One of shipping’s most vocal opponents of scrubbers has aimed another barrage at exhaust gas cleaning systems. Euronav boss Paddy Rodgers has spoken at many conferences this year, giving his damning verdict on scrubbers. At this company’s third quarter results today he upped the ante, giving...
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An amendment to support consistent implementation of the forthcoming 0.50% limit on sulphur in ships fuel oil was adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on Friday, the final day of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 73). The new 0.50% limit (reduced from 3.50%...
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Belgian shipowner CMB Group is looking to adopt alternative clean fuel in the future as a way to deal with IMO regulations on sulphur emission and plans to introduce the world’s first hydrogen-powered bulk carrier as early as 2023, the company’s CEO Alexander Saverys said in an interview with...
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Two London-based law firms Gordon Dadds and Ince & Co International are set to merge, after Gordon Dadds agreed to acquire the international network of Ince & Co and its affiliated entities for £34m. The merged entity, which will be the UK’s largest listed law firm by revenue, will become a new...
The 5,000 teu is now en route to a ship repair yard in Constanta, Romania to fix a huge gash in its side from a collision off Corisica on October 7 with the ropax Ulysse. The accident caused a leak of some 600 cu m of fuel, with local reports in southern France suggesting oil […]
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The challenge for shipping today is to deal with environmental and tech issues based on facts and science, and not have solutions driven by lobbyists and the ever-expanding universe of industry groups alone, argues Greg Atkinson, the founder of Eco Marine Power. Some years ago at shipping events...
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Q4 always tends to bring S&P deals out of the woodwork and 2018 is proving no exception with Greeks very much to the fore, bagging available bulker tonnage as well as hoovering up sensationally cheap tanker deals where prices for crude ships are now hovering around historic lows. “On the dry side...
A ship that arguably drew more attention to the plight of crew abandonment than any other has finally left UK shores to restart work under new owners. The OSV was arrested in Great Yarmouth in June 2016 over its Indian owner’s unpaid port fees and crew wages. The crew’s hardships were covered...
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New York-based Hartree Maritime Partners and Arne Fredly’s Hunter Group are forming a VLCC pool for ships fitted with scrubbers. The two parties will kick off with 11 new DSME-built VLCCs in the pool. “It is Hartree and Hunter’s intention to form a new scrubber fitted pool to operate this fleet of...
Lauritzen Bulkers, the bulk shipping unit of J. Lauritzen, has announce the appointment of Niels Josefsen as CEO. Niels Josefsen will take the reins from chief operating officer Thomas Wøidemann, who has been responsible for the commercial and operational activities of both Lauritzen Bulkers and...