IMO (The International Maritime Organization) has adopted the Polar Code (The international code for ships operating in Polar waters) and amendments related to SOLAS (Safety of life at Sea).
It is expected that the amendment will enter into force from January 1st 2017.

Jan-Paul de Wilde, Designer at Rolls-Royce Singapore, highlighted the advantages of using LNG as a marine fuel. He pointed out that LNG produces 22% reduced greenhouse gas, 92% reduced nitrogen oxide (NOx) emission and nearly a 100% reduced sulfur oxide (SOx) emission.

China should implement an Emission Control Area (ECA) to help battle air pollution says the Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) in a new report.

As Turkey signs the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention 2004 it reaches 43 Contracting States representing around 32.54% of the world's merchant shipping tonnage.

The Port Authority in Singapore (MPA) is working towards an electronic Bunker Delivery Note (e-BDN) in order to increase the productivity says Minister of Transport Lui Tuck Yew.

During September and October 2013 the topic of bunker fraud was given a lot of media attention. At Insatech Marine we were interviewed by a number of international magazines. We supplied some perspectives on the problem as well as potential solutions. You can read some of the articles here.

Endofa introduces the end of an era by installing Insatech Marines Bunker Management System including Coriolis mass flow meters.