Russian and Indian officials are working to avoid an international incident after a Russian-flagged general cargo ship was arrested when it arrived in the Indian port of Cochin. It would likely have gone unnoticed except for the fact that the vessel was transporting...

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MARPOL Annex VI regulations were written for petroleum derived fuels but also apply to biofuels. It has been a challenge to meet the regulatory requirement to demonstrate that biofuels do not “cause an engine to exceed the applicable NOx emission limit”. Our guest...

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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) is now taking applications for Centers of Excellence (CoE) designations for community or technical colleges and maritime training centers that prepare students for careers in the maritime...

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