NYK Group Bulk Carrier Rescues Yachtsman In North Atlantic

Challenge Peak, an oil products tanker operated by NYK Bulkship (Asia) Pte. Ltd. based in Singapore, has shipped the first batch of plant condensate produced at the onshore gas liquefaction plant of the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project. The condensate was loaded from the gas liquefaction plant in Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia, and…

American Hydro, a Wärtsilä company, as well as the owners and operators of hydropower plants know that the plant is only as powerful as the components within it. The output of any hydropower plant depends on the optimum performance of every single component. From the smallest seal to the largest runner, everything must work reliably…

Conference Held At IMO Headquarters To Eradicate Piracy At Gulf Of Guinea At the Headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in the Gulf of Guinea, a long-day conference was held where members of the shipping community, Flag States and Agencies from the Gulf of Guinea gathered and discussed on Maritime Security. BIMCO, IMCA, ICS,…

The transaction is to be reviewed in the light of the EU Merger Regulation, the European Commission said, adding that it considers that the acquisition “could harm competition at European and global level.” Namely, the proposed acquisition does not reach the turnover thresholds set by the EU Merger Regulation for transactions notifiable to the European…

The technology group Wärtsilä’s Aquarius EC Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) has been granted Type Approval by the United States Coastguard (USCG) authorities. This approval verifies that the product has met the specified regulatory, technical, and safety requirements, and represents an endorsement of its design and efficiency principles. As part of the approval process, the…

IBIA welcomes signs that work may soon get underway on developing a new chapter specifically for oil-based fuels with a flashpoint below 60°C within the context of the IGF Code, which would simplify the process for ships to demonstrate that they are designed to use such fuels safely. Germany made a presentation to the 5th…