Ursus Maritime Capital LLC

08/10/2017

Kassinger Comments on Shipping GHGs Draws Praise and Criticism

"Time for the U.N. to back off of the GHG money grab," said one reader, while Carbon War Room said the gravity of shipping's contribution of GHG emissions had been misrepresented.

04/04/2017

We were honored to be shortlisted in this year's Green4Sea awards, and we want to deeply thank all of you who voted for us in support of our efforts in bringing sustainability into shipping.

We would like to congratulate SEA\LNG for winning the 2017 Green4Sea Initiative Award. This industry coalition to push LNG as a marine fuel is indeed a great way to move us beyond the chicken&egg conundrum for LNG infrastructure.
Our affiliate company, P&P Marine Consultants last week delivered the first LNG dual-fuel asphalt carrier in the world, so we fully support SEA\LNG's efforts!

We also congratulate the winners in their categories, DFDS and Stena Bulk, who are both leaders in moving our industry forward.

03/14/2017

We're excited to have be shortlisted for the Green4Sea 2017 "Initiative Award" for our innovative green financing structure of emissions and efficiency retrofits.

The nominee with the most votes online will be this year's winner, so we will need your support! Please vote for Ursus Maritime Capital, and tell your friends and colleagues to also vote for us! Spread the word!

Just go to www.green4sea.com/2017-green4sea-awards/.
The voting process is simple, and you can also easily vote for any of the other award categories as well.

Voting is live though March 24th.
The Award Ceremony will take place at the Yacht Club of Greece on 4 April, 2017.

GREEN4SEA is delighted to announce the 2017 GREEN4SEA Awards for the second year within the scope of fostering Greener & Sustainable Shipping.

07/25/2016

Panama Canal Launches Green Award System https://t.co/xxm9qmvVme

The Panama Canal has announced the launch of the Green Connection Award, a new initiative to recognize customers who demonstrate excellent

06/21/2016

IMO Fuel Avail Study: No major barriers to providing sufficient compliant bunkers https://t.co/Th4coua2qJ Not exactly news!

A lack of compliant fuel was cited as being a major reason why the new sulfur cap would need to be delayed.

06/16/2016

Cruise Ship AIDAPrima Construction Time-Lapse https://t.co/nsfVm9V0Op Axe-bow, air-lubricated hull, LNG-dual fuel. Nice!

Nicely done time-lapse showing the construction, float out, and christening of the new 124,100-ton AidaPrima cruise ship. The AidaPrima was delivered in March by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and is known for being the first cruise ship in the world to be equipped with a dual-fuel engine that can be p...

06/16/2016

The eco guide to cargo ships https://t.co/6jadEIyuJE

The shipping industry burns fossil fuels on a grand scale, and scarcely even tries to reduce its emissions

05/20/2016

Can the shipping industry cut its own emissions? https://t.co/9J5ubKQFlu via

Though the shipping sector accounts for 3 percent of global CO2 emissions, the Paris climate deal left it untouched. Now the pressure is on for industry regulators to develop their own plan of action.

05/13/2016

(2/3) The original ECA in 2006 was already "phased in" by being lenient on penalties for ~2 yrs due to unavailability of MGO.

05/13/2016

(3/3) Owners and Refiners will wait for the last minute no matter what and need to be pushed to get this done.

05/13/2016

(1/3) We disagree with the opinion of Navigistics for a need for a phase-in of the global sulfur cap https://t.co/yhJ1wd4aB1

Navigistics Consulting's David St Amand says, in addition to completing its fuel availability study, the IMO should stagger the sulfur limit reduction.

05/13/2016

Global Oil Supply and Demand Will Soon Get "Very Close to Balance": IEA - Ship & Bunker https://t.co/UgYLvOjMfL

But don't expect prices to reach acceptable levels immediately, the agency warns.