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Berge Bulk partners with Kongsberg Maritime on decarbonization

7 June 2022

Singapore-based dry bulk owner Berge Bulk and Kongsberg Maritime (KM) have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop and advance the deployment of decarbonization technologies onboard dry bulk cargo vessels.

Berge Bulk has embarked on an ambitious environmental program that has produced ships like Berge Logan, which it says is the most energy-efficient bulk carrier in the world. Now, Berge Bulk aims to be carbon-neutral by 2025 at the latest and to have a zero-carbon ocean-going...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal-safety/environment/berge-bulk-partners-with-kongsberg-maritime-on-decarbonization/

PTTEP moves to develop Thailand’s first CCS project by 2026

7 June 2022

Thailand’s PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) is gearing up to develop the country’s first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at the Arthit offshore gas field, paving the way towards the company’s target of reaching net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. Launched in 2021, the...

https://splash247.com/pttep-moves-to-develop-thailands-first-ccs-project-by-2026/

Mediterranean on track to become world’s next ECA

7 June 2022

The Mediterranean looks like it will follow the likes of the Baltic and the North Sea with the creation of a new emissions control area (ECA) after deliberations on day one at the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) at the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Ships entering the...

https://splash247.com/mediterranean-on-track-to-become-worlds-next-eca/

Langh Tech BWMS receives IMO approval in record time

7 June 2022

Langh BWMS has been designed to fit in small spaces

Finnish marine technology specialist Langh Tech Oy Ab reports that its LanghBW ballast water management system (BWMS) received an IMO MEPC type approval certificate on May 12, 2022, with USCG type approval expected to follow this fall

Langh Tech says its main goal is to provide vessels and shipowners with a reliable and highly efficient BWMS that is easy and affordable to operate and even easier to maintain. A driving factor in product development has been delivering a system suitable for small...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/langh-tech-bwms-receives-imo-approval-in-record-time/

Eastern Pacific Shipping to order ammonia-fuelled gas carrier

6 June 2022

Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) announced today at the Posidonia trade fair that it intends to order an ammonia dual-fuel gas carrier. Under a memorandum of understanding, the vessel will be built by South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), classed by the American...

https://splash247.com/eastern-pacific-shipping-to-order-ammonia-fuelled-gas-carrier/

Carbon pricing on the agenda at MEPC this week

6 June 2022

Today sees the 78th gathering of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) at the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a meeting that is likely to bring shipping closer to a global carbon levy. Last month’s Intersessional Working Group (ISWG) on Greenhouse Gases (GHG) ISWG-GHG ahead...

https://splash247.com/carbon-pricing-on-the-agenda-at-mepc-this-week/

Ariston Navigation: ‘Regional regulations are problematic by definition’

6 June 2022

At Greek shipping events these days, discussion does tend to focus on the governance of green shipping, something that will no doubt form a key plank of debate at Posidonia this week. Discussing the latest developments in shipping regulations at the recent Capital Link Greek Shipping Forum’s...

https://splash247.com/ariston-navigation-regional-regulations-are-problematic-by-definition/

LNG champion CMA CGM orders its first methanol-fuelled ships

5 June 2022

Methanol as a leading contender for a fuel of the coming decades has been given a huge fillip with news that a champion of LNG has ordered its first methanol ships. France’s CMA CGM, to date the most heavily invested shipping company in the world when it comes to LNG propulsion, has made its first …

https://splash247.com/lng-champion-cma-cgm-orders-its-first-methanol-fuelled-ships/

Danish CleanTech Firm ZeroNorth Raises $50 Million in Series B Funding

3 June 2022

A.P. Moller Holding A/S and Cargill have increased their investment in ZeroNorth, a Danish technology startup seeking to “make global trade green.” The company has also received a new investment…

https://gcaptain.com/danish-cleantech-firm-zeronorth-raises-50-million-in-series-b-funding/

Europe’s top port ramps up efforts to reduce carbon footprint

2 June 2022

Europe’s largest port, Rotterdam, has moved to accelerate the reduction of its own carbon emissions by 75% in 2025 and 90% in 2030 compared to 2019 levels. Today, most of the CO2 of the Port Authority is emitted by the patrol vessels. CO2 is also emitted by the use of cars and buildings. It...

https://splash247.com/europes-top-port-ramps-up-efforts-to-reduce-carbon-footprint/

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