In a recent judgment, in the context of a claim by Owners for a contribution in General Average (GA), the Court considered whether a defective passage plan, prepared prior to the commencement of the voyage, rendered the Vessel unseaworthy. On the facts…
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While scrubbers seemed to be a very popular choice among shipowners looking to comply with the IMO’s 2020 rule regarding the use of low sulphur fuels, starting next January, it seems that the financials of this investment proved to be too much fo…
Compliant Low-Sulphur Fuels The Dominant Choice Among Dry Bulk Owners Says Shipbroker Read More »
The Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 (CSA 2020) has received written approvals and no-objection letters from several Port Authorities around the world indicating they have no intention of banning the use of open-loop scrubbers in their waters. Following su…
Ports Revoke Scrubber Ban After Publication Of Academic Research Read More »
Effectively addressing climate change is possibly the greatest challenge of our time. In 2015 world governments agreed in Paris that global temperature rise must be limited to well below 2ºC, while aiming for 1.5ºC compared to pre-industrial levels. A …
Nowadays, governments, companies and communities are struggling with one huge problem, which is the necessity of reducing emissions of huge pollutants and precursors such as NOx, CO2, Particulate matter (PM) and SOx to the atmosphere. The Hazardous Gas…
Fuel Treatment – Reduce Emission and Increase Profits Read More »