Environment
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Maersk hits out at shipping’s lack of ambition to tackle climate change
As world leaders talk climate change solutions at COP23 in Bonn, A.P. Moller – Maersk has lashed out its shipping…
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Owning the future
Diane Gilpin from the Smart Green Shipping Alliance reports from Monday’s Ambition 1.5oC: Global Shipping’s Action Plan – an event…
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Where pigs can swim
The tit for tat between the republic of the Marshall Islands and the International Chamber of Shipping this week over…
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‘We will not compromise on our survival’: Marshall Islands responds to ICS criticism
The republic of the Marshall Islands has hit back at claims it is being both inflexible and unrealistic in its…
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Appetite growing for dual fuel engine retrofits
American owner Tote has tapped MAN Diesel & Turbo to convert two ships deployed in Alaska – North Star and…
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We are all in the same boat
Diane Gilpin from the Smart Green Shipping Alliance exhorts readers to quit pussyfooting around when it comes to embracing the…
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Safe Bulkers moves to install ballast water systems across entire fleet
Greek owner Safe Bulkers has announced a deal with compatriot company Erma First to install ballast water treatment systems (BWTS)…
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Report urges ship financiers to focus more on climate risk assessments
A report out this week urges ship financiers to move together in creating a global standard for maritime-specific climate risk…
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ICS lashes out at ‘unrealistic’ Marshall Islands emission cut proposals
The huge divergence on shipping’s CO2 emission promises spilled out onto social media this morning as the chief lobbyist for…
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ICS favours Japan’s emissions cut targets
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is representing the world’s national shipowners’ associations and over 80% of the world merchant…
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Sea Blind: Arctic shipping debate on celluloid
A documentary movie Sea Blind – The Price of Shipping our Stuff, will premier tomorrow during this week’s UN Climate…
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German government backs upcoming shipping decarbonisation summit
The German government has backed an industry-led action plan to decarbonise shipping. The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature…
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Is shipping a climate friend or foe?
Maria Bruun Skipper, a director at Danish Shipping, helps set the scene for this week’s UN-convened COP23 climate talks taking…
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Clean Air Action Plan for ports of LA and Long Beach approved
The San Pedro Bay ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, America’s numbers one and two respectively in terms of…
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Ports urged to work together to slash carbon footprint
Ports should work together to share emissions data and find ways to make the air cleaner, according to engineering consultancy…
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Clock ticking as divergent emission divisions remain
After one of the more contentious environmental gatherings held at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) last week concern is growing…
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Can we be honest about the damage we are all doing?
Amongst this week’s contributions to the gaiety of nations we may include the attempt by our industry’s lobbying bodies to…
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Authors of IMO ‘corporate capture’ report respond to criticism
The authors of this week’s contentious study into lobbying at the International Maritime Organization have responded to widespread criticism, insisting…
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Kitack Lim forced to defend IMO’s neutrality in wake of controversial ‘corporate capture’ report
Kitack Lim, the secretary general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), has been forced to defend the UN body’s neutrality…
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World Shipping Council slams controversial IMO ‘corporate capture’ report
The World Shipping Council (WSC) has added its voice to the growing chorus of denials in the wake of Monday’s…
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