Environment
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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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EU ETS costs laid bare
With two weeks until its implementation, analysts at Clarksons Research have produced data to show the costs of the European…
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COP28 ensures IMO shines
Who better than Dr Tristan Smith from UCL Energy Institute to reflect on the key takeaways from the UN’s green…
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MOL to issue shipping’s first blue bonds
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) will become the first shipowner in the world to issue blue bonds next month. All…
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Ship finance lenders make headway on sector’s emission targets
The 34 banking signatories to the Poseidon Principles, representing a loan portfolio to global shipping of about $240 billion, have…
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COP28 concludes with agreement to move away from the use of fossil fuels
A new deal has been agreed at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai – COP28 – after days of…
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Fossil fuel newbuild phase-out stirs debate
Just how viable is the call from top shipping names for an end date for fossil-only powered newbuilds? The joint…
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New EU ETS study claims to show true fuel choice costs
Bunker platform ENGINE has compiled a report in partnership with Freight Investor Services in which prices are compared for conventional…
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Shipping leaders set out plans to deliver on IMO emission targets
60 maritime organisations and government partners have agreed on a course to deliver on the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s net…
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Hapag-Lloyd studies wind propulsion for boxships
German carrier Hapag-Lloyd has been studying wind propulsion options for newbuilds. The Hamburg-headquartered liner has unveiled a newbuilding concept design…
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Yinson Production invests in scrubber outfit Ionada’s carbon-capture tech
Yinson Production has invested in an innovative carbon capture technology developed by Canadian scrubber maker Ionada as part of its…
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Liner shipping outlines its four greenhouse gas ‘cornerstones’
The World Shipping Council (WSC), liner shipping’s lobby group, has taken on the rallying call made at COP28 a week…
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COSCO signs for methanol engine retrofits at Marintec China
COSCO Shipping has signed up a series of its containerships for a methanol dual-fuel revamp at the Marintec China exhibition…
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Oldendorff preps a post-panamax for rotor treatment
Canadian miner Teck Resources and German dry bulk giant Oldendorff Carriers will install Flettner rotors on a ship which carries…
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BIMCO adopts four ETS clauses
The shipping industry is facing an increase in new regulations from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the European Union…
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$200 per container cost gap for zero emissions shipping
A new 34-page report released today at the margins of COP28 details the annualised total costs of zero emission container…
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Nestlé fixes alternative fuel contracts with Maersk, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd
Nestlé, the world’s largest food and beverage company, has teamed with Maersk, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd to move the equivalent…
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Singapore, LA and Long Beach firm green corridor ties
At the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Port of Long…
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China unveils nuclear-powered megamax containership design
Making headlines at this year’s Marintec China exhibition in Shanghai is a design for a giant nuclear-powered megamax containership. State-run…
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