Transport Canada (TC) recently conducted tests on ships entering Canadian ports and found that the ships are in compliance with the required sulphur limit of 0.10%.

Marine Safety Inspectors used portable sulphur analyzers to determine initial compliance. The collected samples are currently being tested at an accredited laboratory for confirmation.

Transport Canada stated that any ship docking at a Canadian port might be inspected, however there is yet no percentage set on how many will actually be tested.

According to a TC official, if a sample is confirmed as non-compliant at the laboratory, the possible penalty would depend "on the circumstance and the decision of the Marine Safety Inspector.”

The 0.10% sulphur limit on fuel in use within the NA-ECA has been in effect since January 1, 2015.

On September 30 the Jacksonville Port Authority’s received the biggest Pure Car and Truck Carrier  (PCTC) in the world, owned by Norwegian RoRo shipping company Höegh Autoliners.

This 8,500 CEU  (car equivalent units) vessel arrived  through recently expanded Panama Canal.

Jacksonville is the one of the busiest ports in USA for vehicle handling. In 2015 it moved around 657 000 vehicles, the biggest volume since 2007.

Also this month the Höegh Vessel became first Neo-Panamax vessel which arrived to Port Freeport in Texas.

The Antwerp Belgium port is the second biggest port in Europe. September 23 port authorities presented new headquarters building design, that was supposed to visualize and combine city history, diamond center and shipping sector.
The construction costed $62 million and it's made of more than 2000 glass parts.

Designers don't reveal the idea of the installation and left it for people's imagination. Some see a ship, others a diamond, however now it's a "home" for more than 500 Antwerp port employees.

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Kline refuses bankruptcy speculations

Japanese shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (KLine) is refuting recent reports that the company will file for bankruptcy protection and follow Hanjin Shipping into administration. Also, reports have indicated the line can file for court receivership within the next two weeks.
Kline's PR Group general manager announced that these rumors are “untrue, completely groundless”. At the same time, Kline published a loss relating to owners of the parent of 26.8 billion yen in the first quarter of its fiscal year 2016-17 comparing with profits of 10.2 billion yen for the same quarter a year earlier.