Environment
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BAR Technologies turns to China for production of WindWings sails
Marine engineering consultancy BAR Technologies (BAR) has formed a partnership with China Merchants Energy Tech to manage and oversee the…
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Cape diversions see shipping emissions soar
The extraordinary redrawing of the seaborne trading map between Asia and Europe over the past couple of months since the…
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LNG as shipping’s alternative fuel in crosshairs again with European court challenge
Five NGOs – Fossielvrij, Protect our Winters, Dryade, CLAW, and Opportunity Green – have launched a legal challenge against the…
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Alex Saverys outlines plans for 120 low-carbon ships
The new-look Euronav is drawing up plans for 120 low-carbon ship orders. At a capital markets day on Friday, Alexander…
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The creators of The Captain’s Table form start-up consultancy
The people behind The Captain’s Table, one of shipping’s top pitch competitions, have formed a start-up consultancy. Ship Shape Strategies…
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Printed circuit board fuel cell tech primed for large vessels
Following the successful trials on a narrowboat, the inventors of the world’s first hydrogen-electric boat powered by a printed circuit…
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Orders for methanol engines outpace LNG for the first time
Shipping’s rapid transition to alternative fuels took a significant twist last year with methanol-powered engine orders becoming the most popular…
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Shipping’s environmental priorities this year
Dr Simon Bullock writes for Splash today, with analysis from researchers at the Tyndall Centre, University of Manchester, on shipping’s…
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Oxford University study shows how green ammonia could be rolled out to shipping across the world
Researchers from the University of Oxford have published a study in Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability claiming that green ammonia…
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What I’d like to see happening in shipping in 2024
We asked Andrew Craig-Bennett for his wish-list for what he would like to see happening in shipping in 2024, and…
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Grieg takes majority stake in Danish lifecycle assessment firm ReFlow
Norway’s Grieg Green, the ship recycling expert of Grieg Maritime Group, has picked up a majority stake in Danish lifecycle…
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Just 10 sites worldwide have methanol bunkering facilities
For all the clamour surrounding methanol as shipping’s future fuel, there remains very limited sites worldwide with available bunkering for…
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Powering the fleet with alcohol
Pierre Aury points out all the shortcomings of methanol as shipping’s proposed fuel of the future. Between COP1 and COP28,…
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Shipping starts shelling out for EU Allowances
The largest regional green regulations in the history of shipping came into effect yesterday with the industry included in the…
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Don’t listen to the fearmongers over emissions trading in shipping
There is no reason to panic about the EU ETS – unless you are not fully prepared, writes Christian Rae…
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2024: A turning point for the maritime industry’s clean energy transition
Christian Berg from Amogy on the year ahead and all things green shipping. The volume of maritime trade is projected…
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Louis Dreyfus lines up juice carrier for suction sails retrofit
Wind propulsion continues to gain recognition as one of the key components of shipping’s decarbonisation strategy with Rotterdam-based agricultural giant Louis Dreyfus Company…
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Eyal Ofer’s Zodiac Maritime eyes nuclear-powered ships
Eyal Ofer’s Zodiac Maritime has partnered with classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) and South Korea’s HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore…
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New technology needs nurturing – so does its reputation
As the rush to meet shipping’s urgent need for decarbonisation technology raises pressure and stakes across the board, this is…
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Splash Annual Review: Can everyone please calm down?
The newbie, aspiring writer comes to China and feels like he or she could write a 1,000-page epic. After a…
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