Suez

Carriers eye huge savings by giving Suez a miss and going the long way round

With shippers seeking longer transit times during coronavirus lockdowns, The Loadstar understands that carriers are considering routing some Asia-North Europe headhaul voyages via the Cape of Good Hope.
It was reported last week that CMA CGM had re-routed its 16,020 teu CMA CGM Alexander Humboldt to Asia via South Africa, taking advantage of plummeting bunker prices and saving Suez Canal tolls.
According to Vessel Finder AIS data, the scrubber-fitted ship was recorded this …

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Suez Canal greenlights ships using HFO and bans use of open-loop scrubbers

Despite the recent introduction of  low-sulphur regulations, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) will continue to allow ships transiting the waterway to burn heavy fuel oil (HFO) without the need for scrubbers.
Adding to the confusion for ship managers is a ban by the SCA on the discharge of wash water – used in the open-loop scrubber process – while vessels make the passage.
In effect, this means ships with scrubbers installed must …

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Gibraltor and Suez Canal To Benefit from New IMO Rules

New fuel standards that will become effective in 2020, will favor the ports closer to the main maritime routes such as Suez and Gibraltar, says an article published in FreshPlaza.

Regulation to cost 

The new guidelines on ship fuel introduced by the IMO to reduce emissions and safeguard the environment. The regulation establishes that ships must reduce SOx from the current 3.5%m/m to below 0.5%m/m (mass per mass). 

This is a considerable change and might be costly for operators not only because of...

http://mfame.guru/gibraltor-and-suez-canal-to-benefit-from-new-imo-rules/

Mumbai the first target for programme to tackle corruption in India’s ports

The Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) and the Indian government have linked up to tackle corruption in the country’s port sector.
Copenhagen-headquartered MACN, which has launched successful programmes to target corruption among port and government officials in Argentina, Nigeria and on the Suez Canal, said it would bring this experience to help India’s ports reduce corruption, with a pilot scheme in the Mumbai gateway running until October.
Cecilia Müller Torbrand, MACN executive...

https://theloadstar.com/mumbai-the-first-target-for-programme-to-tackle-corruption-in-indias-ports/

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