An assessment from global classification society DNV, using its Recommended Practice for performance verification of onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS), has confirmed Carbon Ridge’s centrifugal onboard carbon capture system can reach CO2 capture rates of as high as 98%. This is the first maritime deployment of a centrifugal OOCS system
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden has contacted seven maritime shipping companies as part of an inquiry into cartel-linked fuel smuggling between the United States and Mexico, asking the firms to explain their vetting procedures for ensuring their tankers aren't used to transport illicit hydrocarbons, according to copies of the letters seen by Reuters.
Scorpio Tankers has entered into agreements to sell four of its 2014 built MR product tankers and has agreed to purchase four MR newbuilding resales with deliveries in 2026 and 2027.The four 2014 built scrubber-fitted MR product tankers, STI Battery, STI Venere, STI Milwaukee and STI Yorkville, are being sold for $32.0 million per vessel.