IMO working group agrees further measures to cut ship emissions
Proposed amendments to the MARPOL convention would require ships to combine a technical and an operational approach to reduce their carbon intensity.
Draft new mandatory measures to cut the carbon intensity of existing ships have been agreed by an International Maritime Organization (IMO) working group. This marks a major step forward, building on current mandatory energy efficiency requirements to further reduce greenhouse gas...
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/
The United States is looking at copying the European Union’s path to carbon pricing on shipping. The House Natural Resources Committee, a Congressional committee of the United States House of Representatives, has introduced the Ocean Climate Based Solutions Act (OBSCA) this week. The bill is...
https://splash247.com/washington-debates-copying-eus-mrev-regulation/
Norway’s Wilhelmsen has announced that its HyShip project has been granted EUR8m ($9.44m) in funding from the EU’s Research and Innovation programme Horizon 2020. The HyShip project involves 14 European partners collaborating on the design and construction of a new ro-ro demonstration vessel...
https://splash247.com/hydrogen-fuelled-ship-project-secures-eu-funding/
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...
Launch of ESPO’s 2020 Environmental Report, with special guestsJoin us on 10 November 2020 at 11.30 am for a special event, providing key insights into the environmental priorities of European ports.
An exclusive presentation of the 2020 Environmental Report will be provided by Valter Selén, Senior Policy Advisor and EcoPorts Coordinator who will kick off the session, followed by a short exchange of views between ESPO Secretary General Isabelle Ryckbost and special invited guests. Closing the...
by Joe Brock (Reuters) – The amount of plastic waste flowing into the ocean and killing marine life could triple in the next 20 years, unless companies and governments can drastically reduce plastic production, a new study published on Thursday said. Single-use plastic consumption has increased...
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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HAROPA – Port of Le Havre joins the “Getting to Zero” coalition to help decarbonise maritime transport
It aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shipping by at least 50% by 2050*. Toreach this goal and to make the...
by George Hay (Reuters) – If offshore wind and solar power are zero-carbon energy’s ESG golden boys, carbon capture is its problem child. Climate activists often see the process of removing the pollutant from fossil fuel emissions as an expensive and untested way for oil majors to stick to business...