Over 50 countries support carbon levy for shipping at the UN

Over 50 countries support carbon levy for shipping at the UN 

View of the Valencia, a container ship, on the Sheldt. The Port of Antwerp, Belgium, located 80 kilometers inside the lands, is one of the greatest cargo port in Europe, and houses the largest lock in the world. It’s also a benchmark for green shipping and allows the fastest and cheapest liaison with Europe hinterland.

More than 50 Climate Vulnerable Forum countries (CVF), from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, the Middle...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/11/02/over-50-countries-support-carbon-levy-for-shipping-at-the-un/

JSC to showcase Japanese Shipbuilding at Europort 2021

JSC to showcase Japanese Shipbuilding at Europort 2021

London, UK- 1st November, 2021 – With Europort’s strong emphasis on innovative technology and shipbuilding capabilities, London, UK-based Japan Ship Centre participates at the Europort 21 exhibition taking place in Rotterdam 1 – 5 November 2021, an ideal venue for it to showcase products and innovation of Japanese shipbuilders.

Japan has a strong position in world shipbuilding and its shipbuilders have a tradition of innovation in ship...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/10/31/jsc-to-showcase-japanese-shipbuilding-at-europort-2021/

Daphne Technology secures strategic investments from Shell Ventures, Trafigura, AET and Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures

Daphne Technology secures strategic investments from Shell Ventures, Trafigura, AET and Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures

Lausanne, 29th of October 2021 – Daphne Technology, a Swiss climate tech startup addressing the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) challenge, continues to attract world leaders of the global economy. Investors in this round include Shell Ventures, Trafigura, AET, and Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, all committed to limiting global warming.

Daphne leverages innovative technology to remove toxic and...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/10/29/daphne-technology-secures-strategic-investments-from-shell-ventures-trafigura-aet-and-saudi-aramco-energy-ventures/

The UGS issues a Technical Report on the decarbonisation of the shipping sector

The UGS issues a Technical Report on the decarbonisation of the shipping sector

Theodore El. Veniamis

The Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) has issued a Report on technical aspects related to the decarbonisation of the shipping sector, which supplements the UGS Survey of Alternative Fuels -Technologies for Shipping (released in May 2021) and presents a technical perspective on the potential alternative marine fuels and vessel technologies that need to be developed to enable the decarbonisation of...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/10/21/the-ugs-issues-a-technical-report-on-the-decarbonisation-of-the-shipping-sector/

RightShip: IMO mandate may be too slow to reduce global supply chain emissions

RightShip: IMO mandate may be too slow to reduce global supply chain emissions

RightShip CEO, Steen Lund

London, UK, 20 October 2021: Today, RightShip, the world’s biggest third party maritime due diligence organisation and safety experts, has argued that the IMO’s Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) and Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions slated for 2023 may be too slow to enforce change by only factoring in operational considerations, missing out...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/10/20/rightship-imo-mandate-may-be-too-slow-to-reduce-global-supply-chain-emissions/

Namura and NS United Kaiun in project to develop wind-assisted Capesize

Namura and NS United Kaiun in project to develop wind-assisted Capesize

London 4 June 2021:  Japan-based shipbuilder Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (Osaka, President; Kensuke Namura) and operator NS United Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd (Tokyo, President and Representative Director; Kazuo Tanimizu) have partnered in a joint research project aimed at developing a wind-powered system for a 183,000dwt Capesize bulk carrier.

International ambitions to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) so as to mitigate climate change...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/06/07/namura-and-ns-united-kaiun-in-project-to-develop-wind-assisted-capesize/

Every 10% of bio-LNG drop-in gives another two years ‘runway extension’ for GHG reduction compliance

Every 10% of bio-LNG drop-in gives another two years ‘runway extension’ for GHG reduction compliance

Bio-LNG provides competitive advantage, providing favourable finance longer through greater emissions reductions

LONDON, 25 February 2021: New analysis from SEA-LNG, the coalition for accelerating LNG as a marine fuel, has determined that for every 10% of bio-LNG dropped in and blended with LNG as a marine fuel, a vessel can achieve two extra years’ compliance with the Annual Efficiency...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/02/25/every-10-of-bio-lng-drop-in-gives-another-two-years-runway-extension-for-ghg-reduction-compliance/

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