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Sunday, September 4, 2022
Marco Polo Container-ship lighthouse
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CMA CGM Launches 1.5 Billion Euro Energy Transition Fund

by Sybille de La Hamaide (Reuters) – French transport giant CMA CGM is creating a five-year investment fund of 1.5 billion euros ($1.5 billion) aimed at

September 4, 2022
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Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Bill Gates-Backed Fund Backs Methanol as Green Fuel For Global Shipping
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Bill Gates-Backed Fund Backs Methanol as Green Fuel For Global Shipping

By Will Mathis and Akshat Rathi (Bloomberg) — Green fuels and new engines to consume them could help limit climate-warming emissions from

August 30, 2022
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Thursday, August 25, 2022
Svitzer Looks to Slowing Tugs to Help Lower Emissions
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Svitzer Looks to Slowing Tugs to Help Lower Emissions

Global towage operator Svitzer, part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, is launching a new global initiative that will limit the speed of its tugs in order help reduce

August 25, 2022
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Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Canada and Germany Ink Transatlantic Green Hydrogen Pact
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Canada and Germany Ink Transatlantic Green Hydrogen Pact

By Brian Platt and Michael Nienaber (Bloomberg) — Canada intends to start shipping green hydrogen produced by wind farms to Germany by 2025, the first

August 23, 2022
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Friday, August 5, 2022
container shipping
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Containership Charter Market Could See New Spike as Ships Slow Down for New Emissions Regulations

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The containership charter market could see a new spike this year, as liner operators look to redesign their

August 5, 2022
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Tuesday, August 2, 2022
A containership arrives at the Port of Rotterdam
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Singapore and Rotterdam to Establish ‘World’s Longest’ Green Shipping Corridor

The port authorities at the ports of Singapore and Rotterdam, two of the largest bunkering ports in the world, have partnered up to launch what they claim will

August 2, 2022
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Monday, July 18, 2022
ocean mining supply ship
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Decarbonization Threatens To Strip-Mine Ocean Seabeds

By Todd Woody (Bloomberg) As battery makers scramble to procure cobalt, nickel, and other metals to meet rising consumer demand for electric cars, governmental

July 18, 2022
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Monday, July 11, 2022
Germany Offshore Wind Farm
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Wind, Solar And Pipelines All Fail Germany

By Rachel Morison (Bloomberg) Short-term German power prices more than doubled as calm weather and the expected halt of gas flows on the Nord Stream pipeline

July 11, 2022
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Friday, July 8, 2022
US Navy Sailor in SYDNEY Australia
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Pacific Maritime Security: Does Climate Policy Matter?

by Wesley Morgan (TheConversation) Prime minister Anthony Albanese is hoping his government’s more ambitious climate policy will help reset Pacific relations

July 8, 2022
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maersk-ship-stack-logo
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Maersk Quits The International Chamber of Shipping

by Nikolaj Skydsgaard (Reuters) A.P. Moller-Maersk has withdrawn its board member from industry organisation International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), partly

July 8, 2022
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Thursday, July 7, 2022
Aerial top view of a ship at sea
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Shipping’s ESG and Sustainability Reporting: A Work In Progress

In recent years, shipping company disclosures have expanded to include ESG (Environment, Social, Governance). For companies with shares listed in the U.S.,

July 7, 2022
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Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Sembcorp Marine Delivers Second Zero-Emission Battery-Powered Ferry to Norled
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Sembcorp Marine Delivers Second Zero-Emission Battery-Powered Ferry to Norled

Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine has delivered its second of three battery-operated roll-on/roll-off (RoPax) passenger ferries to Norwegian ferry operator

July 5, 2022
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Friday, July 1, 2022
Back to the Future? Cargo Giant Cargill Turns to Wind to Cut Carbon
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Back to the Future? Cargo Giant Cargill Turns to Wind to Cut Carbon

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) – In a new take on ancient technology, Cargill, one of the world’s biggest charterers of ships, is to

July 1, 2022
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Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Berge Bulk Newcastlemax to Be Fitted with ‘WindWings’ Sails
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Berge Bulk Newcastlemax to Be Fitted with ‘WindWings’ Sails

A newcastlemax bulk carrier belonging to Singapore-based Berge Bulk will be fitted with four WindWings sails in the second quarter of 2023. The WindWings

June 29, 2022
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crowley maritime el coqui
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Crowley Sets Baseline for Its GHG Emissions Reduction Strategy

U.S.-based Crowley has released its inaugural sustainability report establishing a reference point to measure progress towards its environmental, social and

June 29, 2022
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Tuesday, June 28, 2022
ESG Banks Give Gunvor Giant $912 Million Loan Despite Past Ties To Putin
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ESG Banks Give Gunvor Giant $912 Million Loan Despite Past Ties To Putin

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Gunvor, the energy trading firm and shipowner cofounded by sanctioned Russian Oligarch and Putin’s long-time friend Gennady

June 28, 2022
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Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Electric Ferry Claims New World Record
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Electric Ferry Claims New World Record

An electric ferry may have set a new world record after sailing 50 nautical miles on a single battery charge. The ferry, named Ellen, typically operates

June 21, 2022
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Monday, June 13, 2022
smoke pollution coming from a container ship
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IMO Clamps Down on Dirty Fuel in Mediterranean Sea

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — Shipping’s global regulator ruled that vessels must slash the sulfur content of fuel used for voyages in the

June 13, 2022
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Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Shipping emissions
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Lawmaker Fight Derails EU’s Carbon Market Overhaul

By Ewa Krukowska and John Ainger (Bloomberg) — The European Parliament failed to clinch a deal on the biggest overhaul of the bloc’s carbon market

June 8, 2022
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Monday, June 6, 2022
lng bunkering rotterdam
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CMA CGM Orders Its First Methanol-Powered Containerships

French shipping giant CMA CGM has placed newbuild orders for 16 dual-fuel containerships, including six powered by carbon neutral methanol—a first for the

June 6, 2022
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