Environment
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Yara and Ørsted set out to develop green ammonia in the Netherlands
Danish utility Ørsted and Norwegian fertiliser firm Yara have joined forces in developing a project aiming at replacing fossil hydrogen…
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Ulstein unveils hydrogen-hybrid wind turbine installation vessel
Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein has added to its suite of hydrogen-powered designs for the offshore wind industry with the unveiling of…
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Odfjell readies for landmark fuel cell tests
A Scandinavian team is developing a 1.2 MW prototype fuel cell that will be mounted onboard one of Odfjell’s newest…
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Modern atomic versus future fuels
Mikal Bøe, CEO of CORE-POWER, writes today on how lifecycle economics stack up. As the second oldest profession in the…
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Shell backs hydrogen and fuel cells in future fuels debate
As diverse members of the shipping industry jostle to have their say on future fuels ahead of key talks at…
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Why scrubbers matter
Ian Adams, executive director of the Clean Shipping Alliance 2020, explains why the continued use of heavy fuel oil and…
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Maersk takes cold ironing concept out to sea
Maersk Supply Service and Danish utility Ørsted have joined forces to test a prototype buoy that will act as both…
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Trafigura submits its own carbon levy plan to IMO
Multinational commodity trading company Trafigura has detailed its own ideas of how a carbon levy might work for the shipping…
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Chinese shipping reacts to Xi’s ambitious carbon targets
China’s maritime industry is expected to accelerate its energy transformation process as the country is now targeting peak carbon dioxide…
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Oil spot spotted near decaying laden FSO off Yemen
Saudi Arabia has warned the United Nations it has detected an “oil spot” near the decrepit, abandoned floating storage tanker…
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Ammonia-fuelled aframax project passes key milestone
A keenly watched ammonia-fuelled aframax project in South Korea has passed another hurdle today with the possibility that this new…
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DNV GL picks ammonia and methanol as future fuels with hydrogen the surprise loser
Class society DNV GL yesterday added maritime-specific details to its latest energy transition forecast through to 2050, the big takeaway…
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Singapore backs IMO to lead global green agenda for shipping
In the week where European politicians voted in favour of going their own way when it comes to regulating shipping’s…
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CMB debuts latest hydrogen-powered engine
Yesterday Belgian shipping giant CMB debuted its first hydrogen-powered engine, created in a joint venture called BeHydro with ABC Engines.…
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European Parliament votes in favour of stricter green measures for shipping
The European Parliament voted yesterday in favour of including greenhouse gas emissions from shipping in the European Union’s carbon market…
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Ship design simulation breakthrough gives owners unprecedented carbon footprint details
Shipowners will soon have a far better idea of their newbuild’s carbon footprint at the design stage thanks to a…
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Solstad Offshore takes a step towards carbon neutral target
Norwegian OSV operator Solstad Offshore has entered into a cooperation agreement with Westcon Power & Automation, a provider of hybrid…
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IEA predicts ammonia will eventually become shipping’s dominant fuel
The International Energy Agency has released a new long-term energy transition forecast, drilling down into individual industrial sectors, with ammonia…
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Salvors struggle to patch bunker leak on stricken VLCC off Sri Lanka
Salvors are still trying to patch a leak in one of the bunker compartments of the burnt VLCC. The New…
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MOL sets aside $9.4m to assist in Wakashio clean-up
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), the charterer of the ill-fated newcastlemax, has pledged Y1bn ($9.4m) to help in the clean-up in…
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