„Of course this costs us annually around $100,000, but we prefer that cost than to use untested bunker oil based solely on the Bunker Delivery Receipt and find that we have a massive problem on our ship,“ he said.
The two photos showed a dirt-stained baby sock that the mum had attempted to clean in the washing machine, and the other showed the same sock perfectly clean after the use of dishwashing liquid and a scrubbing brush.
LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) – U.S.
sanctions on a top Chinese shipping fleet is set to produce a totally unintended result — less burning of the dirtiest marine fuels at sea at the start of next year, Refinitiv data showed on Tuesday.
Wagoner, a Tesla owner and aspiring space entrepreneur, had traveled to the far southern tip of Texas in hope of hearing Musk speak on Saturday, but was unable to secure a ticket to the event despite his desperate pleas to the billionaire on Twitter.
Around 172 ships have avoided the problem because they are powered by sulphur-free liquefied natural gas (LNG), data from Norwegian risk management and certification company DNV GL showed, but this in an expensive option.
The move to blacklist ships from COSCO on Sept. 24 for allegedly ferrying sanctioned Iranian oil will undercut demand for ships‘ traditional means of power because a vessel crunch meant fewer docked and attached kit to filter the dirtier fuels.
The IMO said it does not have a remit to regulate the fuel industry but that international standards for the new fuel and information about compatibility between types had been issued as part of comprehensive preparations.
For this, the mum from Perth relies on the Sabco Grout Brush ($4.50) from Bunnings, the Rubbermaid Power Scrubber ($20) from Bunnings and the $5 Glitz Cream Cleanser, also from the discount hardware store.
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A circular note date Jan. 7 and sent on Wednesday to Reuters from Pakistan´s ports and shipping ministry said the discharge of washwater from open-loop scrubbers was prohibited in Pakistani port environs.
Khalid Hashim, managing director of one of Thailand´s largest dry cargo ship owners, Precious Shipping, said it had not allowed co-mingling of marine fuel, also known as bunker fuel, for over five years and required all of it to be sample tested.
„The postponement of scrubber installations triggered by soaring freight rates in October will only delay the absorption of HSFO volumes next year, exacerbating the decline in HSFO demand especially in H1 2020,“ Refinitiv said in a report.
This high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) will not be banned outright but allowed if vessels attach at port a cleaning device called a scrubber — something fewer shipowners and brokers did given the highest profits for freight seen in years.
Malaysia, Singapore and Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, all marine refueling hubs, have banned the use of open-loop scrubbers. China is also set to extend a ban on scrubber discharge to more coastal regions.
An underlying problem is that oil refineries are not obliged to produce tailor-made shipping fuel, said Neil Roberts, head of marine underwriting at Lloyd´s Market Association, which represents the interests of all underwriting businesses in London´s Lloyd´s insurance market.
Norwegian ship insurer Gard cited a few cases where sparks from welding or cutting fell into a scrubber through uncovered openings: in one case it spread to the engine room through glass reinforced epoxy piping.
Nautilus International, a union which represents over 20,000 workers in shipping, said the use of new fuel types would place extra strain on crews, who have reported incidents including power loss when changing fuels, filter problems and leaks.
Airborne pollutants like sulphur and nitrates which are deeply harmful to human health were the target of the IMO rules, which allowed the use of scrubbers in order not to upend the shipping and refining industries.
„We expect the demand for HSFO for scrubber installed ships to account for about 2.5 million megatonnes per month (16% of global bunker demand) as of Jan. 1 2020 and increasing to almost 4 million megatonnes month once the current orders are completed.“
ISLAMABAD, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Pakistan has prohibited the use of open-loop scrubbers by ships in its waters, the latest country to tighten restrictions on the use of the cleaning devices which strip sulphur from marine fuel and empty the residue in the sea, a regulatory note showed.
Since the start of this year, United Nations shipping agency the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has banned ships from using fuels with a sulphur content above 0.5%, compared with 3.5% previously, in the biggest shake up for the oil and shipping industries in decades.