2019 January 23

https://www.bimco.org

Only international action will stop increase in piracy: BIMCO

A fresh annual report from the International Maritime Bureau shows that attacks in West Africa pushed piracy numbers up in 2018. In terms of military and law enforcement, an international operation is not complicated, so what is needed above all is the will to act...Only international action will stop increase in piracy: BIMCO

2019 January 22

https://www.reuters.com

At least 10 dead as fire rages on Black Sea ships

Ten crew died and another 10 were missing presumed dead in a fire that broke out on two ships while they were transferring fuel in the Black Sea...At least 10 dead as fire rages on Black Sea ships

2019 January 22

https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com

Lithuania LNG port aims to be Baltic hub, double flows

...Lithuania's Klaipeda liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal will more than double its LNG volumes once gas pipelines to Poland and Finland open after 2021...Lithuania LNG port aims to be Baltic hub, double flows

2019 January 22

https://seanews.co.uk

Commercial Shipping Scenario as Arctic Ice Melts

A total of 5.7 million square kilometers (2.2 million square miles) of ice covered the Arctic in July 2018, according to the Colorado-based National Snow & Ice Data Center. Through the first two weeks of August, ice extent declined by 65,000 square kilometers each day...Commercial Shipping Scenario as Arctic Ice Melts

2019 January 21

https://www.lr.org

Making shipping a zero-carbon industry: How do we turn ambition into reality?

...if zero-emission vessels (ZEV) need to enter service by 2030 anyone planning to finance, design or build a ship in the 2020s will need to consider how it can switch to non-fossil fuel later in its operational life...Making shipping a zero-carbon industry: How do we turn ambition into reality?

2019 January 19

http://www.gard.no/

GARD: Beware of local restrictions before discharging washwater from exhaust gas scrubbing

The IMO considers exhaust gas scrubbers to be an acceptable means of reducing vessels’ sulphur emissions and ensuring compliance with MARPOL Annex VI. A separate guideline, Resolution MEPC.259(68), specifies the requirements for the verification, testing, survey and certification of scrubber...GARD: Beware of local restrictions before discharging washwater from exhaust gas scrubbing