At least USD 1 trillion of capital investment is required to halve shipping’s emissions by 2050.
CO2 Emissions
Adnavem Enables Sustainable Container Shipping By Launching Greenest Choice
The tech company is launching a new service on its online marketplace allowing companies to easily identify the greenest route and consciously choose transport modes with the least impact on the environment.
Many transport buyers are looking for ways and techniques to influence the choice of transport routes and modes of transport in favor of the environment. Many producing companies want more than a report on CO2 emissions after a shipment has reached its destination.
By using different data...
MSC starts to use 30% biofuel blends
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) announces that the company is now starting to use biofuel in its vessels calling in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Following successful trials with biofuel blends earlier this year, MSC has decided to continue bunkering responsibly sourced biofuel blends on a routine basis.
The trials were completed with a minimal 10% blend fuel and following further trials the company is now using much higher 30% blends. “We are pleased to see these trials completed...
NYK Orders World’s Largest’ LNG Fueled Car Carrier
- Japanese giant NYK has placed an order for the world largest Pure Car and Truck Carrier fueled by LNG.
- The aims to reduce CO2 emissions and the experimental verification in its actual voyage will be scheduled.
- The vessel is additionally expected to reduce sulfur oxide (SOx) emissions by approximately 99 percent.
- The nitrogen oxides (NOx) by approximately 86 percent compared to conventional heavy oil-fired engines.
According to an article published by LNG World News, Nippon Yusen Kaisha has...
http://mfame.guru/nyk-orders-worlds-largest-lng-fueled-car-carrier/
NYK Wraps Up Japan’s First Carbon-Neutral Voyage
NYK became the first Japanese shipping company to realize a carbon-neutral voyage by offsetting 5,000 tons of CO2.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/283503/nyk-wraps-up-japans-first-carbon-neutral-voyage/
H-vision kicks off the hydrogen economy
The article provided by the Port of Rotterdam:
The large-scale production and utilisation of blue hydrogen will allow local industry in Rotterdam to substantially reduce its CO2 emissions, well before 2030. This is one of the main conclusions of the feasibility study carried out by 16 companies and organisations, under the guidance of Deltalinqs, within the H-vision project.
The positive results of this study have provided Rotterdam with a new opportunity to develop itself into a major hub for...
https://container-news.com/h-vision-kicks-off-the-hydrogen-economy/
Mega-Inliner: A solution for tank containers
The port of Rotterdam is working hard to reduce CO2 emissions, and this is visible in all sectors. Mega-Inliner is such an innovative solution for tank containers. By placing a synthetic bag (inliner) in the tank container, Mega-Inliner saves you the need to go to a cleaning station. This means not only a reduction in mileage, waiting times and cleaning agents, but also, ultimately, a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions.
The life cycle of a tank container usually starts with the transport of...
https://container-news.com/mega-inliner-solution-tank-containers/
ICS to push for rapid action on CO2 reduction
Representatives of the world’s national shipowners’ associations met last week in the Faroe Islands to review the priorities of the global shipowners’ association, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).
The ICS Annual General Meeting was overshadowed by the attacks against two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and the very serious threat this presents to the lives of seafarers and maritime trade.
Action on CO2 Reduction
ICS agreed a suite of actions in support of the UN International Maritime...
https://container-news.com/ics-push-rapid-action-co2-reduction/
Major banks set new lending standards for shipping industry
Eleven banks that lend to shipping lines announced Monday, June 17, that climate impact will be integrated into the criteria that determines how much shipping companies can borrow, an effort the banks say will substantially cut CO2 emissions in the industry.
The banks will set their new lending standards around the International Maritime Organization’s 2018 climate commitment, which seeks to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 50% from 2008 levels by 2050 and to cut emissions from individual ships...
https://container-news.com/major-banks-lending-standards-shipping-industry/
ICS to Incentivize International Shipping’s CO2 Reduction
Members of the ICS plan to take concrete steps to support further CO2 reduction by international shipping.