IMO & Germany Teams Up To Reduce Asia’s Maritime Transport Emissions

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  • The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of Germany (BMU) have signed an agreement.
  • The agreement undertakes the preparatory activities leading to the development of a project proposal to reduce maritime transport emissions in East and Southeast Asian countries.

According to an article published...

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Why Asian Buyers Seek More Permanent Protection in Their LNG Contracts?

The price extremes of the Asian LNG market in the past year, created friction between buyers and sellers that are likely to feed into negotiations as more LNG contracts get signed, reports Platts.

What is the reason behind?

The price extremes of the Asian LNG market in the past year, due to the pandemic-driven demand destruction of 2020 and winter demand spike of early 2021, created friction between buyers and sellers that are likely to feed into negotiations as more LNG contracts get signed.

Buyer...

https://mfame.guru/why-asian-buyers-seek-more-permanent-protection-in-their-lng-contracts/

Velesto Rig Sinks While Working for ConocoPhillips

A jack-up drilling rig has sunk offshore Malaysia while working for the oil major ConocoPhillips, reports Offshore Energy.

What happened?

According to The board of directors of Velesto Energy Berhad, an incident involving one of its rigs, Velesto NAGA 7 jack-up, occurred at the worksite due to rapid penetration into the formation on Monday, 3 May 2021, while operating offshore Sarawak for a client.

The company added that The NAGA 7 rig tilted and subsequently submerged at the location on 4 May...

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BunkerMetric Integrates Its Flagship BunkerPlanner Application

Bunker software supplier BunkerMetric integrates its flagship BunkerPlanner application with Inchcape’s World of Ports (WoP) service to source accurate and constantly updated data on bunkering-related port call costs, reports Maritime Executive.

Improve The TCE

Choosing the right bunkering port has a huge impact on the Time Charter Equivalent (TCE) of a voyage. Operators making the right call can easily improve the TCE by hundreds of dollars per day, or tens of thousands of dollars per voyage....

https://mfame.guru/bunkermetric-integrates-its-flagship-bunkerplanner-application/

New Sustainability Report by Hapag-Lloyd, Shipping Future

  • Sulphur oxides reduced by 70% compared to the previous year.
  • Additional fuel savings achieved through ship optimisations.
  • New propulsion concepts tested, and state-of-the-art ships ordered.
  • Focus remains on ensuring the safety and well-being of our employees.
  • New sustainability strategy with concrete goals to be published later this year.

A recent Hapag-Lloyd news source says that tapping the future of shipping – Hapag Lloyd published new sustainability report.

Sustainability Report 2020

Hapag-L...

https://mfame.guru/new-sustainability-report-by-hapag-lloyd-shipping-future/

“K” Line Announces Marine Services for Carbon Neutrality 

“K” Line announces the agreement to establish a joint venture company to provide marine-related services for offshore and wind power business, says a press release published on their website.

Carbon neutrality by 2050

Target and Purpose of “K” Line Wind Service, Ltd.

Japanese Government has announced its Green Growth Strategy for carbon neutrality by 2050. Offshore wind power is a prerequisite to the decarbonization of the electricity sector and it started to promote its supply chain development.

To...

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Clean Shipping Alliance Contradicts ICCT’s Wash Water Report

  • The environmental group ICCT published a report on wash water discharge given out by scrubbers.
  • The Clean Shipping Alliance expresses its concern about the wrong perception of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (“scrubbers”) and wash water discharges.

Following the release of a report by environmental group ICCT, the Clean Shipping Alliance expresses its concern about the wrong perception of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (“scrubbers”) and wash water discharges portrayed in the publication, says an...

https://mfame.guru/clean-shipping-alliance-contradicts-iccts-wash-water-report/

Robert Allan Tugs Secured By Subsea Industries Coating System

Two Robert Allan Ltd. designed icebreaking tugs constructed at Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards have been protected with the coating system. The underwater hulls of Selene and Helios were coated with Ecospeed, the topsides with Ecolast and the azimuth thrusters with Ecoshield, reports Subsea Industries.

ASD tugs

Located in Tuzla and Altinova, Sanmar tShipyards has been producing tugboats and providing services for numerous countries around the world for four decades. The company celebrates its 45th year...

https://mfame.guru/robert-allan-tugs-secured-by-subsea-industries-coating-system/

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