With less than a year to go before the cap on sulphur comes into force, VLGC shipowners are increasingly considering scrubbers as an attractive option to meet IMO’s low-sulphur regulation. In this piece, we discuss the economics behind scrubber install…
Why scrubber installation makes sense for VLGC owners? Read More »
A full review of the 2015 Guidelines on Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) needs more time, meaning only elements relating to malfunction of the EGCS system or a monitoring instrument have been sent for approval by the IMO’s Marine Environment Protect…
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With the end of the first trimester of 2019, an important milestone for the shipping activity in terms of compliance with EU MRV Regulations will be attained – The Verification of the Vessels’ Emissions Report (ER). After the assessment of the Monitori…
MRV – Emissions Report – The Next Deadline is Coming Read More »
No one has a crystal ball, and predications about future pathways and fuel options in shipping are inherently difficult, but there is general agreement in the industry that we are in a period of major transition with great uncertainty and a significant…
A Fresh Wind is Blowing through Shipping’s Decarbonisation Challenge Read More »
As of January 1, 2020, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will begin enforcing a new regulation that caps the allowable sulfur content of all marine fuels from its current level of 3.5% m/m (mass/mass) to 0.5% m/m. While this new limit will …
IMO 2020 Full Sail Ahead: Incoming Waves for Refiners, Shipowners Read More »