Some major shipping lines including Hapag-Lloyd AG and Louis Dreyfus Armateurs are calling on the International Maritime Organization to avoid backing crop-based biofuels as the industry pushes to decarbonize.
https://gcaptain.com/shipping-giants-ask-watchdog-to-avoid-biofuels-in-green-push/
By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) – A global maritime court found on Tuesday that greenhouse gases constitute marine pollution, a major breakthrough for small island states threatened by the rise in sea levels caused by…
https://gcaptain.com/maritime-court-finds-greenhouse-gases-are-marine-pollution/
Seafarers’ unions have secured commitments to a “Just Transition” for maritime workers as part of the International Maritime Organization’s Revised Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy. The new strategy, which was adopted…
https://gcaptain.com/seafarers-recognized-for-having-key-role-in-shippings-ghg-reduction-strategy/
With the IMO yet to finalize its climate change strategy, two Congressmen from California have introduced a bill seeking to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from international ships calling at U.S….
By Sarah McFarlane LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) – If shipping is the beating heart of global trade, its pulse is about to get slower. Faced with uncertainty about which fuels to use in the…
By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) –Global talks on how to clean up shipping are set to begin Monday as momentum builds to cut pollution from the sector. The International Maritime Organization “is…
https://gcaptain.com/imo-challenged-steering-175-member-states-toward-cleaner-shipping/
The Conversation via Reuters Connect–International shipping is a crucial part of the global economy – 90% of the world’s trade is transported by sea. But almost all ships use fossil fuels, and…
(Bloomberg) –Europe’s first environmental impact assessment for the shipping industry shows the challenge it faces in reaching the goal of climate neutrality by the middle of the century. The maritime…
By Jessica Shankleman and Ewa Krukowska (Bloomberg) –Nearly 200 countries are nearing a legally-binding agreement to reduce pollution from the world’s cargo ships, a step forward after two years of talks on how the industry should clean up its emissions. A series of virtual meetings will start on...
Tokyo-based shipping company Asahi Tanker Co. has placed an order for the world’s first electric-powered tankers. The two tankers, which were ordered at Kawasaki Heavy Industries, will be 100% powered by large-capacity lithium ion batteries for zero-emission operations. The vessels will serve as...