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12th November 2018
Can Ireland, France and UK agree on a new European ECA region to cap sulphur in fuel at 0.1%?
New proposals are emerging to create new emission control areas for sulphur emissions, while the number of ports and local waters refusing to let vessels discharge scrubber wash water overboard seems to be increasing.
In recent days Norway has said it will ban all use of scrubbers in its heritage Fjords on the west of...
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7th November 2018
Cleaning the single window a welcome move says European Shipowners
Europe needs to work harder on its single window for ship reporting if the benefits of digital communication can be realised in shipping.
In a message to the European Commission the European Community Shipowners Association and the World Shipping Council voiced their support for a proposed rewrite of the existing single window directive which has ...
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23rd October 2018
Stop trying to delay environmental rules says leading shipowner
Shipowners around the world need to stop trying to delay environmental regulation and become more engaged with the sustainable developments in society according to Niels Smedegaard, Chief Executive of Danish shipowner DFDS.
Smedegaard was on a panel of experts at a seminar on the future of container shipping at the Copenhagen Business School. He said...
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19th October 2018
Cold-Ironing & cost benefits of the just-in-time approach to port arrival
The IMO recently started promoting the concept of just in time arrival. The concept is not new, having been coined during the last big fuel price hike a few years ago.
But with the push from the IMO backed GloMEEP project the concept of scheduling the time of arrival of a ship at a harbour...
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2nd October 2018
This Norwegian port has invested heavily to offer all visiting ships clean electricity
The south Norway port of Kristiansand is buzzing. It believes it has become the leading harbour in Europe offering shore power to visiting ships.
It may not seem a significant port when compared to the giants of Rotterdam, Hamburg or London Gateway, but perched very close to the southern most tip of the Scandinavian country, ...
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2nd October 2018
Can shipping use data sharing to ease the burden of financial claims?
Researchers claim that a new system aimed at facilitating communication between different port actors can possibly help make financial claims a thing of the past.
The Port CDM Concept is an idea being developed within the STM Validation project and aims to create time stamps and a common communication language between different businesses involved in...
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1st October 2018
Maersk's recent Arctic voyage had the world's tongues wagging
Last week Venta Maersk completed its first voyage, from Asia to the Baltic Sea. Usually a new building delivery voyage is barely noted, especially a small feeder vessel, even one that has significant ice-class because it has been earmarked for service in the Baltic Sea.
But what made the shipping world sit up and watch...
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30th August 2018
So who's the biggest culprit when a ship gets delayed in a port?
GETTING a ship into and out of a port quickly can save millions of dollars a year according to recent research. But who causes the bottles, holdups or delays? Who is to blame for most of the delays?
Earlier this year the Port CDM (collaborative Decision Making) project managers assessed the amount of time large container ...
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25th March 2018
Benefits of LNG in the Baltic
OUTOKUMPU is a Finnish steel maker that, like many European heavy industries, are duty bound to abide by a number of growing environmental rules and structures - such as the emission trading scheme.
The company’s push to cut energy costs and emissions is having a significant impact on the shipping industry that services its needs.
With...
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3rd July 2017
Increased pressure for Arctic HFO ban
MEPC likely to hear of growing support for HFO Arctic ban
The Norwegian Shipowners Association has come out in favour of a total ban of heavy fuel oil in the Arctic. The shipowners' association joins a growing chorus of companies, associations and lobby group NGOs that are pushing for discussions at the IMO to intensify on...
