian posted to its Twitter account said...

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Yang Ming Launches Last 14,000 TEU Containerships

6 March 2019

Yang Ming has christened the final two 14,000 TEU containerships in a five-vessel series built by Imabari Shipbuilding and chartered by Yang Ming. The two ships, YM Warranty and YM Wellspring, were named Tuesday during a ceremony at Imabari shipyard. YM Warranty and YM Wellspring are the fourth and...

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Sinopec May Ink 20-Year LNG Deal with Cheniere When Trade Spat Ends

6 March 2019

By Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE, March 6 (Reuters) – China Petroleum and Chemical Corp plans to sign a 20-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement with Cheniere Energy once China and the United States end their trade dispute, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday. Cheniere and...

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12 Vessels Travel 21,000 Miles Holding Nothing But Seawater

6 March 2019

Vessels are making voyages of as much as 21,000 miles direct from Asia, all the way around South Africa, holding nothing but seawater for stability.
Middle East producers restrict supplies.
America’s light crude must be exported, and not enough supertankers are in the Atlantic Ocean for the job.
Daily earnings for the VLCCs, on the benchmark Middle East-to-China route doubled since last week to $29,494.
The U.S. both exports and imports large amounts of crude as the variety it pumps is very...

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Rotor Sail Solution Gets First-Ever Design Type Approval from DNV GL

6 March 2019

Norsepower’s auxiliary wind propulsion system Rotor Sail Solution received the first type approval design certificate.
The type approval from leading ship classification society DNV GL was issued in February 2019.
The technology has already been installed on three vessels saving more than 4,500 tonnes of CO2 in the process.
The solution has delivered independently verified fuel savings with potential of up to 20%.

Norsepower Oy Ltd.,announced on March 5th that its innovative Rotor Sail...

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Sinopec’s Hainan Refinery Delivers First Low-Sulphur Bunker Fuel Cargo

5 March 2019

In a recent development, Sinopec Corp’s subsidiary refinery has announced that they have delivered their first shipment of low sulfur bunker fuel that meets IMO standards in the southern island province of Hainan, reports Reuters.

How was it done?

* A vessel carrying 2,200 tonnes of the fuel left the Hainan refinery in late February heading to Ningbo on the east coast. The fuel will be put to pilot use at a maritime institution in Shanghai, China Securities Journal reported

Why was it needed?

* The...

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The Numbers Are In: U.S. Maritime Workforce Grows to 650,000, Contributing $154 Billion Annually

5 March 2019

The U.S. maritime industry now employees nearly 650,000 Americans with jobs across all 50 states and contributes $154 billion to the nation’s economic growth annually, according to new economic and jobs data released by Transportation Institute (TI), a leading maritime association and advocacy...

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