No stone is left unturned when it comes to options for reducing carbon emissions, including electrification of oil and gas assets, carbon capture usage and storage, replacing fossil with renewable sources of energy and introducing alternative fuels like hydrogen and ammonia.
Norwegian engineering company TECO 2030 has urged the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to recognize the role carbon capture will play in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping, as not enough vessels will undergo fuel switches to meet the climate targets.
The international efforts carried out over the past year to assess the risk of a massive oil leak or explosion from the Safer, a stricken FSO moored off the coast of Yemen, have been largely unsuccessful. The condition of the floating storage and offloading unit, which is anchored 60 km north of the
Sri Lankan authorities have filed a claim with the operator of the ill-fated feeder X-Press Pearl seeking $40 million to compensate for the environmental damages caused by the ship’s sinking. An interim claim has been lodged with Singapore-based X-Press Feeders, according to Sri Lanka’s Ports and Sh
Dutch shipping company Schram Shipping has signed a contract with compatriot wind propulsion solutions provider eConowind for new wind-assist installation.
As the energy transition is unravelling, the industry is paving the way to net-zero by pushing for further emission cuts and new fuels and vessels.
Environmental regulations are creating a new language in shipping — its CO2 emissions per ton-mile, according to Christopher J. Wiernicki, ABS Chairman, President and CEO who spoke at the 11th Annual Capital Link Operational Excellence in Shipping Forum.
Stolt Tankers and Tufton Investment Limited have teamed up to create a chemical carrier pool and cooperate in the field of decarbonization and sustainability.
The IMO-Norway GreenVoyage2050 project has been granted 14.5 million NOK ($1.75 million) in additional funding by Norwegian government to support the path to decarbonization in the shipping sector.
The only deep-water port in the South San Francisco Bay, Port of Redwood City has become the newest participant to join the voluntary environmental certification program, Green Marine.
A key meeting of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 76), set to adopt greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) cutting measures, has begun.
The construction has commenced on the world’s first fully electric passenger fast ferry at the Fjellstrand shipyard in Norway, partners in the EU-funded TrAM project said.
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has partnered up with Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) with an aim to develop nuclear-powered vessels.
Italy’s Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of Grande California, the final of seven pure car & truck carriers (PCTCs) ordered from the Chinese Yangfan shipyard in Zhoushan.
