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Dec. 21, 2015
Maritime security workshop in Chile
A national workshop on advanced port security drills and exercises has taken place in Valparaiso, Chile (15-18 December).
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Dec. 15, 2015
Bangladesh ship recycling project making progress
IMO’s project to improve safety and environmental standards in Bangladesh’s ship-recycling industry is making good progress, according to the project’s governing bodies, which met recently in Dhaka, Bangladesh (13 December).
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Dec. 6, 2015
Norway Identifies Arctic Spill Knowledge Gaps
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway, on behalf of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has prepared a report that highlights the need for further research into safe Arctic oil and gas operations.
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Dec. 4, 2015
Industry Partners Offer End-to-End LNG
Siemens Drilling and Marine, Dresser-Rand and Lloyd’s Register have announced they will team up to make LNG widely available to shipowners seeking to use LNG as a propulsion fuel, meeting tough SOx and NOx emission-reduction requirements – whether regionally or globally.
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Dec. 4, 2015
Detained Bulker Could Get Trapped by Ice
The geared general cargo ship Cornelia has been stuck at anchor in Lake Superior since November 5 – and if she is not released from her legal detention soon, she could get trapped by winter ice in the St.Lawrence Seaway.
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Dec. 4, 2015
Dry Bulk May Not Be Profitable Until 2017
Research and forecasting firm Drewry has issued its latest quarterly report on the state of the dry bulk market, and, like most news in the sector over the past year, the outlook is not good – but neither is it dire.
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Dec. 4, 2015
Electric Pulses Reduce Emissions Without Scrubber
Hong Kong shipowner Tai Chong Cheang Steamship (TCC) and the University of Southern California have developed a new system for improving fuel efficiency and reducing NOx emissions.
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Dec. 2, 2015
New Fuel Made From Slops
Ecoslops, the first company to develop technology to produce recycled marine fuels from marine oil residues (slops), has announced that it has sold its first volume of marine fuel, as well as importing a new shipment of slops to its refinery at the Port of Sinès in Portugal.
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Dec. 2, 2015
Eco Engines to be Delivered in 2016
With the Paris climate conference well underway, VesselsValue.com has taken a look at the types of engines on vessels which will be delivered in 2016.
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Nov. 24, 2015
Indonesia ratifies environment treaty
Indonesia today (24 November) became the latest country to ratify a key international measure for environmental protection, the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention.
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