Yesterday the European Parliament vote on new environmental impact assessment rules of oil and conventional gas exploration, while at the same time rules for shale gas were excluded.
100 Billion Cubic Meters of Gas via Blue Stream to Turkey
March 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday at 11:00 am Moscow time the Blue Stream gas pipeline supplied its 100th billion cubic meter of Russian natural gas to Turkey. In 2013 gas supplies via Blue Stream had stood at 13.7 billion cubic meters of gas accounting for over a half of the total gas volume (26.7 billion cubic meters) exported by Gazprom to Turkey in 2013.
ECSA Position Paper on CO2 MRV System
March 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment
As an addition to the ECSA position paper issued in October 2013 on the European Commission proposal for a CO2 MRV system on maritime transport, ECSA issued a position paper urging the EU legislators to refrain from extending the scope to ships above 400 GT and from including NOx/others GHG emissions which would respectively result in unnecessary administrative burden on small ships and in impractical monitoring issues in the proposed EU Regulation.
Fewer Pirates Different Risks: Africa Needs to Rethink its Approach to Maritime Security
March 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment
With incidents of maritime piracy declining and greater awareness of new maritime security threats, the shape and governance of various counter-piracy initiatives and institutions will come into question this year.
Use of Electronic Bills of Lading
March 12, 2014 by Leave a Comment
A number of major dry cargo charterers began to invite owners to incorporate clauses into time charters in order to permit the use of electronic bills of lading instead of their paper equivalent.
HFO Main Fuel for Deep Sea Shipping for Years to Come
March 12, 2014 by Leave a Comment
A new report from Lloyd’s Register (LR) and University College London’s Energy Institute, Global Marine Fuel Trends 2030, indicates that, in all scenarios, heavy fuel oil remains the main fuel for deep sea shipping while LNG develops a deep sea bunker market share of 11% by 2030.
Best Practice in Ships Technical Management
March 12, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Quality and safety of operations, management and treatment of crew and transparency of costs spend are increasing. during 2013 GL and Fraunhofer CML experts conducted a study involving about 100 ship managing companies across the globe to find out what they are doing to improve their operations and what they consider as “best practice” in the industry.
New Gyrocompass with INS Technology
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Oceanology International 2014 sees the launch of a new range of Gyrocompass products based on the well proven Motion Reference Unit (MRU) technology from Kongsberg Maritime’s sensor ‘Powerhouse’, Kongsberg Seatex.
Suez Canal Toll Hikes Cause Protests from Shipping Associations
March 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Round Table of international shipping associations has protested against the third consecutive annual increases in Suez Canal tolls, saying carriers are “dismayed” by steep hikes with a short notice period.
North American ECA Might Harm Short Sea Shipping
March 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The North American Emission Control Area (ECA) proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would require that all vessels travelling within 200 nautical miles of the North American coast run off an ultra-low sulphur content fuel.
Officer of the Watch 