Environment
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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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Scrubber 2.0: Re-thinking conventional wisdom
With the shipping industry facing the most intense and rapidly changing environmental regulations in its history, vessel owners and operators…
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FSO Safer – a ticking bomb
Author Carlos Luxul flinches at the dangerous prospect of a severe disaster off Yemen. An environmental time bomb is ticking…
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Poor seamanship cited in Wakashio investigations
The Panama Maritime Authority has hit out at the level of seamanship onboard the Anglo-Eastern crew managed in the hours…
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Bunker spill detected from burnt VLCC off Sri Lanka
Adam Polemis’s New Shipping and his recently selected P&I Club are facing a sizeable bill for the ongoing operation to…
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Swedish consortium unveils wind-powered vessel capable of carrying 6,000 vehicles
A Swedish consortium including Wallenius Marine is set to give a sneak peak of its revolutionary new wind-powered car carrier…
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Eastern Pacific wins race to charter LNG-powered newcastlemaxes to BHP
Idan Ofer’s Singapore-headquartered Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has been chosen to fulfil mining giant BHP’s requirement for LNG dual-fuel bulk…
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How the coronavirus pandemic has given shipping clarity
Matthieu de Tugny from Bureau Veritas writes for Splash today on shipping’s path ahead post-Covid-19. Shipping is operating within a…
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NYK to develop ammonia-powered tugboat
Japanese outfits NYK, IHI Power Systems and ClassNK have signed an agreement for the joint research and development on the world’s first ammonia-fueled…
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Wilhelmsen and Hyundai Glovis deepen ties
Wilhelmsen and Hyundai Glovis have signed a memorandum of understanding to exchange expertise and competency to improve existing technology and…
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IMO’s Arctic fuel oil ban comes in for heavy criticism
The International Maritime Organization’s proposed Arctic heavy fuel oil (HFO) ban, scheduled to be finalised in November, has come in…
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Academics set to define new fuels’ sustainability credentials
As shipping scrambles to find its future non-polluting fuel no official sustainability standards or related certification schemes are in place…
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Cargill invests in Maersk Tankers spinoff ZeroNorth
Cargill has signed a strategic partnership deal which will see it invest in Maersk Tankers’ digital solutions spinoff ZeroNorth and…
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Wakashio disaster takes another tragic turn with sinking of a tug
The Wakashio disaster in Mauritius took another tragic turn last night when a number of port authority employees died after…
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North Sea Port to become green hydrogen hub
Dutch green hydrogen infrastructure company VoltH2 has signed an agreement with North Sea Port for an industrial plot in Vlissingen,…
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K Line pursues CO2 capture project
Japanese shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) will trial the world’s first marine-specific carbon capture equipment onboard one of…
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Scrubber manufacturer seeks green new pastures with start-up competition
Scandinavian scrubber manufacturer Yara Marine has launched a corporate accelerator program. Yara Marine X is a start-up competition with a…
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Rigid sails and solar power for zero emission shipping
Greg Atkinson from Japan’s Eco Marine Power on how renewables are changing the propulsion debate. The shipping industry is currently…
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