Been on the road - Things that might be of interest

Things from the last 7 days that might be of interest to some of you -So here we go

Subcommittee Hearing to Review Coast Guard and EPA Regulations
The Maritime Executive
The panel will also review significant EPA regulations affecting the maritime industry, such as incidental discharge regulations and vessel exhaust emissions regulations. WHAT: Hearing of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, ...

WÄrtsilÄ Hamworthy to install world's largest multi-stream scrubber
The Maritime Executive (press release)
Wärtsillä Hamworthy, the global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions and integrated systems for the marine markets, today announced an agreement with Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA, the global rolling cargo operator, to retrofit their vessel MV Tamesis ..

Industry backs Propulsion & Emissions Conference
Maritime Journal
The programme will feature opening speeches from the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Shipping, The European Commission and The Marine Environment Protection Committee, IMO. Keynote speeches will be by Maximilian Strotmann, Cabinet of Vice ...

"The Future of Our Oceans"
MarineLink
To ensure the “full and wise use of the marine environment,” Stratton focused on oceans as a frontier with vast resources, and advanced policies to coordinate their development. The 2003 Pew Oceans Commission report recognized that “We have reached a ...

SafeMed Workshop generates awareness about the LRIT system
DI-VE
The SafeMed II Project is a €5.5 million EU-financed regional effort to enhance Euro-Mediterranean co-operation in the field of maritime safety and security, prevention of pollution from ships and marine environmental issues.    

Canada issues circular on ECA compliance
bunkerworld
This relates to regulation 18.2 of of MARPOL Annex VI, the International Maritime Organization regulation for reducing harmful air emissions from ships. It says availability of fuel that meets the required maximum sulphur limit should be taken into ... 

Market-based measures for shipping 'only way out'
bunkerworld
Using market-based measures (MBMs) is the "only way out" for the shipping industry to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to the Danish ambassador to Singapore. "The International Maritime Organization (IMO) continues to consider MBMs ... 

Ports, Inland Distribution Centers Rank High in Ozone Pollution
The Journal of Commerce Online
All ports will take a major step forward in August in reducing vessel pollution when the North American Emissions Control Area under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization requires that vessels burn low-sulfur fuel within 200 miles of ..

DNV KEMA Establishes Asia HQ for Transmission and Cleaner Energy Sectors in ...
The Maritime Executive (press release)
It has an ambitious goal of cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 40-45% by 2020 relative to 2005 levels, and to push the use of non-fossil fuels to 15% of the country's total energy use by 2020. Over the next 10 years investments of some RMB 11 trillion ...

LoBiondo Holds Hearing to Examine Impact of USCG, EPA Regulations on Maritime ...
The Maritime Executive
Specifically, rules requiring fishing vessel certification and examinations, the installation of ballast water treatment systems aboard vessels, and the establishment of methods to reduce air emissions from vessels could have tremendous impacts on the ...

World Shipping Council Testimony on Container and Freight Pollution Problems
The Handy Shipping Guide
Regarding vessel air emissions, Mr. Koch reviewed efforts to reduce NOx, SOx and particulate matter emissions from shipping through the North American Emission Control Area that will become effective on August 1st, and the International Maritime

New technology promises to dramatically reduce energy consumption, emissions ...
GTForum
It also comes at an interesting time, given the push for tighter sulphur limits on bunker fuel by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). “When I first read about the claim that the Gamma Propulsion System could reduce a ship's fuel consumption ...

RINA Launches Seven Step Fuel Saving Services
MarineLink
International classification society RINA has launched a co-ordinated range of services to help shipowners save fuel and reduce emissions. There are seven different elements to the services which can be adopted individually or as a complete package.

Sears: Oil sped up border deal with Cuba
Nassau Guardian
Ambassador Joshua Sears, the director general at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, confirmed that the oil issue was "absolutely" an important consideration to getting a maritime border completed with the Cubans. He made reference to the infamous ...

Bad news for the booze cruise: New green fuel rules are set to send ferry ...
The Independent
But under "Marpol Annexe VI", part of the convention on marine pollution, this level of sulphur emissions will be outlawed after 2014. The limit will be cut to just 0.1 per cent. Regulations for waters almost everywhere else in the world are more ...

Home Business New diesel propulsion system cuts shipping emissions by 75%
EcoSeed
According to Gamma Light and Heavy Industries Ltd., their Gamma Propulsion System, can bring down the current fuel usage of the shipping industry by 75 percent, allowing for the corresponding emission reductions. Instead of placing the engines at the ...