Norsepower Oy Ltd., the leading provider of low maintenance, software operated, data verified auxiliary renewable wind propulsion systems, announced the completion of a joint development project with SWS (Shanghai Waigaoqiao Ship Building Co., Ltd) for developing an energy-efficient dual-fuel VLCC design that has gained approval in principle (AiP) from Lloyds Register and ABS.
Under the agreement, Rotor Sails were implemented in the VLCC design for improving fuel efficiency and reducing...
Mr. Peter Livanos, the Gaslog chairman, warned that new LNG carriers will be obsolete by 2050 without new technologies owing to the imposition of decarbonisation targets and he sees LNG as a key and long term investment in shipping, reports Llyods List.
Decarbonisation targetsOwners and charterers of liquefied pure gasoline carriers ought to think about using older vessels reasonably than ordering new ones that can turn into out of date on account of decarbonisation targets, in accordance with...
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Leading Classification Society ClassNK is participating in the “Getting to Zero Coalition”, an international corporate coalition that promotes the de-carbonization of the maritime industry, reports a company’s press release.
Getting to Zero CoalitionThe Getting to Zero Coalition is an alliance that aims to have commercially viable zero emission vessels powered by zero emission fuels.
They will be operating along international trade routes by 2030 in order to accomplish the IMO’s goal of reducing...
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Fuels of the future to decarbonize shipping
Setting the scene, IMO’s Edmund Hughes said the initial GHG strategy, adopted in 2018, had sent a clear...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/10/18/fuels-of-the-future-to-decarbonize-shipping/
Technological and regulatory challenges to achieve IMO’s greenhouse gas reduction target by 2050 was discussed at the Maritime Hybrid & Electric Conference, reports Riviera Maritime Media.
Global climate changeDirector of Norway’s Department for Marine Management and Pollution Control, Sveinung Oftedal delivered the keynote address at the Maritime Hybrid & Electric Conference in Bergen.
The specialist said global climate change was forcing governments, regulators and industry to act.
“The momentum...
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According to an article published in Ship Insights, SEALNG has issued a statement responding to...
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SHI received AiP from DNV GL for its A-max tankers using fuel cells with improved efficiency and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. “As the IMO forces shipbuilders to reduce GHG emissions by 30% since 2025, the introduction of fuel cells is inevitable,” said an official of SHI.
A competitive edge in LNG fuel cell technology which is to use hydrogen in the future has been secured, spurring the development of vessels powered by clean energy.
Samsung Heavy Industries has become the first shipbuilder...
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has been reporting on the solid progress being made by the Organization to reduce GHG emissions from international shipping, in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular SDG 13 on Climate change.
The UN Climate Action Summit in New York (23 September) is giving global leaders the chance to show the world concrete proposals and tangible actions being taken in the fight against climate change.
IMO Secretary-General Lim delivered a...
IMO continues to contribute to the global fight against climate change, in support of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 13, to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
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IMO has adopted mandatory measures to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases from international shipping, under IMO’s pollution prevention treaty (MARPOL) – the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) mandatory for new ships, and the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP).
In 2018,...
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The shipping industry is under increasing pressure to act upon the Paris Agreement and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
The substantial emission reductions which must be achieved over the next decades are expected to drive technology development and, in particular, the introduction of low-carbon fuels. Furthermore, authorities are increasingly paying attention to the consequences of hazardous NOX, SOX and particle emissions at the local level.
Around the world, air...