[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]U.S. imports of biomass-based diesel, which include biodiesel and renewable diesel, increased by 65% in 2016 to reach a record level of 916 million gallons. Increasing Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) targets and the recently expired [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The London P&I Club has highlighted a recent increase in the incidence of deck cargoes shifting in heavy weather, and supported a recommendation to appoint a warranty surveyor to supervise high-risk marine construction and transportation [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The International Organisation for Standardisation has launched a new class of marine fuel specifications to provide standards for higher quantities of biofuels to be blended into marine distillates, and making reporting of cloud point mandatory [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) fleet now stands at 223,262,177 deadweight tons (DWT), making it the second largest registry in the world in terms of DWT.International Registries, Inc. and its affiliates (IRI) have [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cayman Registry has been mentioned by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) for the sixth year running as being top-of-class in their 2016/2017 Annual Flag State Performance Table.Cayman Registry is one of the flag states [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Deepwater oil drilling can be expensive, time-consuming and a hard sell to investors. But the world’s top energy firms are restarting their search for giant oilfields under the ocean after a two-year lull. A recovery [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ETI in partnership with Norsepower Oy Ltd, Maersk Tankers and Shell Shipping & Maritime, today announced that it will install and trial Flettner rotor sails onboard a Maersk Tankers-owned vessel.The project will be the first [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Nautilus International has welcomed the Budget announcement of plans to assist the North Sea oil and gas industry — but is calling on the government to ensure the pledged support is far-reaching and helps British [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has moved to address the concerns of bunker barge operators in Singapore whose tankers were fitted with mass flow meters three years ago and were scheduled for a [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Nautilus International announced that it has teamed up with Martek Marine to launch a survey exploring the provision and effectiveness of healthcare services onboard seafaring vessels. Specifically,the survey is calling on all seafarers to give [...]
