UK-based wind assisted propulsion system (WAPS) designer Anemoi Marine Technologies has completed the retrofit on another large vessel after installing five 35m units on the 400,000 dwt very large ore carrier (VLOC) 'NSU Tubarao'. The vessel, owned by bulk...
Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply its latest carbon capture and storage-ready scrubber systems (CCS-Ready scrubbers) for three container ships owned by German operator Leonhardt & Blumberg. The CCS-Ready solution will assure Leonhardt & Blumberg that it...
Intercargo, the international association of dry cargo shipowners, has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable shipping by advocating for straightforward mid-term measures in the industry’s decarbonisation efforts. The association, representing what it considers one...
The Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII) has opened a new protocol for consultation to encourage methane reductions in shipping. The Methane Measurement Protocol (MMP) is thought to be the first industry-wide effort to establish a universal...
The maritime industry, represented by BIMCO, Cruise Lines Industry Association (CLIA), Interferry, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), International Parcel Tankers Association (IPTA), Intertanko, and World Shipping Council (WSC), has issued a statement to say...
The Clean Shipping Alliance (CSA) has defended the use of exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS, or 'scrubbers') against recent claims made by environmental lobby group Opportunity Green. An article by Opportunity Green published in maritime paper Tradewinds has been...
PortXchange, established as a spin-off from the Rotterdam Port Authority to provide port emissions digitalisation and maritime solutions, is launching the EmissionInsider Carbon Insight Suite. This enhanced version of the company's emissions tracking and analysis...
With increasing requirements to reduce GHG emissions in shipping, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Publications has released the extensively updated second edition of its 'Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Guide to International Regulatory Compliance' to...
According to independent design and engineering firm Houlder, many shipowners are turning to slow steaming, but caution is needed as owners not informed by data analysis risk a series of unintended financial consequences. The practice of slow steaming could even...
A study by the US-based International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has shown that wider adoption of shore power by US ports could result in a significant reduction in harmful air pollution in the areas around those ports. Shore power technology can help the...
As part of the commitment to lower the carbon intensity of operations, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Chevron Shipping Company have announced an agreement to install Wind Challenger, a hard sail wind-assisted ship propulsion system developed by MOL and Oshima...
Daphne Technology's carbon credit methodology, which directly targets reduction of methane emissions from internal combustion engines using any methane-rich fuel, has now been approved by Gold Standard. Methane is a powerful GHG with a global warming potential (GWP)...
The latest 'Countdown' newsletter from the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMZCS) reminds the industry that in spring 2025, the Member States of the IMO will decide on historic regulations for GHG emissions from international shipping. These...
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