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REGULATORY WATCH: The Global 0.50% Sulfur Cap: 30 months and counting down …
Industry frets about the coming deadline. Shipping desperately wants to be ready, but will global shore-based infrastructure and refining capacity match the demand that is sure to come? And … are regulators
OP/ED: How Growth Can Benefit the Environment
You might call 2017 a banner year for California ports. San Pedro Bay, home to the nation's leading twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach exceeded their pre-recession peaks. Collectively, San Pedro Bay was up 7.
Driving Efficiently Towards Zero Emissions
As the Port of Long Beach Starts Year-long Freight and electric vehicle (EV) testing, Kalmar’s newest workhorse – the Kalmar Ottawa Electric terminal tractor, T2E – will be doing some of the heavy lifting.
Shipbuilding
ABS Guidance Simplifies Yacht Plan Approval Process
ABS has published Guidance Notes on Yacht Design and released new Yacht Structure Assessment
Trafigura Names First of 35 New Tankers
Singapore's commodity trading company Trafigura Group has named the first of its 35 crude oil and
WE Tech Equips World’s First Dual-fuel Handysize Bulker
The world’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fueled handysize bulk carrier, M/V Haaga
Contracts
Chinese Steel Mills Chase Iron Ore Contracts with Brazil's Vale
Chinese steel mills and traders are rushing to secure long-term contracts for high-quality iron
MAN Propulsion for 7 Russian Factory Trawlers
MAN Energy Solutions said it has won the contract to supply propulsion systems for seven new
Austal Awarded Two More Independence-variant LCS
The U.S. Navy awarded a contract modification to shipbuilder Austal USA to build two additional
Technology
NSF Awards Contract to Continue Ocean Observatories Initiative
A state-of-the-art marine facility delivering data and new insight to the ocean science community
C-Job Researching Ammonia as Marine Fuel
C-Job Naval Architects based in the Netherlands announced it has joined the Ammonia Energy
Kongsberg to Deliver Simulator Package to GasLog
Kongsberg Digital (KDI) will deliver to GasLog a comprehensive liquefied natural gas (LNG)
Legal
INSIGHTS: John Rynd / President , CEO and Director, Tidewater Inc.
Mr. John Rynd graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.
US Coast Guard Publishes Final Ballast Water Management Reporting Requirement
A Final Rule eliminating the requirement for certain vessels that operate on voyages exclusively
Gulftainer Signs 50-year Lease for Port of Wilmington
Gulftainer, the world’s largest privately-owned independent port operator and logistics company
People & Company News
Odfjell Finalizes Sale of Rotterdam Tank Terminal
Norwegian shipping and tank terminal company Odfjell SE announced on Thursday that it has
MOL Launches Sunflower Kirishima
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) announced that the newly built large-scale ferry Sunflower Kirishima
Hapag-Lloyd Launches Optimised Mobile App
Beginning immediately, all Hapag-Lloyd customers can make use of the advantages offered by the