The twenty-eighth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change provides an opportunity to assess progress in decarbonization efforts in the shipping sector and adds further momentum to carbon reduction actions
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Access to green fuels a priority for hard-to-decarbonise shipping
A move to allow trucks to use more green fuels in order to hit carbon reduction targets (the Carbon Correction Factor) has been rejected by
the European Parliament.
Maersk signs landmark green methanol offtake agreement, significantly de-risking its low-emission operations in this decade
The offtake agreement between A.P. Moller – Maersk and Chinese developer Goldwind, a global leader in clean energy, reaches into the next decade and marks the first large scale green methanol offtake agreement for the global shipping industry.
Wärtsilä to supply one of Europe’s most advanced simulators to new Finnish maritime training facility
The simulator will be installed in Xamk’s new campus in Kotka, Finland, where also part of Ekami´s maritime training will take place in the future.
Shipping: EU ETS Will Redefine Industry Standards
Shipping is about to enter a new period of structural reforms, as a
result of the implementation of the EU ETS across the industry, starting next year
The rise of LNG-powered vessels in container shipping
With nearly three years since the implementation of IMO2020, aimed at reducing sulfur in ship fuels for cleaner air, container shipping operators have embarked on a journey of innovation.
Emissions Gap Report 2023
As greenhouse gas emissions hit new highs, temperature records tumble and climate impacts intensify, the Emissions Gap Report 2023: Broken Record – Temperatures hit new highs, yet world fails to cut emissions (again) finds that the world is heading for a temperature rise far above the Paris Agreement goals unless countries deliver more than they have promised.
Shipowners pursue very different paths to meet new climate regulations.
From the turn of the year, shipping will be covered by the European Union’s Emissions Trading System, ETS, which forces shipping companies to reduce their ships’ carbon emissions.
Potential of hydrogen as fuel for shipping
The maritime industry faces substantive challenges, many of which are driven by increasingly stricter air emissions and climate legislation as its practitioners navigate a course towards decarbonisation
IBIA CONVENTION: Cockett CEO Sees CII Regulation Raising Bunker Use for Some Ships
Global marine fuels firm Cockett Group is the latest company to raise concerns over the IMO’s carbon intensity indicator regulation, saying it may raise fuel consumption for some ships