UECC to Exceed IMO 2030 Climate Goal With LNG Hybrid Vessels2019-05-08 – United European Car Carriers (UECC) has signed a contract to build two new hybrid-powered, LNG-fueled PCTCs with China Ship Building Trading and Jiangnan Shipyard. The new ships will be equipped with a battery hybrid LNG propulsion system which will place UECC beyond IMO’s target for a 40 percent reduction in carbon intensity by 2030. The contract has options for two additional vessels, and the first vessel is planned for delivery in 2021. . . READ MORE  Saying goodbye to carbon: Heightened awareness or just deadline pressure?2019-03-07 – Shipowners are already ordering compliant fuels as, January 1st, 2020, the deadline for sulphur cap approaches bringing together a great need for major changes in the ways we source, handle and use energy. However, with less than a year left, industry experts and stakeholders still argue on the hard path towards decarbonization after 2020. Is the “zero-carbon shipping industry” beyond reach or not?. . . READ MORE  Speed reduction proposals favour old inefficient ships: Maersk2019-05-09 – Maersk’s point man for crunch greenhouse gas (GHG) talks next week at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London has made clear Denmark’s largest shipping line is firmly against the growing clamour for speed limit regulations. . . READ MORE  |
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Chevron’s paper on lubrication in light of 2020 sulphur cap2019-05-08 – Chevron Marine Lubricants published its new white paper ‘The 2020 Global Sulphur Cap and the role of cylinder oil lubricants’, exploring the impact of vessels burning fuels with differing sulphur contents to heavy sulphur fuel oil cylinder oil use. The paper also provides recommendations from Chevron’s experts on how to manage the transition between cylinder oils pre-and post-2020. . . READ MORE  ‘Action, not words’: Kitack Lim galvanises delegates at start of MEPC2019-05-14 – Monday morning saw International Maritime Organization secretary-general Kitack Lim open proceedings at this week’s 74th gathering of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) with a call for greater cross-industry collaboration to improve shipping’s environmental performance. . . READ MORE  |
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CSA: Scrubbers Win Acceptance at 20 Seaports2019-05-08 – The Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 (CSA 2020), the industry association for scrubber manufacturers and users, has been conducting a successful campaign to convince port authorities not to ban the use of open-loop scrubbers within their waters. . . READ MORE  European ports back call for harmonised action on scrubber discharges2019-05-10 – The European Sea Ports Organisation (EPSO) has called for urgent scientific research into the impact of liquid discharges from scrubbers. The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), which is commencing next week in London, will discuss an EU proposal on exhaust gas cleaning systems. The proposal, which has been submitted by the EU 28 member states and the European Commission, aims to start the discussion at an international level on the discharges from scrubbers into the water, especially in sensitive areas such as ports. . . READ MORE  |
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KVH Unloads Videotel for $90m2019-05-13 – KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) sold its maritime training business, the Videotel group of companies, to an affiliate of Oakley Capital for a base purchase price of $90 million, on a cash-free, debt-free basis, subject to working capital adjustments. . . READ MORE  |
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Schulte debuts venture capital unit for maritime startups2019-05-14 – Hamburg’s Schulte Group has launched INNOPORT, a dedicated venture capital unit to identify investment opportunities in the global maritime startup ecosystem. The INNOPORT team, based in Hamburg, Limassol and Singapore, is headed by Yiannis Sykas, director of strategy and product development at Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM). . . READ MORE  |
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