Kotug Smit Towage has taken four newly-built Damen tugs into service for its European harbour towage activities, in 2017 and 2018. One of this quartet, the Southampton is currently operating in the Port of Zeebrugge.The Southampton is an ASD Tug 2913 a…
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The Transport committee of the European Parliament supported yesterday the removal of tax barriers for the uptake of shore-side electricity supply (OPS) in ports for ships at berth.The Ertug report on the deployment of infrastructure for alternative…
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The new lower 0.50% limit on sulphur in ships’ fuel oil will be in force from 1 January 2020, under International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s MARPOL treaty, with benefits for the environment and human health.This was the message delivered…
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The Global Shippers Forum has reacted with suspicion to the announcement by the Maersk container shipping line of new fuel surcharge arrangements from 1 January 2019 to recover presumed costs from the introduction of low-sulphur marine fuel…
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Singapore storage facility to be expanded to enable storage of more low-sulphur fuel.
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