Environment
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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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ClassNK releases advanced emissions tracking tool
Japanese classification society ClassNK has released a greenhouse gas emissions management tool to track accurate CO2 emissions and confirm and…
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ESL Shipping joins Swedish hydrogen hub project
Finnish dry cargo vessel operator ESL Shipping, a subsidiary of Aspo, is taking part in a project to produce hydrogen…
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Chile positions itself as a future fuel provider with green corridor announcement
Today, the Ministry of Energy in Chile and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping announced a formal…
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More than 40% of the energy used by the US shipping fleet could be replaced with zero-emissions solutions this decade: UMAS report
UMAS, a commercial advisory service affiliated with the UCL Energy Institute at University College London, has issued a report commissioned…
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Maersk Supply Service secures Ross Offshore contract for battery hybrid AHTS
Denmark-headquartered Maersk Supply Service has been awarded a call-off agreement with Norwegian services provider Moreld Ross Offshore for the utilisation…
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Boskalis commits multiple offshore vessels to hybrid conversion
Dutch marine contractor Boskalis said it will convert multiple offshore vessels into hybrids through the retrofitting of energy storage systems,…
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Maersk commits to net zero steel by 2040
A.P. Moller – Maersk has joined SteelZero, a global initiative bringing together forward-looking organisations to speed up the transition to…
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Ørsted teams with Esvagt to build methanol-powered SOV
Denmark’s offshore shipping player Esvagt and offshore wind giant Ørsted have joined forces to help decarbonise the maritime sector as…
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BOEM seeks public comment on draft environmental analysis of central California offshore wind energy area
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released its draft environmental assessment (EA) of the Morro Bay wind…
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Norden rolls out biofuel offering
Norden has launched what it calls a 100% carbon neutral biofuel sailing option for customers. The Danish owner and operator…
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Bornholm’s sustainable fuels bunkering plans advance
The green transition of shipping in the Baltic Sea is taking a step forward with an international consortium called Bornholm…
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Maersk fixes Singapore methanol fuel supplies
Six companies, including Danish carrier Maersk, have formed a partnership that aims to establish Asia’s first green e-methanol plant which…
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