Environment
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Scrubber retrofit delays see huge swathe of the merchant fleet out of service
Delays are mounting for scrubber retrofits. Broking house Braemar ACM is reporting less than half of the planned scrubber retrofits…
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Weekly Bunker: Scrubber moment of reckoning approaches
If HSFO premiums are meant to get cheaper due to a drop in demand, we’re not seeing it yet. Physical…
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Maersk identifies alcohol, biogas and ammonia as pathways to decarbonisation
In its bid to lead shipping towards decarbonisation, Maersk Line has identified three fuels to focus on, namely alcohol, biogas…
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Maersk Tankers hails ‘real breakthrough’ with 8.2% fuel savings from landmark wind project
Norsepower, together with project partners Maersk Tankers, Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) and Shell International Trading and Shipping Company, today announced…
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Maritime CEO Forum: Scrubber ‘shenanigans’ and the blame game dominate tanker discussion
The Maritime CEO Forum made its European debut yesterday in the swish surroundings of the Monaco Yacht Club with 100…
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Fixing corroded scrubber pipes becomes hot new business in shipping
Ship equipment manufacturers have a new lucrative sulphur cap side business – repairing corroded scrubber apparatus. Hydrex, the Belgian underwater…
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India bans single use plastics on ships
India has become the world’s first country to ban single use plastics on ships, with China widely tipped to follow…
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Scrubber corrosion cases escalate
Cases of corrosion linked to scrubbers are growing, prompting insurers and authorities to issue advisories. Norwegian P&I club Gard stated…
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Greece comes out in favour of steep ship power cuts
Slow steaming regulation has been holed below the waterline with Greece jumping ship ahead of imminent discussions at the International…
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Greek merger aimed at developing digital green solutions for shipping
A Greek maritime environmental engineering company has merged with a well known local shipping IT firm with the pair vowing…
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Boskalis switches dredger to 100% biofuel
Dutch dredging and subsea specialist Royal Boskalis Westminster has partnered with GoodFuels to unveil Boskalis vessel as the first dredging…
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Emmanuel Macron calls for bunker taxes
Emmanuel Macron is doing more than just about any other major world politician to change the shipping industry. Having personally…
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MOL scales up wind ambitions
Mitsui OSK Lines, Japan’s largest shipowner, has upped its wind power ambitions, joining the International Windship Association (IWSA), and pushing…
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Holed Iranian tanker leaves oily slick across the Red Sea
The , an Iranian suezmax attacked on Friday morning in the Red Sea off Jeddah, has left a trail of…
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America’s Cup victory sparks roro innovation
France is proving to be a leader in the adoption of wind propulsion for merchant shipping, with the latest innovation…
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Cargill, Maersk Tankers and Mitsui join forces to identify cost-effective ways for shipping to slash carbon footprint
Cargill, Maersk Tankers and Mitsui & Co have established a strategic collaboration to try and identify cost-effective ways for shipping…
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What has been the most important story in shipping this decade?
We’re into the final quarter of the decade, one of the most tumultuous periods in the history of commercial shipping.…
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Grimaldi attacks oil refineries over ‘unjustified’ low sulphur bunker price increase
Emanuele Grimaldi, CEO of Grimaldi Group and vice president of the International Chamber of Shipping, speaking at the Euromed Convention…
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Leading the green shipping agenda
Bob Sanguinetti, CEO of the UK Chamber of Shipping, writes exclusively for Splash today. As more protests hit the streets…
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Why it often pays to be second
We’ve had some interesting debate from shipowners of late on the benefits – or lack thereof – from being a…
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