(Bloomberg) — What does going “green” actually mean? For the global shipping industry, it’s a potentially fraught question. Three-and-a-half years ago, shipping — which carries more than 80% of world trade — underwent…
https://gcaptain.com/shippings-quest-for-greener-fuel-runs-into-climate-complications/
Global energy and commodity group Mercuria, along with maritime innovator ÈTA Shipping, have announced a groundbreaking partnership to promote sustainable short-sea shipping, reports PR Newswire.
The collaboration will involve the construction of six initial vessels (with an option for ten more) designed for maximum efficiency. The vessels will be owned by Mare Balticum BV, a subsidiary of Mercuria, with ÈTA Shipping as a minority shareholder. The first ship is...
https://mfame.guru/mercuria-eta-shipping-partner-to-promote-sustainable-shipping/
The eighth annual The Maritime Standard Tanker Conference, which takes place on Wednesday 8th November at the Atlantis, the Palm, Dubai, will feature a stimulating and thought-provoking program that will this year focus heavily on issues around environmental protection and sustainability.
The topic is high on the news agenda, following the historic IMO MEPC meeting in London last month, which agreed to accelerate moves towards decarbonising shipping and maritime. As a result this is a pivotal...
The UAE Ministry of Infrastructure & Energy and DNV are to cooperate to establish a maritime decarbonisation centre following an agreement signed in London at the Marine Environment Protection Committee’s (MEPC) historic 80th session which put shipping on an accelerating path towards full decarbonisation. The new UAE Maritime Decarbonisation Centre is due to be launched in early 2024 and will work to connect stakeholders from across the maritime industry and beyond, to become a driving force...
https://www.themaritimestandard.com/uae-and-dnv-to-launch-joint-decarbonisation-centre/
Work is well underway on the programme for the TMS Tanker Conference 2023 which takes place on 8th November at the Atlantis, the Palm, Dubai. The event, due to be attended by all the region’s leading tanker owners and operators, will feature an exciting and high profile range of speakers and panellists that will be announced shortly.
This year the primary focus of the three conference sessions will be on environmental protection and sustainability, assessing how tanker shipping can take a lead...
https://www.themaritimestandard.com/tms-tanker-conference-programme-taking-shape/
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Seafarers see the prospect of autonomous ships as an opportunity to solve a number of problems in commercial shipping but warn that crew expertise is central to decision-making in … |
https://maritime-professionals.com/shipping-can-be-greener-if/
Australia’s hydrogen industry has the potential to generate $40 billion in domestic GVA and create 58,000-72,000 jobs per year by 2040, according to a new report by NERA and Arup.
The report, Powering Up: Seizing Australia’s Hydrogen Opportunity by 2040,...
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https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/mol-powers-ahead-into-the-green-fuel-revolution/
The UN Conference on Trade and Development has called for a smaller carbon footprint from the ocean shipping industry.
It has noted that the world’s ocean shipping fleet is ageing, which it describes as a “major concern” for the environment as older ships pollute more.
“Ships are getting older partly due to shipowners’ uncertainty about future technological developments and the most cost-efficient fuels, as well as about changing regulations and carbon prices. A new generation of low-carbon...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/unctad-calls-for-a-smaller-shipping-carbon-footprint/
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