The dispute centers around a technology used on some Carnival ships called open-loop scrubbers. They’re known for reducing ...

BEIJING/SINGAPORE, Jan 8 (Reuters) - China's maritime authority has banned the discharge of "wash water" used in ships to strip hazardous sulphur emissions from engine exhaust gases from Jan. 1 for ...

Norway’s Bruton has ordered four 319,000 dwt very large crude carriers (VLCCs) fitted with scrubber systems from China. The company has entered into a shipbuilding contract with Yantai CIMC Raffles ...

The health of oceans is looking bright thanks to a new ban by EU environmental ministers and 15 European countries that are on board. At a Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of ...

Two Ro-Ro vessels owned and operated by Stena Line are to be retrofitted with Wärtsilä in-line closed-loop scrubber systems. The scrubbers will be installed on the Stena Transit and Stena Transporter ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lights from cruise ships are reflected on the surface of downtown Juneau’s harbor on the evening of May 10. (Photo by Yereth Rosen ...

"The federal agency that's tasked with enforcing it isn't doing it." Groups sound alarm over disturbing practices of cruise ...

When the International Maritime Organization enacted a mandatory cap on the sulfur content of marine fuels in 2020, with an eye toward reducing harmful environmental and health impacts, it left ...

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia has prohibited the use of open-loop scrubbers by ships plying Malaysian waters, as Southeast Asia's third-largest economy joins the growing number of nations adopting ...

In July, a state inspector boarded a cruise ship in Juneau for a routine review. The inspector’s report includes a photo that shows a metal drum full of chunky, black sludge — a mixture laden with ...

In recent years, Greek shipowner Safe Bulkers has retrofitted Alfa Laval PureSOx exhaust gas cleaning systems on 20 of its bulk carriers. The company has just installed its 21st PureSOx scrubber, and ...

Pictured here is the Hedwig Oldendorff vessel at the Port of Taicang, China, prior to the start of the emission monitoring voyage. CAMBRIDGE, MA – When the International Maritime Organization enacted ...