Environment
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More than 25% of global orderbook fitted with scrubbers
The astonishing pick up in scrubber sales has been tallied by Clarkson Research who are reporting one in four ships…
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Transhipment banned along the Great Barrier Reef
The state government in Queensland is readying the ban of transhipping along the Great Barrier Reef. “The reef contributes more…
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Nanotechnology can cure shipping’s sulphur conundrum
In October 2016, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) announced that January 1 2020 would be the implementation date for a…
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Maersk makes Rotterdam central to its sulphur cap strategy
Maersk has opted to make Rotterdam a central part of its fuel plans once the global sulphur cap kicks in…
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VLCC owners with scrubbers in place by 2020 will enjoy first-mover advantage: Drewry
Analysis from UK consultants Drewry claims VLCC owners who have managed to get scrubbers on their ships by 2020 will…
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen sets aside $140m for 20 more scrubber retrofits
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has become the latest big shipping brand to commit to major scrubber investments ahead of the 2020…
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MOL to issue Japan’s first green bonds
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has announced a plan to issue green bonds through a public offering in Japan’s domestic…
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More than 1,000 scrubbers sold
Scrubber purchases have accelerated dramatically in recent weeks with the total number of exhaust gas cleaning systems installed or on…
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Scorpio Tankers takes a stake in Ecochlor and orders 55 BWT systems
Emanuele Lauro’s Scorpio Tankers has agreed to purchase 55 ballast water treatment systems from Connecticut-headquartered Ecochlor. Installations are scheduled to…
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FuelSave: The fuel consumption – emissions puzzle
Germany’s FuelSave is looking to offer what it believes is a game-changing solution to the fuel consumption and emission puzzle…
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Plastic waste touted as another sulphur cap fuel option
Following yesterday’s report on Splash that Vitol and Peabody are supporting a project to turn coal waste into bunker fuel,…
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Vitol and Peabody tout coal waste as sulphur cap solution
Could coal make a return, coming to the rescue of shipping as the industry urgently searches for fuel solutions ahead…
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Singapore firm cops $1m fine for polluting Hawaiian waters
Singapore’s Hai Soon Ship Management has been fined $1m and must serve a two-year probation period for failing to maintain…
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Frontline and DHT lead VLCC embrace of scrubber technology
Last week’s scrubber commitments by VLCC giants Frontline and DHT Holdings could be a “game changer” for the sector, brokers…
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On scrubbers and super profits
Roar Adland, shipping chair professor at the Norwegian School of Economics, questions the flurry of scrubber purchases in recent days.…
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Spliethoff commits entire fleet to scrubbers
Concluding what has been a banner week for scrubber manufacturers Dutch MPP player Spliethoff Group has committed to install exhaust…
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Cleaner fuels are looking messy for marine cargo insurers
Gray Page’s James Wilkes reports from last month’s International Cargo Insurance Conference. If you work in shipping and you read…
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Beijing demands all domestic ships must be Tier II compliant
Expect Chinese owners to make a heightened rush into the S&P markets in the coming month with an important regulation…
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Mediterranean ECA moves a step closer
A new study to assess the benefits, costs and feasibility of implementing an emission control area (ECA) to limit sulphur…
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DHT to fit scrubbers on 12 VLCCs
VLCC and aframax tanker owner DHT Holdings has entered into agreements with Alfa Laval to install scrubbers on twelve of…
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