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Thursday, January 13, 2022
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Korean Shipbuilder Sees Hydrogen Shipping Ready by 2025

By Jonathan Saul and Heekyong Yang LONDON/SEOUL, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) expects to have

January 13, 2022
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Ørsted Invests in Swedish E-Methanol Project to Help Decarbonize Shipping
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Ørsted Invests in Swedish E-Methanol Project to Help Decarbonize Shipping

Danish power company Ørsted has announced plans to acquire a minority stake in what could become one of the world’s first large-scale e-methanol

January 13, 2022
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EU’s Carbon Market for Shipping Leaves Millions of Tonnes of CO2 Unregulated, Study Shows

By Jonathan Saul and Kate Abnett LONDON/BRUSSELS, Jan 13 (Reuters) – European Commission proposals to bring shipping into the bloc’s carbon

January 13, 2022
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Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Maersk Advances Decarbonization Target By A Full Decade
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Maersk Advances Decarbonization Target By A Full Decade

By Stine Jacobsen (Reuters) – Container shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk now plans to achieve net zero emissions in its business by 2040, a decade

January 12, 2022
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Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Sembcorp Marine Wins ABS Approval In Principle for Ammonia Bunkering Barge
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Sembcorp Marine Wins ABS Approval In Principle for Ammonia Bunkering Barge

Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine, together with partners Mitsui O.S.K Lines and ITOCHU Corporation have announced Approval in Principle from the American Bureau

January 11, 2022
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Monday, January 10, 2022
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Scientists Say The Ocean Is Getting Loud

By Iain Barber (the Conversation) On summer evenings in the 1980s, the residents of a houseboat community in Sausalito, California would often have trouble

January 10, 2022
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Sunday, January 9, 2022
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What Is The Value Of A Wave?

(The Conversation via Reuters Connect)-Before COVID-19, global surf tourism spending was estimated at up to a $91 billion per year. And since the start of the

January 9, 2022
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Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Conoship Unveils Series of ‘Future-Proof’ General Cargo Ships
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Conoship Unveils Series of ‘Future-Proof’ General Cargo Ships

Dutch ship designer Conoship International Projects has unveiled its design for a series of six “future-proof” general cargo ships which the

January 5, 2022
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Monday, January 3, 2022
Royal Navy Makes Rare Visit to Remote South Atlantic Island Chain to Study Penguins
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Royal Navy Makes Rare Visit to Remote South Atlantic Island Chain to Study Penguins

The Royal Navy research ship HMS Protector is making a rare visit to the remote South Sandwich Islands in the southern Atlantic Ocean to study the penguin

January 3, 2022
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Sunday, January 2, 2022
NASA Supported Study Confirms Southern Ocean Is Absorbing Carbon
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NASA Supported Study Confirms Southern Ocean Is Absorbing Carbon

Story by Sofie Bates, NASA’s Earth Science News Team— New observations from research aircraft indicate that the Southern Ocean absorbs more carbon from

January 2, 2022
Total Views: 13710

Wednesday, December 22, 2021
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Global Shipping in The Crosshairs as Environmental Scrutiny Deepens

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Ocean freight costs are likely to remain high in 2022 as investors and regulators scramble to accelerate

December 22, 2021
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Saturday, December 18, 2021
Hazira LNG (liquefied natural gas), India. Photo Courtesy Shell
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Shell Looks To Biomethane LNG For Heavy Vehicles And Maritime Transport

By Rachel Graham (Bloomberg) –Trucks in Germany could soon be running on fuel that’s made partly from manure at one of Europe’s biggest oil

December 18, 2021
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Friday, December 17, 2021
Ammonia-Powered Short Sea Shipping Project Awarded Norwegian Funding
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Ammonia-Powered Short Sea Shipping Project Awarded Norwegian Funding

Norway-based Viridis Bulk Carriers and its partners have been awarded funding to help develop ammonia-powered short sea ships for the European sector. The

December 17, 2021
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Thursday, December 16, 2021
French Ro-Ro to Begin Testing ‘Seawing’ Ship Kite for Wind-Assisted Propulsion
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French Ro-Ro to Begin Testing ‘Seawing’ Ship Kite for Wind-Assisted Propulsion

A French tech company says it has installed its first automated ship kite on a commercial ship. The company, called Airseas, says the installation marks an

December 16, 2021
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Wednesday, December 15, 2021
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Marine Insurers Adopt ‘Poseidon Principles’ to Help Decarbonize Global Shipping

LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Leading companies in the marine insurance industry have joined an initiative linking their underwriting activities with the

December 15, 2021
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Tuesday, December 14, 2021
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Feasibility Study Finds LNG Carriers Beat Tankers When It Comes to Carbon Capture and Storage Use

A feasibility study into shipping’s use of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology shows that the LNG sector is currently better suited than tankers

December 14, 2021
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Monday, December 13, 2021
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Kawasaki Heavy Industries Sets Sights on Carbon Neutrality in 2030 With Hydrogen Power

TOKYO, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries said on Thursday it aims to achieve carbon neutrality in its domestic

December 13, 2021
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Thursday, December 9, 2021
Chevron Shipping LNG Carrier
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Chevron Shipping Joins Sea Cargo Charter

Chevron Shipping Company has joined the Sea Cargo Charter, a big corporate lobby group led by a senior Cargill executive that is tasked with “improved

December 9, 2021
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Wednesday, December 8, 2021
“K” Line Ammonia-Fueled Car Carrier Design Wins Class Approval
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“K” Line Ammonia-Fueled Car Carrier Design Wins Class Approval

A concept design for an ammonia-fueled car carrier developed in Japan has been granted Approval in Principle. Japanese shipping company “K” Line

December 8, 2021
Total Views: 1211

First Look at Maersk’s New Green Methanol-Powered Containerships
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First Look at Maersk’s New Green Methanol-Powered Containerships

Shipping giant Maersk has unveiled its design for a series of eight ‘carbon-neutral’ methanol-powered ultra-large containerships currently on

December 8, 2021
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