Environment
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No sound economic case for LNG retrofits
Retrofits to make ships LNG capable are currently prohibitively expensive with little appetite among shipowners to follow Hapag-Lloyd’s pioneering first…
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Broker IFCHOR gets into the carbon credit game
Another shipbroker is looking to get into the carbon credits business. Lausanne-headquartered IFCHOR has teamed with carbon specialist ClearBlue Markets…
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Koreans collaborate on GHG reduction goals
Classification society Korean Register (KR) and South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industry (HHI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)…
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Greek and Swedish shipowners weigh in with their own vision for Europe’s emission trading plans
An alliance of Greek and Swedish shipowners, along with NGO Transport & Environment (T&E), has called on the European Commission…
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Total and Siemens Energy team up on greener LNG
One of the largest LNG players, Total, has signed a technical collaboration agreement with Siemens Energy to cut CO2 emissions…
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Turkey bans open-loop scrubbers
Turkey has become the latest country to ban the use of open-loop scrubbers in its territorial waters. According to the…
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Irish coal plant to become green energy hub
Irish utility ESB has unveiled a major project to transform its Moneypoint coal-fired power station in County Clare into a…
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Canada’s Innovation Maritime to develop recyclable vessels, testing new techniques for shipbuilders
Transport Canada last week announced its C$200,000 ($159,000) funding contribution toward the design and development of more environmentally responsible vessels.…
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Port of Rotterdam carbon cut above national average
The Port of Rotterdam has seen its carbon emissions fall some 13% below national avarage over the past four years.…
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South Korea’s top shipyards make carbon neutral pledge
South Korea’s six largest shipbuilding groups yesterday made a joint declaration to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The group, which…
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CMA CGM opts for biomethane
CMA CGM is rolling out the first liner offering based on biomethane in May this year. The French containerline giant…
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Stena Bulk sets 2050 net zero target
Swedish shipowner Stena Bulk has rolled out a set of five dated decarbonisation targets aiming to become a net zero…
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Trafigura starts carbon trading desk
Commodities giant Trafigura Group is launching a carbon trading desk. After five years with Trafigura, most recently as head of…
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Harvey Gulf converts another PSV to hybrid power
Harvey Gulf International Marine is stepping up its environmental game by converting another platform supply vessel, the , to run…
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Port of Esbjerg harnesses offshore wind for shore-to-ship power
Denmark’s Port of Esbjerg recently inaugurated its first shore-to-ship power units, which allow docked vessels to run on renewable electricity…
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Mitsubishi Heavy in green ammonia push with Starfire investment
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has joined a number of companies to invest in Starfire Energy, a Colorado-based developer of modular…
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Medium-speed, ammonia-fuelled engine development project underway
MAN Energy Solutions has commenced a three-year ‘AmmoniaMot’ (Ammonia Engine in German) project. The key goal is to define the…
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Northwest ports in Canada, US commit to phase out maritime emissions by 2050
Four ports on the North American west coast – the Port of Vancouver in Canada, and the Ports of Seattle…
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Major companies support call for temporary ban on deep-sea mining
Deep seabed mining is facing another hurdle with names such as BMW, Google, Volvo and Samsung SDI signed up for…
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World’s first hydrogen cargo vessel set for Paris debut
The European innovation project Flagships will deploy the world’s first commercial cargo transport vessel operating on hydrogen later this year,…
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