Ocean Network Express Includes Scrubber Options Ahead of IMO 2020

Box ship operator Ocean Network Express (ONE) has decided to fit emissions abatement technology onto 10 of its vessels, says a press release published on Ship and Bunker website.

Scrubber installation

CEO Jeremy Nixon, speaking at TOC Asia conference in Singapore, said some of its owned ships would be equipped with scrubbers when in dry dock while short-term chartered vessels would come with the equipment already installed.

Still prefer alternative fuels

The executive said his company was no great...

http://mfame.guru/ocean-network-express-includes-scrubber-options-ahead-of-imo-2020/

CMA-CGM Splits Ten 15,000 Teu Order 50/50 Between LNG and Scrubbers

  • Two strategic agreements covering construction of 10 new 15,000 TEU containerships signed.
  • Five of them are LNG fueled and five fitted with hybrid scrubbers.
  • Measuring 366 meters long, the ships will replace ten existing vessels on Asia-Mediterranean routes.
  • Group order for nine 22,000-TEU container ships powered by LNG, becoming the first shipping company in the world to choose this for vessels of this size.

CMA CGM signed two strategic agreements for constructing containerships wth the...

http://mfame.guru/cma-cgm-splits-ten-15000-teu-order-50-50-between-lng-and-scrubbers/

What To Expect in Sulphur Cap 2020 Awards and Conference?

With less than 10 months remaining for the once-in-a-generation IMO 2020 regulatory change that will shift most of the global fleet onto entirely new fuels, world leaders from the shipping industry are meeting  for the annual european sulphur cap 2020 awards and conference in Amsterdam next month.

About the Conference.

The star studded 2 -day conference will begin in Novotel Amsterdam from 8th May, 2018. The schedule contains a robust panel of speakers from the maritime industry A key aspect of...

http://mfame.guru/what-to-expect-in-sulphur-cap-2020-awards-and-conference/

Recover Extra Fuel Cost or Go Bankrupt – BIMCO


  • European containerised imports likely to be stuck with demand growth of just 2% for years to come.
  • Trade tensions between the US and China and Europe, force consumers of containerised goods in the West to show signs of being ‘saturated’.
  • Demand growth in the first 11 months of 2018, was the slowest recorded in the past decade for intra-Asia at 3.8%.
  • A 3.4% container-fleet growing demand and low freight rates in 2019 is forecasted.
  • A renewed interest in ULC observed with orders up from 9 units...

http://mfame.guru/recover-extra-fuel-cost-or-go-bankrupt-bimco/

New is Better in LNG Propulsion : Concludes Major Study

  • Study shows owners prefer LNG propulsion in newbuilds than retrofit existing ones.
  • Out of 143 vessels of global LNG-fuelled fleet, only 8 are retrofits as they spend more time in emissions control area (ECA).
  • Phased adoption of LNG is beneficial as it will allow time to develop the necessary additional infrastructure.
  • LNG averaged US$220 per tonne less than ECA-compliant LSMGO and also retained a substantial discount relative to LSMGO.
  • LNG price hovered between US$64 – US$38 a tonne lower than...

http://mfame.guru/new-is-better-in-lng-propulsion-concludes-major-study/

Top Ship Implementation Plan Items -IMO 2020

  • The 73rd session of the MEPC discussed the 2020 sulphur cap and decided on individual ship implementation plans.
  • By this circular, the IMO encourages flagged vessels to make their own plans.
  • Port authorities will take account of the  SIP which isn’t mandatory and absence of it wouldn’t lead to a PSC Deficiency.
  • SIPs should include bunker system modifications, fuel oil capacity, and segregation capability, risk management, procurement of compliant fuel etc.

The implementation of the 2020...

http://mfame.guru/top-ship-implementation-plan-items-imo-2020/

Οι oil majors ετοιμάζονται για το «2020»

Ξεκίνησε την Τετάρτη 31 Οκτωβρίου 2018, όπως αναφέρεται στην επίσημη ανακοίνωση της ExxonMobil, η λειτουργία μίας νέας μονάδας στο διυλιστήριο της τελευταίας στην Αμβέρσα που θα παράγει, μεταξύ άλλων, και ναυτιλιακά καύσιμα χαμηλής περιεκτικότητας σε θείο, όπως για παράδειγμα Marine Gas Oil (Low Sulfur Distillate Fuel).

Η νέα μονάδα της ExxonMobil με δυναμικότητα 50.000 βαρελιών/ημέρα θα ενισχύσει την ικανότητα του διυλιστηρίου να καλύψει την διευρυνόμενη ζήτηση για καθαρότερα καύσιμα από...

https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2018/11/02/oi-oil-majors-etoimazontai-gia-to-2020/

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