UECC receives third and final vessel in series of newbuild PCTC
United European Car Carrier’s (UECC)ā€™s Auto Aspire is the last in a series of three newbuild multi-fuel LNG battery hybrid pure car and truck carriers…
Wilson Flex V soon to arrive in Europe
The Norwegian shortsea liner shipping company, Wilson, has welcomed the fifth and last Wilson Flex vessel to its fleet. TheĀ newly built vessel will operate in…
Crew change
IMO: “Crew change crisis is far from over”
The crew change crisis caused by Covid-19 restrictions continues to cause challenges, despite some improvement in the numbers, the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization…
Shipping
IMO approves energy label for shipping
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved a proposal to introduce an energy label for shipping. The plan is that all ships are to receive…
Shipping
IMO agrees on weather dependent lashing
The discussion about weather-dependent lashing has continued both nationally and internationally, including within the IMO, for over 10 years. No consensus was ever reached about…
Shipping
IMO’s CO2 plan swarmed by disagreement
IMOā€™s plan to legislate a 40% reduction in maritime CO2 emissions within ten years has resulted in a mixed response from shipping organisations. The environmental…
Carisbrooke saves money with ‘DIY’ ballast water system installation
PRESS RELEASE – UK shipowner Carisbrooke Shipping has adopted a novel approach to ballast water treatment (BWT) compliance, installing its latest two systems during normal…
Shipping sector proposes to raise USD 5 billion to battle CO2
PRESS RELEASE – The global maritime transport industry has submitted a proposal to form the worldā€™s first collaborative shipping R&D programme to help eliminate CO2…
Lashing
Project carriers want clearer lashing rules from IMO
A group of project carriers want the IMO to develop clearer rules for the loading and lashing of project cargo. Through eight revisions to the…
New coalition wants to operate zero emission ships by 2030
A new coalition formed by more than 70 shipping companies, ports and energy suppliers wants commercially viable zero-emission vessels to be operating along deep-sea trade…