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The NOx Code
Timeline MARPOL Annex VI NOx regulations 26 Sept 1997 – Annex VI formally adopted; 1 Jan 2000 – Engine-makers begin...
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SOx Emissions
SOx Rules (global and local) Timeline: MARPOL Annex VI (SOx related) 26 Sept 1997 – Annex VI formally adopted; 19...
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Oily waste from ships
Oil Pollution overview - oil waste from ships Most would consider MARPOL to be the source of most regulation against...
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Garbage and other waste from ships
Garbage classifications and restrictions Disposal of waste from ships was once merely a matter of throwing over the side everything...
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Waste water from ships
Types of waste water Water is important for ships being used for cleaning and cooling and machinery, hold washing, exhaust...
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Decarbonisation in shipping
IMO Decarbonisation roadmap At MEPC72 in April 2018, the IMO announced an ambitious (some might say impossible) target for decarbonising...
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Andritz supplies largest hybrid scrubber installed at Chengxi shipyard
Even in the current, difficult times, Andritz has succeeded in delivering a scrubber on time to Chengxi shipyard for the...
Read moreWW plans wind-powered car carrier by 2025
Ship operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen is planning a wind powered car carrier which it hopes may be ready for service by...
Read morePlatts sees two-tier market for VLCCs as scrubbers prove profitable
Analyst S&P Global Platts is reporting that a two-tier market is developing in the VLCC sector where tankers with scrubbers...
Read moreMaersk sets sights on 2023 for first carbon neutral voyages
Fast-tracked by advances in technology and increasing customer demand for sustainable supply chains, A.P. Moller - Maersk has announced it...
Read moreFeen Marine reports good year for 2020 with increased scrubber orders
Singapore-based scrubber manufacturer Feen Marine has reported a good year for 2020 with increased scrubber sales. Adding to 28 systems...
Read moreMAN Energy Solutions notches up 1,000 low-speed NOx Tier III after treatment orders
MAN Energy Solutions’ Two-Stroke Business has announced that it has surpassed 1,000 orders for secondary-measure, Tier III-compliant, emission-reduction technology for...
Read moreYara Marine partners with NG3 to revive cold ironing
Following an EU parliament call for an emission ban at berth, Yara Marine Technologies has relaunched cold ironing adding it...
Read moreWindship Technology teams with DNV GL to test ‘emission-free’ concept vessel
Windship Technology, a British company with a whole-ship solution to tackle the CO2 emissions of the shipping industry has unveiled...
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