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Wednesday, February 2, 2022
A containership arrives at the Port of Rotterdam
Environment

Rotterdam Ranks as Europe’s Top Carbon Polluting Port, NGO Says

T&E’s ranking of Europe’s ports by carbon emissions puts the spotlight on ports to do more to clean up shipping while industry profits soar. Rotterdam

February 2, 2022
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Wake in the ocean
Environment

Cargill, Mitsui and Maersk Tankers Land First Customers for New Green Tech Solution

Cargill, Mitsui and Maersk Tankers have signed on a their customers to a new green technology solution, called Njord, which aims to accelerate cost-effective

February 2, 2022
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Monday, January 31, 2022
port of los angeles
Environment

Ports of Los Angeles and Shanghai Launch ‘Green Shipping Corridor’ to Reduce Emissions from One of the World’s Busiest Trade Routes

The Port of Los Angeles and Port of Shanghai have announced a partnership to create a “first-of-its-kind” green shipping corridor in a bid to

January 31, 2022
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Sunday, January 30, 2022
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind Turbine
Environment

U.K. Wind Farms Report Record Output

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) U.K. wind farms produced a record amount of energy on Saturday, helping to ease the country’s dependence on expensive fossil

January 30, 2022
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Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Singapore Anchorage
Shipping

DNV to Lead ‘Pioneering’ Ammonia Bunkering Safety Study in Singapore

Classification society DNV been selected to lead an ammonia bunkering safety study by the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) in Singapore. The

January 26, 2022
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DP World Joins Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping
Environment

DP World Joins Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping

Dubai-based port operator and cargo logistics specialist DP World has entered into a strategic partnership with Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon

January 26, 2022
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Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Maersk Supply Service Launches New Offshore Charging Station Company
Offshore

Maersk Supply Service Launches New Offshore Charging Station Company

Maersk Supply Service has announced plans to launch an offshore vessel-charging company to help support maritime industry’s decarbonization efforts by

January 25, 2022
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Thursday, January 20, 2022
NYK and Knutsen Group Launch Liquefied CO2 Shipping Company
Environment

NYK and Knutsen Group Launch Liquefied CO2 Shipping Company

Japan’s NYK and Norwegian shipping company Knutsen Group have announced plans to launch joint venture liquified CO2 shipping and storage company. The

January 20, 2022
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Monday, January 17, 2022
ship emissions
Environment

Shipping and Renewable Lobby Groups Join Forces to Advance Global Green Fuel Transition

The International Chamber of Shipping has announced a strategic partnership with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to further support for the

January 17, 2022
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Sunday, January 16, 2022
STS080-733-021 Kuwait City, Al Burqan Oil Field, Kuwait November 1996, NASA Photo ID STS080-733-21
Environment

Kuwait, One Of The World’s Wealthiest Oil Exporters, Is Becoming Unlivable

By Fiona MacDonald (Bloomberg) –Trying to catch a bus at the Maliya station in Kuwait City can be unbearable in the summer. About two-thirds of the

January 16, 2022
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Saturday, January 15, 2022
Why The Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai Eruption Was So Violent
Environment

Why The Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai Eruption Was So Violent

By Shane Cronin (Conversation) The Kingdom of Tonga doesn’t often attract global attention, but a violent eruption of an underwater volcano on January 15 has

January 15, 2022
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Massive Tonga Volcano Eruption Triggers Pacific Tsunami
Environment

Massive Tonga Volcano Eruption Triggers Pacific Tsunami

By Jahnavi Nidumolu and Renju Jose Jan 15 (Reuters) – An underwater volcano off Tonga erupted on Saturday, triggering a tsunami warning for

January 15, 2022
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Ecuador Expands Galapagos Islands Marine Protected Area
Environment

Ecuador Expands Galapagos Islands Marine Protected Area

By Alexandra Valencia (Reuters) Ecuador on Friday created a new marine reserve around its pristine Galapagos Islands — whose rich biodiversity inspired

January 15, 2022
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Friday, January 14, 2022
Offshore,Seismic,Research,Vessel,Guns,And,Cables. Photo: cacar/Shutterstock
Environment

Weeks After Victory Over Shell, Offshore Activists Target Another Oil Exploration Project in South African Waters

By Paul Burkhardt (Bloomberg) Just weeks after Royal Dutch Shell Plc was forced by a court to suspend a seismic survey seeking hydrocarbons in South African

January 14, 2022
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Thursday, January 13, 2022
lng carrier
Environment

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
Total Views: 1815

Ørsted Invests in Swedish E-Methanol Project to Help Decarbonize Shipping
Shipping

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
Total Views: 826

smoke pollution coming from a container ship
Shipping

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
Total Views: 735

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

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
Total Views: 1599

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

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
Robert Gordon Sproul Scripps
Environment

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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