Environment
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UK parliament focuses on slashing shipping emissions
The UK parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) launched an inquiry yesterday looking at how the government can reach net zero…
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Container shipping faces the brunt of new European emissions rules
Maritime is having to contend with the splintering of environmental regulations following last week’s proposal by the European Commission of…
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Walmart tops retail list of American maritime import polluters
Liners, already feeling the heat from their major clients to slash their carbon footprint, will likely get more urgent calls…
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Sailing on an ocean of greenwash
In 1979 there was an oil crisis brought on by the revolution in Iran. Crude oil doubled in price to…
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Japanese group claims carbon-recycled methane qualifies as zero-emission ship fuel
The Ship Carbon Recycling Working Group at Japan’s Carbon Capture & Reuse (CCR) Study Group has claimed carbon-recycled methane produced…
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MSC Group and Oldendorff Carriers join the Methanol Institute
The Methanol Institute (MI), a global trade association focused on the future of fuel, has welcomed another two giants of…
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Will the transparent evidence requirements of ESG disrupt the shipping industry?
So far shipping has been able to skirt around the edge of the disruption that ESG could be about to…
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MSC partners with Shell on path towards decarbonisation
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s second largest containerline, has signed a memorandum of understanding with energy major Shell to…
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Norwegian duo set out to build ammonia bunkering terminals
Norwegian companies ECONNECT Energy and Amon Maritime have joined forces to fill an existing gap in the ammonia fuel value…
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Shipping reacts as EU splinters global environmental regulations
The European Commission on Wednesday proposed adding shipping to the bloc’s carbon market for the first time, a move international…
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Just what is green finance?
There sure are a heck of a lot of conferences these days focused on so-called green finance. The term has…
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Wärtsilä sets dates to be selling ammonia and hydrogen engines
Wärtsilä, one of the world’s two largest ship engine manufacturers, is getting closer to offering clients ammonia and hydrogen engine…
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Listed companies getting better at carbon disclosure
Listed shipping companies are dramatically improving their carbon disclosure, but there are still many laggards, research from one of shipping’s…
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UK vows to decarbonise all domestic transport by 2050
The UK government has published what it claims to be the world’s first ‘greenprint’ to decarbonise all modes of domestic…
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Massive 50 GW green hydrogen scheme launched in Australia
An international consortium comprised of InterContinental Energy, CWP Global and Mirning Green Energy, has unveiled a massive green fuels project…
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Fat cows, foolish virgins, and the snows of yesteryear
The carriage of goods by sea is one of the things that Sir Richard Branson hasn’t tried (yet) so the…
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Japan’s NS United takes the lead in Scope 3 emissions reporting
A few years from now Scope 3 emissions reporting will be the norm for all shipping companies, required by both…
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Longchamp commits to greener transatlantic shipping with Neoline
French luxury leather goods company Longchamp has signed up for compatriot Neoline’s new sail-powered vessels to reduce emissions on its…
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FIS debuts emissions derivatives offering
Freight Investor Services (FIS), the freight and bulk commodity derivatives broker, has announced that it is opening a new office…
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Shell signs five-year carbon-neutral LNG agreement with PetroChina
Shell Eastern Trading(Shell) has signed a five-year agreement with PetroChina International(PCI) for the supply of so-called carbon-neutral LNG. For each…
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