Environment
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IMO’s Carbon Intensity Indicator comes in for further criticism
With 111 days until its introduction, critics of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) are growing. The…
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Samsung Heavy teams with German chemicals firm BASF to advance onboard carbon capture tech
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has partnered with German chemicals giant BASF to evaluate the feasibility of capturing carbon…
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New LNG carrier design claims up to 18% CO2 emissions reduction
A new design for a liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier has been revealed by a new partnership promising a significant…
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Minneapolis passes Ship It Zero resolution
The Minneapolis City Council last week unanimously passed a Ship It Zero resolution that calls on top maritime import polluters…
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Study launched into ammonia-powered drilling rigs
US-based engineering firm KBR has been awarded a study to develop a green ammonia-based power system for a semi-submersible drilling…
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Chevron and Crowley invest in maritime hydrogen tech firm Zero Emission Industries
Chevron’s New Energies business unit and US-based shipping and logistics company Crowley have invested in maritime hydrogen technology company Zero…
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Advice to merchant shipping from the men behind the cruise sector’s first zero emissions vessel
Battery and hydrogen fuel cell technology exist today to take merchant shipping to zero emissions, it just needs the hand…
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MSC reroutes ships further south of Sri Lanka to protect blue whales
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is urging its peers to follow its lead and alter their routes when transiting near Sri…
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Compressed hydrogen-fuelled roro project moves ahead
Aurelia Green Ship Concept Design has unveiled a new design with 100% hydrogen propulsion. Approval in principle has been issued…
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Design approval sealed for DSME’s ammonia-powered VLCC
Korean yards offering ammonia-fuelled ship designs are growing in number. At Gastech this week in Milan, class society Lloyd’s Register…
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WinGD and Alfa Laval team up to bring methanol engines to market
Alfa Laval and Swiss engine designer WinGD have established a joint programme in which Alfa Laval will develop the fuel…
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Amplify Energy reaches agreement with State of California, resolving all matters associated with 2021 oil spill
Amplify Energy Corp., the Houston-based oil and gas company that owns the pipeline that leaked about 25,000 gallons of oil…
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Germany’s Freudenberg marks first marine methanol-powered fuel cell type approval
Germany’s Freudenberg e-Power Systems, part of the global Freudenberg Group, has achieved a significant milestone in the development of methanol-powered…
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Shipyard selected for the world’s first zero-emission cruise ship
Norwegian cruise venture Northern Xplorer has signed a letter of intent with Portuguese shipbuilder West Sea to construct what the…
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Sulphur cap has resulted in a 77% drop in SOx emissions from ships: IMO
With 115 days to go until the most significant global environmental regulations to hit shipping since the global sulphur cap…
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Battery manufacturer and propulsion specialist join forces in bid to electrify shipping
Canadian battery producer Shift Clean Energy (Shift) has joined forces with Norwegian propulsion system developer STADT in a bid to…
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MAN reveals new dual-fuel engine at SMM
MAN Energy Solutions has introduced the latest addition to its four-stroke engine portfolio, the dual-fuel engine capable of running on…
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Canada aids FSO Safer salvage fund
Canada has chipped in with C$2.5m ($1.9m) to add to the urgently needed funds sought by the United Nations to…
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DNV highlights the multi-billion dollar costs shipping faces en route to decarbonisation
As a curtain-raiser to the opening today of SMM, the world’s largest shipping exhibition, class society DNV has unveiled the…
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Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative launches
A coalition of top shipping names has launched a project to identify, accelerate and advocate technology solutions for the maritime…
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