How climate cuffs could save the planet, Markets in the time of Covid-19
Tuesday 27 October 2020 – Vol.11 Ed.44.2
Commentary: Climate cuffs could save the planet
By Michael Mainelli and Djellil Bouzidi
As temperatures rise, climate change is becoming increasingly costly. The world needs financial tools to turn down the economic thermostat. Sustainability-linked bonds (also called environmental policy performance bonds or environmental impact bonds) are one such instrument. Sovereign policy...
Prime’s Bunkersplus Posidonia 2020 Webinar invitation
https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/10/26/primes-bunkersplus-posidonia-2020-webinar-invitation/
Petrospot – The ship.energy report 23/10/2020
Weekly briefing from ship.energy
Industry stakeholders are rolling out their verdicts on the package of additional CO2 reduction measures agreed at this week’s meeting of the IMO’s GHG Intersessional Working Group, with some organisations saying that the approved J/5 proposal waters down an already ‘compromise’ proposal tabled at the outset of the meeting.
Energy News: Naturgy inks LNG bunkering agreement with...
https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/10/23/petrospot-the-ship-energy-report-23102020/
Chart excerpt illustrates survey areas for Fugro’s Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) Lake Huron project
Fugro deploys latest RAMMS technology to map Lake Huron for Canadian Hydrographic Service
Fugro is mobilising its Rapid Airborne Multibeam Mapping System (RAMMS) to Ontario, Canada, to acquire 3147 km2 of high-resolution bathymetry data over Lake Huron for the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS). The survey is expected to last 6 months from data collection to data delivery and will support...
WOC Webinars – Sustainable Aquaculture in the Mediterranean
Plan Bleu Webinars to Gather Regional and National, Public and Private Aquaculture Stakeholders Around Innovative Solutions For Aquaculture Sustainability
22 October 2020
The World Ocean Council (WOC) invites interested parties to a series of two webinars “Towards sustainable aquaculture in the Mediterranean region”, 4 and 16 November from 10:00 am to 12:00 (CET).
The webinars are organized by Plan Bleu as part of its Programme on the Blue...
The future impact of environmental commitments and digital opportunities on the global shipping market
Session 1: Reducing Shipping’s Environmental Footprint
Session 2: Why Digital is the Way Ahead for Shipping
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Agenda| BlueGrowth & BlueInvest Thematic Workshop | Green Shipping 21/10
A one-day virtual event featuring investors’ pitches, corporate spotlight and entrepreneurs’ pitches in which they will have the opportunity to present innovative start-ups and projects in the Blue Economy sector (green shipping, smart ports, and maritime logistics industries).
The event is part of the BlueInvest framework of activities to promote Blue Growth and help SMEs and start-ups access finance and business...
In October, Wärtsilä signed an agreement to supply its advanced Energy Storage System (ESS) to be retrofitted on four of Harvey Gulf International Marine’s LNG-fueled platform supply vessels (PSVs). A fifth vessel in the Harvey Energy-class was earlier fitted with a Wärtsilä ESS.
The four vessels, the Harvey Power, Harvey Liberty, Harvey Freedom, and Harvey America, will each be fitted with a Wärtsilä ESS comprising a closed bus-tie 1,360-Kw drive with 746 kWh 1100 VDC batteries. The retrofit...
Judith Patten, All-Energy Project Director
It’s time to register for the All-Energy / DCarbonise virtual summit
Three days in early November will see the ‘All-Energy & Dcarbonise Virtual Summit’ take place on the dates to which the face-to-face show duo moved before being postponed until 2021. Between Tuesday 3 and Thursday 5 November there will be at least eight far-ranging and highly topical webinars taking place embracing key elements of both events. Registration for the first five All-Energy...
Data was reported last week by the federal government on diesel inventories that was historic in the magnitude of the change from the prior week. It could mark a shift in the weak diesel market that has benefited carriers and drivers for several months.
Ultimately, the price of diesel will be set primarily by the price of crude. But the spread between crude and diesel is also an important factor in the final pump price. That spread has been trending near historic lows for months.
The primary...