Yesterday the Global Maritime Forum has brought together a group of 34 CEOs and industry leaders from across the maritime value chain and from all around the world to sign a call for action and to lead the maritime industry in a transition towards a new decarbonized future. To achieve this, these...
Shipping: Emission Possible
Ship-To-Ship LNG Bunkering To Come To The North-East Baltic Sea In 2020
A contract between parent company of Eesti Gaas (Estonia’s leading energy company), and Damen Shipyards has been signed for the construction of the first of a series of short-sea LNG bunker vessels to operate in the Baltic Sea. The LGC 6000 LNG class vessel, scheduled for delivery in September...
Maritime And Port Authority Of Singapore (MPA) Joins SEA/LNG Coalition
SEALNG, the multi-sector industry coalition aiming to accelerate the widespread adoption of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel, announced today during SIBCON 2018 that it has welcomed the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) to its membership coalition. The MPA becomes the third...
Port of Long Beach Joins World Ports Climate Action Program
The Port of Long Beach and six other international seaports recognized for advancing innovative environmental initiatives are combining forces to launch the “World Ports Climate Action Program.” Long Beach will join port authorities in Los Angeles; Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Hamburg, Germany;...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/port-of-long-beach-joins-world-ports-climate-action-program/
Ship Energy Efficiency as Competitiveness Factor for Revamping or Scrapping Decisions
Many vessels have been dismantled based on energy efficiency considerations, becoming an environmental problem and contributing to the non-sustainability of materials. Revamping of existing ships in view of improving their operational costs may be seen as a sustainable approach. The article focuses...
2020 Fuel Surcharges Could Be Reduced, Says Fuelsave
The fuel surcharges some container shipping companies are intending to pass on to customers as they look to meet the 2020 sulphur cap could be reduced for the mutual benefit of shipowners and operators, as well as their customers, given the technologies available for reducing fuel consumption, says...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/2020-fuel-surcharges-could-be-reduced-says-fuelsave/
Is your charter party ready for 2020?
As the deadline for the IMO’s global low-sulphur fuel requirements fast approaches, it is necessary to carefully check the bunker clauses in the charter parties. The time to start thinking about what is in the charter party is not 1 January 2020. There will be an important transitional period in...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/is-your-charter-party-ready-for-2020/