The LPG deck tanks intended for retrofitting of the BW Gemini, an LPG tanker operated by Singapore-based BW LPG, the world’s largest liquid petroleum gas shipping company, are en route for installation, the company said in an update. BW Gemini is the first of the initial two vessels selected for ret
The U.S. energy industry is preparing to be hit by Hurricane Laura which could cut crude production at a rate approaching the level of 2005’s Hurricane Katrina and stop oil refining at plants along the Texas-Louisiana coast.
The Port of Oakland’s largest marine terminal Oakland International Container Terminal (OICT) has cut diesel emissions from 13 of its massive yard cranes by 95 percent after retrofitting them with hybrid-electric engines. Terminal operator Stevedoring Services of America (SSA) said that the project
Tokyo-based shipping consortium e5 Lab Inc. has started developing the Roboship, the standard models of electrically powered vessels to realize zero emissions, as well as an integrated system called the Roboship Box which brings together telecommunications, the Internet of Things (IoT), and software
The Polish Economic Institute (PEI) said on Wednesday that Poland, which is the only European Union country that has not pledged to be carbon neutral by 2050, could reach that goal by 2056.
Mauritius’ decision to sink the bow of the broken up bulker Wakashio has been met with fierce criticism from the environmental group Greenpeace. Mauritius National Crisis Committee said on Wednesday it planned to scuttle the ship’s remains at sea at a yet to be determined date, Reuters reported. “Ou
An industry survey into the transition to using compliant low-sulphur fuel oil since the beginning of 2020 shows that the switch hasn’t been completely pain-free for shipowners as fluctuating fuel oil properties lead to a myriad of issues. The survey focuses on issues such as increased sludge discha
Saudi Ports Authority is the latest port to prohibit discharges of exhaust wash water in its waters from ships fitted with open-loop scrubbers, one of the alternative measures of being compliant with the IMO 2020 Sulphur Cap. The port authority is acting on instructions received from the General Aut
The shipping industry is faced with a perfect storm. On the one hand, the pressure to decarbonize its operations and cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by abandoning the use of fossil fuels is rising, promising to change shipping as we know it. On the other hand, a global pandemic is reshaping the g
Norwegian shipping and tank terminal company Odfjell SE has appointed Øistein Jensen as the company’s first Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO). Jensen, currently Chief of Staff, will lead Odfjell SE’s company-wide work on environmental, social and governance matters (ESG). “Our appointment of a Chie
The Master and Chief Officer of Wakashio, a grounded bulk carrier that split in two off Mauritius and caused an ecological disaster, have been arrested by local authorities.
Japanese shipping major K Line and Airseas, a spin-off of aerospace company Airbus, have obtained an Approval In Principle (AIP) from classification society ClassNK for the design of the Seawing kite system which converts wind energy into propulsive force with its flying kite. “Obtaining the AIP mar
Dry bulk shipping major Golden Ocean Group Limited (GOGL) has become a member of the Getting to Zero Coalition, a powerful industry alliance committed to accelerating maritime shipping’s decarbonization. The ambition of the coalition, which has over 110 company members, is to have commercially viabl
Environmental group Greenpeace has located two large methane leaks at an old offshore well site in the UK North Sea.
