decarbonization


Tuesday, May 12, 2026
National Security Multi-Mission Vessels (NSMV) under construction at Hanwha Philly Shipyard
News

America’s Nuclear Shipping Revival Is About More Than Reactors

Sean Duffy’s MARAD initiative may look like another Trump-era energy dominance announcement, but beneath the politics lies a serious industrial question:

7 minutes ago
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Friday, May 1, 2026
smoke pollution coming from a container ship
News

IMO Climate Talks Stay Alive as Carbon Plan Survives U.S. Pushback at MEPC 84

The International Maritime Organization has kept its landmark shipping climate framework alive following a week of high-stakes negotiations in

May 1, 2026
Total Views: 957

Thursday, April 30, 2026
Opening of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 84th Session, April 27, 2026
News

IMO Carbon Plan for Shipping Faces Growing Revolt as U.S. Courts ‘Silent Majority’

The U.S. is intensifying its push against the International Maritime Organization’s proposed global carbon pricing regime, with Federal Maritime

April 30, 2026
Total Views: 1393

Wednesday, April 29, 2026
A rendering of a 15,000 TEU-class SMR-powered containership unveiled by HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering
News

The Forgotten Fuel That Could Power Shipping’s Future

Thorium, an abundant and largely overlooked radioactive metal, is emerging as the fuel of a new generation of compact molten salt reactors that could transform

April 29, 2026
Total Views: 1914

Monday, April 27, 2026
smoke pollution coming from a container ship
News

FMC Chair Joins U.S. Opposition to IMO Carbon Plan With Warning

The chair of the Federal Maritime Commission has joined the U.S. delegation to high-stakes climate talks at the UN’s International Maritime

April 27, 2026
Total Views: 1472

Port to ship ammonia bunkering at Ulsan port
Environment

Ulsan Port Claims World’s First Ammonia Bunkering in Alternative Fuel Milestone

South Korea’s Ulsan Port Authority said it has completed what it describes as the world’s first port-to-ship ammonia bunkering operation for a commercial

April 27, 2026
Total Views: 920

Friday, April 24, 2026
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez during closing remarks of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 2nd extraordinary session, October 17, 2025.
News

IMO’s MEPC 84 Opens as Key Test for Delayed Shipping Climate Pact

The International Maritime Organization convenes its 84th Marine Environment Protection Committee session in London next week under the shadow of last

April 24, 2026
Total Views: 443

general cargo bulk carrier
News

Middle East Reconstruction Poses a Carbon Shock as Shipping Bears the Climate Bill

New academic research suggests reconstruction emissions from Gaza could rival weeks of global shipping emissions, raising questions about carbon

April 24, 2026
Total Views: 400

smoke pollution coming from a container ship
News

EU Revives Fight for Global Shipping Carbon Price, Setting Up IMO Clash With U.S.

European Union countries agreed on Friday to keep pushing for a global price on shipping's CO2 emissions in U.N. talks next week, setting up another potential

April 24, 2026
Total Views: 523

Tuesday, April 21, 2026
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez during closing remarks of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 2nd extraordinary session, October 17, 2025.
News

Shipping Industry Closes Ranks Behind IMO Ahead of High-Stakes Climate Talks

International Maritime Organization faces a defining moment next week as global shipping groups line up in rare unity behind the regulator ahead of renewed

April 21, 2026
Total Views: 1231

Monday, March 9, 2026
container ship underway at sea
Shipping

ABS and HD Hyundai Launch Nuclear-Powered Mega Containership Study

The push to bring nuclear energy back into commercial shipping is gaining momentum as the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and South Korea’s HD Hyundai

March 9, 2026
Total Views: 1487

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
IMO greenhouse gas emissions
News

PPR 13: The Quiet IMO Meeting That Could Change How Ships Are Actually Run

The latest session of the IMO’s Pollution Prevention and Response Sub-Committee didn’t deliver sweeping new rules, but beneath the technical drafting work,

February 17, 2026
Total Views: 1173

Friday, February 13, 2026
The Fortescue Green Pioneer pictured in the Port of Singapore. Photo courtesy Fortescue
Environment

Environmental Groups Urge IMO: Keep Ammonia Waste Out of the Ocean

A coalition of environmental and clean-shipping groups is urging the International Maritime Organization to block any move that would allow ammonia-fueled

February 13, 2026
Total Views: 1352

Tuesday, February 3, 2026
The Pyxis Ocean retrofitted with WindWings, setting sail for its maiden voyage in August 2023. Photo courtesy Cargill
News

Wind Propulsion Gains Regulatory Momentum at IMO

The International Maritime Organization is moving to bring wind-assisted propulsion fully into the regulatory mainstream, approving a formal workplan that

February 3, 2026
Total Views: 903

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Maersk ship entering the Port of Rotterdam
Shipbuilding

Denmark Renews Green Maritime Tech and Shipbuilding Pact With China

China and Denmark have renewed an agreement on cooperating in green maritime technology and shipbuilding, China's industry ministry said on Tuesday,

January 27, 2026
Total Views: 1086

Friday, January 16, 2026
IMO greenhouse gas emissions
Shipping

Europe’s Green Fuel Race: How Four Nations Are Positioning to Power Zero-Carbon Shipping

A quiet but decisive shift is taking place in the race to decarbonise global shipping, and it is unfolding not in Asia’s massive shipyards or the

January 16, 2026
Total Views: 1329

Aerial of Cargill's methanol-powered Brave Pioneer during sea trials
News

Cargill Tests Green Methanol with Delivery of Dual-Fuel Bulker

Cargill has taken delivery of its first green-methanol dual-fuel dry bulk vessel, a milestone in the agricultural giant’s push to cut emissions and test

January 16, 2026
Total Views: 918

Monday, January 12, 2026
Jane McAllister works a LNG-fueled ZIM containership
News

Container Shipping Drives Alternative-Fuel Orders Despite Newbuild Slump

The maritime industry’s shift toward alternative fuels held firm in 2025 despite a sharp pullback in global newbuilding, with LNG-fuelled containerships

January 12, 2026
Total Views: 1027

Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Allseas SMR illustration
Environment

Dutch Offshore Giant Allseas Bets on Small Nuclear Reactors

Allseas has released findings from an independent impact study suggesting that its Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technology could transform the

November 18, 2025
Total Views: 1774

Monday, November 10, 2025
A tanker ship is seen in the English Channel at sunrise, near Dover, Britain, August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
Environment

EU Launches €2.9B Plan to Kickstart Green Transport Fuels, But Industry Warns Speed Is Critical

The European Commission launched its Sustainable Transport Investment Plan last week, setting an ambitious roadmap to transform the aviation and waterborne

November 10, 2025
Total Views: 582