A study by A.P. Moller – Maersk and Lloyds Register confirms that the best opportunities for decarbonizing shipping lie in finding new sustainable energy sources. Based on market projections, the best positioned fuels for research and development…
The theme for this year’s World Maritime Day was ‘empowering women in the maritime community’ providing an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of gender equality within the sector. In celebration of the theme and ATPI Marine & Energy’s…
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War Risk underwriters have succeeded in rejecting a $77m claim on the basis that the constructive total loss of the Brillante Virtuoso was caused by the wilful misconduct of the Owner. On October 7, 2019, Mr Justice Teare handed down a 140 page judgmen…
Defeat for shipping’s “most spectacular fraud” Read More »
Using scrubbers while burning residual fuels would help reduce global CO2 levels, a new study published by Norwegian researchers confirmed. The continued use of heavy fuel oil with an exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) is the most environmentally benef…
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The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the industry’s regulator, will require all ships to reduce the level of sulphur in their engine emissions from 3.5% currently to 0.5% or less from 1st January 2020. It may seem an arcane rule change, but t…
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