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Nordic Council Urged To Support Ban On HFO From Arctic Shipping

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Responding to a new report to the Nordic Council on “Reducing risks and increasing environmental security in Arctic Waters”, the Clean Arctic Alliance, the Iceland Nature Conservation Association and Green Transition Denmark welcomed its publication, urging Nordic Ministers to support its recommendations to ban the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in the Arctic and to minimize damaging emissions of pollutants that accelerate the melting of Arctic ice, such as black carbon.

The report, funded by the...

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Arctic HFO Ban Inches Forward, But Loopholes Denounced As “Outrageous”

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NGOs and Indigenous groups cautiously acknowledged progress by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and its Member States in agreeing on a draft regulation on heavy fuel oil (HFO) use and carriage in the Arctic, but denounced the inclusion of loopholes in the text that mean the ban will not come into effect until 2029, leaving the Arctic exposed to the growing threat of HFO spills for close to another decade.

The draft new regulation for HFO use and carriage was agreed during this...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/arctic-hfo-ban-inches-forward-but-loopholes-denounced-as-outrageous/

Will Shipping Summit Act To Protect Arctic From Spills And Emissions?

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NGOs called on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to protect the Arctic marine environment from the impacts of international shipping, by agreeing to a new regulation banning the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil (HFO) as fuel by ships operating in Arctic waters during this week’s “Arctic IMO Summit” in London.

The week-long (17-21 February) meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR7) – dubbed the IMO Arctic Summit...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/will-shipping-summit-act-to-protect-arctic-from-spills-and-emissions/

Clean Arctic Alliance Applauds Expedition Cruise Industry Ban On HFO

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Responding to the news that the 30 member companies of AECO, the Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators, have agreed on a mandatory guideline banning the use of heavy fuel oil in the Arctic, Clean Arctic Alliance Lead Advisor Dr Sian Prior said:

“With an International Maritime Organization ban on the use of carriage of heavy fuel oil in the Arctic coming over the horizon, we welcome the decision made by AECO’s 30 expedition cruise companies to get ahead of the crowd, and for forging a...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/clean-arctic-alliance-applauds-expedition-cruise-industry-ban-on-hfo/

MSC Alongside CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd Rules Out Arctic Exploration On Environmental Concerns

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MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, a global leader in transportation and logistics, has decided not to use the Arctic as a new short cut between northern Europe and Asia and will instead focus on improving environmental performance on existing global trade routes.

The Northern Sea Route lies entirely in Arctic waters and has been trialed by other shipping lines seeking to take advantage of melting ice from global warming. MSC is convinced that the 21 million containers moved each year for its...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/msc-alongside-cma-cgm-hapag-lloyd-rules-out-arctic-exploration-on-environmental-concerns/

NGOs Call For Heavy Fuel Oil Ban To Cut Arctic Shipping Emissions

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Responding to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC), the Clean Arctic Alliance and the Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada call for urgent action to ban heavy fuel oil (HFO) use and carriage by Arctic shipping to reduce risks of a devastating spill, and to reduce black carbon emissions in the Arctic.

SROCC’s Summary for Policymakers states that “Arctic ship-based transportation and tourism have implications for...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/ngos-call-for-heavy-fuel-oil-ban-to-cut-arctic-shipping-emissions/

Clean Arctic Alliance Calls On Nordic Prime Ministers To Support A Ban On HFO

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Clean Arctic Alliance’s Lead Advisor, Dr Sian Prior and Árni Finnsson from the Iceland Nature Conservation Association are calling on the Nordic Prime Ministers and the German Federal Chancellor to support the call for a ban on heavy fuel oil in the Arctic at their gathering in Reykjavik, Iceland.

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“We urgently need a strong commitment from the Nordic Prime Ministers and Ms Merkel to ban the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil or HFO in the Arctic,” says Prior....

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/clean-arctic-alliance-calls-on-nordic-prime-ministers-to-support-a-ban-on-hfo/

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