A number of European shipping and environmental groups have written an open letter to European Commission (EC) urging the regulators to back environmentally sustainable hydrogen and ammonia as part of its FuelEU Maritime carbon neutral energy initiative for maritime.
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If you bury your head in the sand, you’re asking for a kick up the bum, according to one joker in a UK pub. The maritime industry tried to hide from the reality of climate change, but since 2018 it has taken the bull by the horns and we are seeing some genuine effort to transform the industry...
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The EU’s long-term strategy for reducing the bloc’s reliance on fossil fuels in the transport sector, published today, has already come under fire from environmental non-governmental organisations (NGOs) for its heavy reliance on biofuels.
As the European Green Deal is implemented, with targets of more than 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from transport, and for the EU to become a climate-neutral economy by 2050, while also working towards a zero-pollution ambition, the strategy to...
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Shipping lines affiliated to the World Shipping Council (WSC) have called on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to adopt the industry’s proposal to add US$2/tonne to the price of bunker fuel to raise money for a research fund that will develop zero-carbon technology.
The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 75 will meet this week, from 16-20 November, to debate proposals put forward by the Intersessional Working Group, which met in late October, that will see ship...
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Delegates at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) intersessional meeting have agreed draft measures on cutting the carbon intensity from existing ships, amid some acrimony over the discussions as the environmental lobby pressure shipping to do more.
The latest proposals are expected to be agreed at the next Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 75 set for 16-20 November, but some environmental non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have said that the proposals do not go far...
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Last week, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) working group presented a draft text where it agreed further measures to cut ship emissions. However, the text has sparked criticism by…
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MSC, in a press release, responds to recent EU shipping carbon emissions...
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In a move that will be seen as piling pressure on shipping regulators and the shipping industry the Environment Committee of the European Parliament voted yesterday to add shipping emissions to its carbon Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
Up to now shipping has been excluded from carbon reduction measures from the EU, but the latest move means that a vote will be taken in the European Parliament in September, and if passed each member state will need to approve the new legislation, which will then...
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Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) voiced its disapproval of the recent findings from a report […] The post MSC refutes damning claims on its emissions from Transport &…