Environment
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US government releases blueprint to decarbonise America’s transportation sector
The Biden administration yesterday released the US National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization. Developed by the departments of Energy, Transportation, Housing…
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Hibernia pleads not guilty to charges related to 2019 oil spill off Newfoundland
In July last year, Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd. (HMDC) was charged by the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB)…
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Israel introduces 0.1% sulphur directive
Israel is jumping ahead of littoral states in the Mediterranean, introducing a sulphur emission control area (ECA) in its waters…
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Let’s make collaboration more than a buzzword in 2023
Shipowners say they are willing to collaborate on decarbonisation, but there are barriers to overcome before the reality matches the…
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IMO adopts new protections for endangered whales along the California coast
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted a US proposal to increase protections for endangered blue, fin and humpback whales…
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Swedish charterers map out green fleet renewal
DNV and the Responsible Shipping Initiative (RSI), an alliance of Swedish dry bulk charterers, have launched a feasibility study to…
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Evergreen to pay further fines over Chesapeake Bay grounding
Evergreen, the Taiwanese owner of the 11,850 teu , has been told to pay Maryland more than $676,000 to enhance…
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BIMCO responds to criticism of its CII charter clause
Following widespread criticism from a host of shipping heavyweights this week over its Carbon Intensity Indicator operations clause for time…
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Shipping heavyweights hit out at BIMCO’s CII clause
Heavyweight shipowners and charterers, including Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), A.P. Moller – Maersk, Oldendorff Carriers, Trafigura and Vitol, have strongly…
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Little concrete outcome from last week’s MEPC
Last week’s 79th gathering of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) at the London headquarters of the International Maritime Organization…
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Mediterranean to become an ECA from 2025
At this week’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) held at the London headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the…
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Maersk taps Houston firm for green methanol supplies
A.P. Moller – Maersk has signed a green methanol letter of intent with Houston-based SunGas Renewables, which provides technology and…
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Aker Solutions in line for up to $412m offshore electrification deal
Norwegian engineering firm Aker Solutions has signed a letter of intent with fellow oil and gas operator OKEA for the…
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The marine fuels market outlook for 2023
Jesper Lindegaard Sørensen, managing director of KPI OceanConnect Singapore, gives readers an Asian-flavoured look at where the bunker markets are…
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ITF calls for carbon pricing
The International Transport Forum (ITF), part of Paris-based OECD, has called for the swift implementation of carbon pricing for shipping…
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Poseidon Principles signatories show they have a long way to go to meet IMO targets
More than two dozen international banks have reported emissions data of their ship finance portfolios in the third Poseidon Principles…
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CMA CGM and Shanghai port develop cold ironing infrastructure
French liner CMA CGM and Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) have signed today a long-term strategic collaboration to develop the…
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Canada’s Port of Prince Rupert activates shore power to reduce ship emissions
The Port of Prince Rupert, on Canada’s Pacific coast north of Vancouver, has expanded the shore power capacity at DP…
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Conoship “future-proof” vessel design pushes ahead
Construction of the first of a series of “future-proof,” environmentally friendly general cargo vessels developed by Dutch design and engineering…
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Volstad Maritime signs up for more OCV battery retrofits
Norwegian vessel owner and operator Volstad Maritime is retrofitting more of its offshore construction vessels to battery hybrids. The Aalesund-headquartered…
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