NYK and Nippon Yuka Kogyo Co., Ltd., an NYK Group company, have teamed with Horiba Ltd. to develop a new sulfur-in-oil analyzer for ships. The new device is based on an existing device used at onshore analysis centers. Using this new analyzer, NYK will be able to thoroughly comply with regulations...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/onboard-sulfur-in-oil-analyzer-developed/
In April members of the IMO came together to reach an historic agreement and adopt its Initial Greenhouse Gas Strategy. That major achievement was only possible due to a spirit of compromise and a recognition that international shipping must play its full part in achieving the temperature goals of...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/pacific-islands-coalition-demand-urgent-co2-cuts-at-imo-talks/
Shipping is the last bastion of dangerous low-grade, high-sulphur fuels. It accounts for just 2 per cent of global carbon emissions, but produces 13 per cent of the world’s sulphur emissions and 15 per cent of nitrogen oxides. Banned from every other industry, these fuels have remained in the...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/pushing-to-eliminate-high-sulphur-fuels-in-shipping/
An epidemic of ships experiencing fuel-related problems with seemingly on-spec fuels this year, starting in the US Gulf, has led to feverish speculation about the root causes with many predicting that this is a precursor for worse to come in 2020. Something is afoot, but facts are hard to pin down...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/ibia-barking-up-the-wrong-tree/
Three European Commission co-funded initiatives – Poseidon Med II, CYnergy and Elemed – are driving forward the uptake of alternative fuels in the Eastern Mediterranean region. LR has a key role in each of these projects, which you can find out more about below: Poseidon Med II: Creating a...
El Coquí, the Commitment-class ship named after a tiny Puerto Rican frog, was delivered to Crowley Maritime Corporation (Crowley) from VT Halter Marine’s Mississippi yard on 20 July 2018. Hailed “the cargo ship of the future”, the vessel has been flying the flag as one of the world’s most...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/building-the-worlds-first-lng-powered-conro/
On 31 August 2018 the Bahamas, Liberia, Marshall Islands, Panama, BIMCO, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO cosponsored and submitted a document to the Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) 73 meeting taking place 22-26 October 2018. MEPC 73/5/14, Safety Implications and respective challenges...
Yesterday, the IPCC released the much anticipated Special Report on 1.5°C in Incheon, South Korea, as requested by world governments in the Paris Agreement. The release follows a week-long plenary editing session during which scientists responded to government comments on the Summary for...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/ipcc-climate-report-raises-pressure-for-shipping-co2-cuts/
Innospec Inc. reported that it has launched an exciting new range of marine fuel additives. These products will help the shipping industry comply with the new regulations regarding maximum sulfur content of marine fuels, which comes into force on January 1st, 2020. The International Maritime...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/innospec-announces-new-technology-to-support-imo-2020/
With just over a year until the new marine fuel regulations are put in place, ship owners are heavily investing in scrubbers, while others are still facing dilemmas, regarding their future plans to comply with these regulations. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal noted that “the...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/bunker-fuels-and-imo-2020-dilemmas-everywhere/