Environment
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ICS chairman warns on risks of regional splintering for shipping
Singapore: Shipping is in danger of splintering along regional lines, a senior name in the industry warned today. Addressing members…
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Protesters out to meet Shell’s Polar Pioneer as rig reaches Port Angeles
Seattle: Environmental activists were out in force to protest the arrival of Shell’s Polar Pioneer rig in Port Angeles, Washington…
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Vancouver prepares to unleash the lawyers over English Bay spill
Vancouver: City of Vancouver officials are already priming for legal action over the English Bay fuel spill and it could…
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Study smashes shipyard claims over ecoship efficiency
London: The efficiency of new ships has deteriorated by 10% on average since 1990, a new study has found, renewing…
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Greenpeace rig-boarders will ignore any injunction ordering their removal
San Francisco: Greenpeace activists remained encamped on the Seattle-bound rig Polar Pioneer on Friday, and said they would stay on…
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Officials angry over mystery toxic slick in Vancouver’s English Bay
Vancouver: City officials and politicians in Vancouver expressed alarm that they were not informed for more than 12 hours after…
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Rickmers to invest $50m making ships energy-efficient
London: The Rickmers Group has signed an agreement with an unnamed charter customer to spend $50m in modernising “major parts”…
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World Ocean Council: Leadership and collaboration key to saving the seas
Honolulu: “The key to a sustainable ocean – and sustainable ocean business – is leadership and collaboration by a group…
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‘As long as it takes’: Greenpeace defiant as Shell brings lawsuit over rig boarding
San Francisco: Battle lines are drawn in the standoff between Greenpeace and Shell over the occupation of an Arctic-bound oil…
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How will climate change deals affect shipping?
The structure of international trade in energy commodities will inevitably change, writes Mark Williams from Affinity Research. March 31 quietly…
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Future shipping regulations first need cost benefits analysis, says ICS
London: The cost of regulation is threatening the industry’s ability to ensure compliance and lessons must be learnt, the International…
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Greenpeace activists spend night on Shell rig being transported across the Pacific
San Francisco: The half dozen Greenpeace activists who on Monday boarded a Shell oil rig being transported across the Pacific…
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New EU rules unlikely to stop shipbreaking on sub-continental beaches
Mumbai: The European Union (EU) has announced strict new rules on demolition of old vessels, which appear set to benefit…
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Intrepid Greenpeace protesters board Arctic-bound Shell rig in mid-Pacific
San Francisco: Six Greenpeace activists pulled off a daring coup by boarding a Shell oil rig in mid-Pacific Ocean on…
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Shippers campaign to scrap beach demolition of ships
London: Carriers’ contracts with major shippers could be affected if they fail to implement sustainable ship recycling policies and cease…
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TransCanada scraps planned oil terminal for Quebec to save the whales
Quebec: TransCanada is scrapping plans for an oil tanker terminal in Quebec because of concerns about beluga whales in the…
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Shell oil spill drills to be observed by government
San Francisco: Shell is putting its Arctic oil spill response system to the test with emergency drills in water near…
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Vietnam bans high-sulphur diesel fuel
London: Vessels using marine diesel with more than 0.25% sulphur content will be banned from Vietnamese waters from January 2016,…
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Shell expected to get green light this week for Arctic drilling
Washington: All eyes will be on Washington DC and the polar north this week as the US Department of the…
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Preparing for the future
Alastair Fischbacher, chief executive of the Sustainable Shipping Initiative, casts his crystal ball. In an increasingly dynamic and volatile world…
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