HFO
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Maritime News
NGOs Call for IMO Action on an Arctic HFO Ban
As shipping activity heats up in the Arctic, environmental advocates are encouraging the IMO to take action on the…
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Russian Police Arrest Captains of Two Lost Russian Tankers
The masters of the two aging river-sea tankers that broke up and spilled fuel in the Kerch Strait last…
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Norway Fines Shipping Company and Master for Having Heavy Fuel in Svalbard
Norwegian authorities for the first time have fined a shipping company and the master of a cargo vessel for…
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Maritime News
Report: Scrubber Wash Damages Baltic as Shipowners Realize Profits with HFO
A new report is adding to the long-running debate over the impact of exhaust scrubbers and the potential for…
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MSC agrees with Quadrise to trial alternative HFO
MSC Shipmanagement Limited of Cyprus, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mediterranean Shipping Company, has signed […] The post MSC agrees with…
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The Clean Arctic Alliance says IMO’s ban leaves Arctic vulnerable to HFO spill for another decade
The Clean Arctic Alliance slammed the decision by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to approve a ban on the use…
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Port News
Why the IMO’s draft Arctic HFO regulation will not protect the Arctic, and how to fix it
Dr Sian Prior, lead advisor to the Clean Arctic Alliance, writes for Splash today ahead of next week’s MEPC 75…
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Marine World
Defending HFO Carriage Ban Breach, MSC Says Could Not Fit Scrubber Due to Coronavirus
This is one of the first punitive actions taken by a jurisdiction since regulations came into effect in January which…
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Marine World
MSC Ship Busted Breaking HFO Carriage Ban
The 9,784 teu post-panamax MSC Joanna has been prohibited from operating in UAE waters for one year and its master banned indefinitely…
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Maritime News
ICS: Carrying HFO May Result in Fines and Detention
On March 1, it became illegal for ships to carry high-sulfur fuel oil (HFO) unless the ship is equipped with…
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