Stena Bulk reports that on November 3 its 49,750 dwt U.K. flagged tanker Stena Imperial reported a suspected pirate approach while northbound through the Red Sea west of Yemen on her way from Far East to Rotterdam for discharge. Two suspicious skiffs were found approaching Stena Imperial from the port side at a distance of…
A new Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 Ex deckhouse solution has been validated for product tankers with Framo ballast pumps. The solution allows the Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 Ex ballast water management system to be installed on deck – without any changes to the ballast pumping system on board. Modern product tankers use submersible ballast pumps…
Stamford, CT, headquartered Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: EGLE) reports that it has entered into a series of agreements for the purchase of up to 37 exhaust gas cleaning systems that will be retrofitted on vessels within its fleet. The agreements cover firm orders for 19 scrubbers and up to an additional 18 units, at…
Athens headquartered Star Bulk Carriers Corp (Nasdaq: SBLK, Oslo: SBLKR) says that it intends to equip its entire fleet with exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers) before the January 1, 2020 IMO sulfur cap implementation date. Star Bulk expects average cost, including installation, to be below $2.0 million per vessel. It reports that it has secured…
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has produced a free comprehensive guidance on implementation planning to help shipowners comply with the upcoming IMO global sulfur cap. The guidance has been prepared for what ICS says will be the “vast majority” of ships that will comply after January 1, 2020 ] by using fuel oils with…
ClassNK has some sound words of advice for ships registered in its class: Don’t wait until the last minute to install your Ballast Water Management System (BWMS). According to an analysis by ClassNK, almost three-quarters of its registered ships will need to be retrofitted with BWMS based on the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWM Convention),…
Last month Athens headquartered Star Bulk Carriers Corp (Nasdaq: SBLK, Oslo: SBLKR) reported that it intends to equip its entire fleet of 111 vessels with exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers) before the January 1, 2020 IMO sulfur cap implementation date. Yesterday, Star Bulk said that it has entered into a $310 million loan agreement with…
Stena Bulk now signed a turnkey agreement with China’s Shanghai Bluesoul Environmental Technology to equip its Suezmax and IMOIIMAX tanker fleets with exhaust gas scrubber solutions. In total, Stena Bulk will equip 15 vessels with scrubbers with options for an additional six installations prior to 2020, when the IMO sulfur cap comes into effect. Shanghai…
At the fourth Naftemporiki Shipping Conference, held in Athens earlier this month, Wayne Jones OBE, Chief Sales Officer and Member of the Executive Board, MAN Energy Solutions, pledged the company to incentives to stimulate decarbonization. “From the engine-maker’s point of view, one of the biggest challenges is to reach agreement on which fuel to use,…
Stena Line reports that its 550 car, 1,500 passenger RoPax ferry Stena Jutlandica has now completed its first month of operation as a battery hybrid vessel and that the results have exceeded expectations. The Stena Jutlandica operates on between Gothenburg, Sweden, and Frederikshavn, Denmark, and, as we reported earlier, her conversion to a battery hybrid…
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