Environment
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Japan puts a dollar figure in new carbon tax proposal
Running in the same week as Posidonia next month, the next gathering of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) at…
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Spetalen-backed Hyon teams with Gen2 Energy and ASCO for hydrogen hub in Norway
Norwegian hydrogen bunkering firm Hyon, whose majority owners include Nel, Norwegian Hydrogen and Øystein Stray Spetalen’s Saga Pure, has together…
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Capes among the most exposed ship types with incoming EEXI legislation
Capesize owners are likely to be among the hardest hit when new Energy Efficiency Existing Index (EEXI) rules kick in…
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COSCO sets 2060 carbon neutral deadline
State-owned COSCO Shipping Holdings, which runs a vast ports empire around the globe as well as the world’s fourth largest…
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Eco Marine Power showcases zero emission handymax bulker design
Japan’s Eco Marine Power (EMP) has released details of a new handymax bulker that incorporates a range of renewable energy…
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Ulstein debuts Thor, claiming it is shipping’s nuclear-powered silver bullet
One of Europe’s top ship designers has come out with its own designs for nuclear-powered ships. Norway’s Ulstein, which also…
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China starts its first autonomous boxship service
China’s first autonomous containership has entered service this month. Following months of extensive trials, the 300 teu , managed by…
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Singapore sets tax incentives for greener ships
Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) will provide incentives on certain fees and taxes for Singapore-flagged ships committed to slashing…
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John Platsidakis: Where shipping got it wrong with regulators and the environment
John Platsidakis is a great champion of the traditions of Greek shipping, having acted as a de facto consigliere to…
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Japanese shipbuilders develop ammonia-ready LNG-fuelled panamax bulker
Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships (GSC), a consortium of nine Japanese shipbuilders, has developed an ammonia-ready LNG-fuelled panamax…
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EU, US, UK among growing host of nations demanding IMO revises targets to ensure shipping is GHG-free by 2050
Submissions are flying in ahead of the June meet-up of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) at the London headquarters…
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Upcoming European tsunami
Chatting with folk in shipping and skimming through the industry press I am amazed how little awareness there is of…
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Charterers ought to pay for carbon credits: BIMCO
Global shipowning body BIMCO has come out with an updated greenhouse gas (GHG) position statement, amid much jostling for who…
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INTERCARGO: The green battle ahead
Since taking over from John Platsidakis as chairman of the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO) in 2018 Dimitris…
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China submits its own shipping GHG plans to the IMO
A new market-based measure to cut shipping emissions has been put forward to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) by a…
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Green recycling isn’t enough
Carl Martin Faannessen, CEO of Manila-based crewing specialist Noatun Maritime, on just how far behind shipping’s thinking is when it…
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Maryland seeks $100m from Evergreen to cover costs related to Ever Forward grounding
The State of Maryland has asked Taiwanese liner Evergreen to establish a so-called responsibility fund to pay for costs related…
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MOL Chemical Tankers sets out to fuel all its ships with biodiesel from Trafigura
The chemical tanker division of Japan’s largest shipowner, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), is forming a biodiesel fuel supply tie-up with…
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Tanker pooling is a crucial tool for decarbonisation
Matthew Smith from Tankers International makes the green case for clubbing together. As consumers and financiers have better understood the…
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Shearwater secures survey contract for Eni’s UK carbon storage project
Norwegian offshore seismic player Shearwater GeoServices has secured a contract from Eni for a 3D geophysical survey, with an option…
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