Environment
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Diana Shipping cape getting onboard CCS system
Ballast water management system specialist Ecochlor has signed a letter of intent with Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping and carbon…
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Scrubbers have saved container shipping $12bn: Sea-Intelligence
They might have proven to be among shipping’s most contentious pieces of equipment, but there’s no denying that scrubbers have…
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Europe to clamp down on ship discharges
Ships in European Union seas could face significant fines not only for oil spills, but also for sewage and garbage…
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World’s first newbuild hydrogen-powered inland shipping vessel now in operation
Images and details of the world’s first newbuild hydrogen-powered inland shipping vessel have been revealed. The Antoine, ordered at Concordia…
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Petrobras sets sights on e-methanol with Maersk’s future fuel supplier
Brazilian state-controlled energy giant Petrobras has signed an agreement with Maersk’s future fuel supplier, European Energy, to evaluate e-methanol business…
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Wärtsilä unveils first four-stroke ammonia-fuelled engine solution
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has introduced the marine sector’s first commercially available four-stroke engine-based solution for ammonia fuel. Viridis Bulk…
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Time to listen to the ocean
Steven Jones on the urgent need for the oceans to be embraced during the upcoming COP28. As global leaders ready…
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CII alternative pitched by Danish Ship Finance
Danish Ship Finance has issued its latest biannual markets report in which it has called for the International Maritime Organization’s…
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Norway’s Viasea reveals plans to build two hydrogen-fuelled boxships
Norwegian shortsea liner Viasea Shipping has announced plans to build a pair of hydrogen-powered containerships. The Moss-headquartered company, established in…
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Vale lines up world’s largest ore carrier for rotor sails treatment
Brazilian mining giant Vale has signed up the world’s largest ore carrier for wind-assisted propulsion. The 2012-built 400,000 dwt valemax…
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Net is a weasel word
Andrew Craig-Bennett questions who let the marketing people loose on a question of science and engineering. He has serious issues…
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World’s first global navigational aid to protect whales launched
The World Shipping Council (WSC) has launched the world’s first global navigational aid to protect whales. The WSC Whale Chart,…
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El Niño wreaks havoc on global shipping patterns
Across every continent shipping is having to contend with the fallout from this year’s El Niño, a weather phenomenon that…
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Methanol and LNG fuel lobby groups square up
A war of words has broken out between the heads of two alternative fuel lobby groups, right here on the…
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Boomsma Shipping and Leonhardt & Blumberg link up for up to eight newbuilds in India
Dutch owner Boomsma Shipping and Germany’s Leonhardt & Blumberg Shipmanagement have teamed up to order a series of up to…
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World’s first ammonia-powered boxship set to deliver in 2026
Yara Clean Ammonia, part of Norwegian ammonia and fertilizer manufacturer Yara, and fellow liner operator North Sea Container Line have…
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Vision of green shipping corridor cluster outlined
Members of the Silk Alliance cross-supply chain industry partnership, initiated by the Lloyd’s Register (LR) Maritime Decarbonisation Hub, have issued…
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MOL pursues electric vessels
Japanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Pyxis Maritime, a Singaporean maritime electrification technology start-up, are going to work together. …
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Wind propulsion leasing offer launched
Finnish wind propulsion specialist Norsepower has teamed with Japanese shipowner Iino Kaiun Kaisha and compatriot Mizuho Leasing to launch a…
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Shipping is learning that not all fuels are made equal
Peter Keller, chairman of lobby group SEA-LNG, writes for Splash today, taking aim at the limitations of methanol. We need…
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