Environment
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Firefighting continues on ravaged X-Press Pearl as Sri Lanka assesses widespread environmental damage
Firefighting operations continued for a seventh day Thursday on the badly burnt 2,700 teu , with some hopeful signs in…
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Shell ordered by Dutch court to reduce CO2 emissions by 45%
A Dutch court has ordered supermajor Shell to significantly slash its carbon emissions, setting the stage for potential lawsuits against…
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EU to push transport sector to rapidly adopt greater use of renewables
The European Union had laid out more stringent targets for the transport sector, including shipping. With clean energy transition picking…
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Shell ruling should send shudders throughout shipping
What a hammering the oil majors took yesterday, reminiscent of Big Tobacco’s choking comeuppance in an American court 15 years…
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Tufton to install Anemoi rotor sails on kamsarmax bulker
UK-based Tufton Investment Management is aiming for fuel and emission savings on its 82,000 dwt kamsarmax bulk carrier by signing…
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Owners need solutions, not more carbon dogma
Chris Chatterton, chief operating officer at the Methanol Institute, on how shipowners want to spread their risks in choosing tomorrow’s…
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Abu Dhabi Ports unveils green ammonia production scheme
Abu Dhabi Ports has announced plans for a $1bn green ammonia production facility in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD)…
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HMM joins Korean ammonia bunker supply chain study
South Korean carrier HMM is collaborating with five Korean partners to carry out a study, aiming to establish an end-to-end…
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Panos Laskardis’s brother among host of Greek owners distancing themselves from comments made in new emissions documentary
Panos Laskaridis’s own brother has been among a host of well-known names in Greek shipping to distance themselves from comments…
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The realities of net zero for shipping
Dr Tristan Smith from UCL Energy Institute runs the rule over the International Energy Agency’s net zero report which made…
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Leasing solution developed to meet ballast water regulations
After several years of discussions with the shipping industry, UK-based maritime finance specialist Wavefront Asset Management (WAM) has developed a…
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Port of Tallinn develops roadmap to carbon neutrality
The Port of Tallinn, Estonia’s largest port, has carried out detailed research to determine the various onshore and offshore CO2…
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Port of Cromarty Firth signs up for Norwegian green hydrogen
Port of Cromarty Firth has joined forces with Norwegian firm Gen2 Energy to create a commercial pathway to import green…
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UK provides $236m for green technology drive
The UK government has announced a £166.5m ($236.3m) cash boost to help drive the development of green technology, including carbon…
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Total to supply LNG to India’s steel industry
Steel giant ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel (AMNS) has signed with France’s Total for the supply of up to 500,000 tons of…
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Investigative documentary into shipping emissions premieres
Many famous names in world shipping including the secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Greece’s minister for shipping and…
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Cosco bulker spills oil off Sakhalin after fuel tank breach
A bulk carrier, identified as Cosco’s , had its hull breached during entry into Boshnyakovo Anchorage, western Sakhalin Island coast,…
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TechnipFMC presses ahead with emission cuts
TechnipFMC is stepping up its game to reduce carbon footprint of subsea activities by upgrading its dive support vessel to…
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BASF and RWE launch 2 GW offshore wind scheme
German chemicals firm BASF and compatriot energy company RWE have joined forces to electrify the Ludwigshafen chemical site with an…
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Everfuel and Norsk Hydro to build hydrogen supply chain
Denmark’s Everfuel has teamed up with aluminium producer Norsk Hydro’s renewable hydrogen company on hydrogen supply for industrial and mobility…
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