Marine Money International has launched the Marine Money Decarbonization Index (MMDI), a global index of publicly-traded companies actively pursuing decarbonisation technologies and services for maritime transportation and related infrastructure. The MMDI was created in collaboration with Breakwave...
https://splash247.com/marine-money-decarbonization-index-launches/
Seabed 2030 announces new partnership with the UK Hydrographic Office and Teledyne CARIS on the occasion of World Hydrography Day
London, 21 June 2021 – The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project has entered a technical cooperation agreement with the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO), a world-leading centre for hydrography specialising in marine geospatial data, and Teledyne CARIS, the leading developer of marine mapping software. The Memorandum of Understanding – announced on the first World...
DNV completes successful concept verification review of Odfjell Oceanwind’s WindGrid floating wind power system
Oslo, 21 June 2021: DNV, the world’s leading classification society, has completed a concept verification review of Odfjell Oceanwind’s WindGrid (WindGrid) system for Mobile Offshore Wind Units (MOWUs). DNV’s review confirms the technical feasibility of the WindGrid system, and that expected reductions in...
Wade Allison, emeritus professor of physics at the University of Oxford, on why nuclear power is such an obvious choice to solve shipping’s decarbonisation riddle. Committees don’t change course – they see themselves as the stand on vessel. If their remit references safety they are on autopilot by...
Next Generation EU issuance will boost euro’s reserve status, How to close the sustainable infrastructure gap, and more
THE WEEKEND REVIEW – OMFIF
Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world
14-18 June 2021, Vol.12 Ed.24
Most-Read Commentary
Next Generation EU issuance will boost euro’s reserve status: The Next Generation European Union fund exceeded all expectations with the debut bond deal for its €800bn programme, prompting issuers, investors and bankers alike to herald its potential...
With the conclusion of the International Maritime Organization’s MEPC 76 meeting, several major shipping industry bodies are calling on governments to make good on their word and not waste any…
By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — Under pressure to decarbonize a global shipping industry that emits more CO2 each year than the U.K. and France combined, the world’s governments agreed a plan…
Disappointing those who naively supposed it capable of bolder things, the 76th meeting of IMO’S Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) concluded yesterday after passing a package of measures to cut the carbon intensity of international shipping that have been widely seen as inadequate. Decisions on such things as the industry-supported “moon shot” plan for a $5 billion green technology R&D fund were kicked down the road.
Commenting on the meeting, the Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) says...
https://www.marinelog.com/shipping/environment/mepc-76-no-moon-shots/
Batteries included: Damen reaches major milestone in fully-electric tug project
Damen Shipyards Group has reached a major milestone in the construction of its first fully-electric Reversed Stern Drive tug. The shipbuilder is constructing the RSD-E Tug 2513, named Sparky, for New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland. Recently, Damen Song Cam Shipyard in Vietnam installed the tug’s batteries.
This involved the installation of some 2,240 batteries, totalling 2,784 kWh....
ClassNK expands scope of Innovation Endorsement
Supporting innovative technologies and initiatives in the area of digital, environment, safety, and labor
Tokyo – Leading Classification Society ClassNK has expanded the scope of its Innovation Endorsement, the third-party certification service tailored to innovative technologies and initiatives. Through third-party certification, ClassNK supports innovations related to environment, safety, and labor as well as the existing service for digital....
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/06/18/classnk-expands-scope-of-innovation-endorsement/