Interesting news stories of the day

Australian shipping emissions identified Eureka! Science News Ship engine exhaust emissions make up more than a quarter of nitrogen oxide emissions generated in the Australian region according to a recently-published study by CSIRO and the Australian Maritime College in Launceston. Nitrogen oxide is a
Ocean-Shipping Firms Try LNG as Fuel Source Wall Street Journal ... anticipated climate change regulations, will be very costly to comply with, and [liquefied natural gas] may have benefits in meeting these regulations with less additional emission cleaning required," said Mr. Cerup-Simonsen of Maersk Maritime
United States: United Nations Convention On Law Of The Sea And Climate ... Power Engineering Magazine The purpose of these provisions is clearly to require parties to regulate emissions from aircraft and marine vessels, which were seen in 1982 as the most significant sources of atmospheric pollution affecting the oceans. Opposition to Ratification ...
Germany.GMEC: A clear new vision for shipping BYM News (press release) Technical and operational efficiency improvements may lower CO2 emissions from ships by as much as 20 per cent across the global fleet. But even such marked gains in efficiency will not stop the steady increase of total emissions from shipping or meet ...
MHI Orders Emsys for AIDA Cruise New Builds The Maritime Executive (press release) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) of Nagasaki, Japan has ordered Emsys advanced laser emissions monitoring equipment from WR Systems, Ltd. (WRSystems) for two new-build vessels in construction for Carnival cruise line's AIDA Cruise brand. The two 125 ...
Netherlands. Imtech Marine starts Competence Centre Green Ships BYM News (press release) By 2015, Imtech Marine aims to become one of the top three independent, green technology marine suppliers. Some current developments Imtech Marine implements include hybrid propulsion and HVAC systems as well as energy efficient, low emission ...
US approval for Rolls-Royce LNG engines bunkerworld (subscription) ... its LNG-powered marine engine range allows ships to comply with Emission Control Area (ECA) requirements and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Tier III rules that come into force in 2016 and the tougher Tier IV emissions limits that ...
New MAN Four-stroke Diesel Premières at SMM MarineLink The company is introducing the L35/44DF engine at a time where separate emissions legislation for harbours is set to come into play, in addition to the upcoming IMO Tier III emission regulations for marine applications. Accordingly, MAN Diesel & Turbo ...