Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants receive approval from Italian shipbuilder
Mobil SHC Aware H 46 and Mobil SHC Aware H 68, part of ExxonMobil Marine Fuels and Lubricants’ range…
EPA VGP
Review on wash water discharge requirements for Scrubbers
The 2013 VGP took effect on 19 December 2013, and regulates discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels…
US EPA Acted 'Arbitrarily and Capriciously' regarding Ballast Water in the VGP
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) acted arbitrarily and capriciously in…
US Court orders EPA to rewrite Ship Ballast Water rules
CHALOS & Co law firm informs that a federal appeals court in New York ordered US EPA to rewrite its…
Seawater- lubricated shaft withdrawls extended
Classification societies are changing their monitoring rules for seawater-lubricated propeller shafts in line with the rules governing the inspection…
EPA finalizes rule to modernize Clean Water Act reporting
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it has finalized a rule to modernize Clean Water Act reporting…
New orders for Warstila’s BWMS
Wärtsilä has received another important order for its Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS). Three new container ships being built…
Wartsila offers packages compatible with EALs in US
Wärtsilä has developed propulsion systems that are capable of operating with Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants (EALs) and comply with the…
VGP Annual Report Requirements
The VGP is a USA Clean Water Act, NPDES permit that authorizes discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels…
Total Lubmarine gains approval for its Bioneptan lubricants
Total Lubmarine has received approval from Kemel, a key producer of stern tube seals and other marine sealing technology, for…
