decarbonization


Monday, June 8, 2026
A tanker ship is seen in the English Channel at sunrise, near Dover, Britain, August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
Shipping

ABS Calls for More Flexible IMO Decarbonization Framework

ABS is urging regulators to adopt a more flexible approach to the International Maritime Organization's greenhouse gas reduction framework, arguing that fuel

June 8, 2026
Total Views: 608

Thursday, June 4, 2026
TOTE's LNG-powered Isla Bella underway
Shipping

Alternative-Fuel Ship Orders Slow as Owners Hedge Fuel Bets

Orders for alternative-fuelled vessels continued in May but remain well below last year’s pace, highlighting a more cautious and diversified approach to

June 4, 2026
Total Views: 531

Monday, June 1, 2026
blue lng carrier at sea
Shipping

LNG Fleet Faces Compliance Divide as EU Carbon Costs Threaten Older Carrier Economics

A growing split is emerging within the global LNG carrier fleet as tightening European emissions regulations begin reshaping vessel economics, according to a

June 1, 2026
Total Views: 687

Friday, May 22, 2026
nuclear icebreaker convoy
Shipping

Shipping’s Arctic Black Carbon Problem is Growing Faster Than Regulators Can Respond

There is a particular kind of institutional irony that only the International Maritime Organization can produce with quite such reliable consistency. By Paul

May 22, 2026
Total Views: 3945

Executives from HD Hyundai and TerraPower pose following the signing of a framework agreement to support manufacturing and supply chain development for TerraPower’s Natrium advanced nuclear reactor program
Shipping

HD Hyundai Moves Deeper Into Nuclear With TerraPower Reactor Supply Pact

South Korean shipbuilding giant HD Hyundai is expanding deeper into advanced nuclear energy after signing a framework agreement

May 22, 2026
Total Views: 887

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Concept rendering of a large Newcastlemax ore carrier equipped with rotor sails and ethanol fuel tanks, designed for Vale and powered by WinGD’s first ethanol-fuelled two-stroke marine engines.
Shipbuilding

WinGD Lands World-First Ethanol Engine Order for Vale Ore Carriers

Swiss engine designer WinGD has secured the maritime industry’s first confirmed order for ethanol-fuelled two-stroke engines powering ocean-going

May 20, 2026
Total Views: 909

Thursday, May 14, 2026
TOTE's LNG-powered Isla Bella underway
Shipping

Shipping’s $180 Billion Push Into Dual-Fuel Ships Shows No Signs of Slowing

The global liner shipping industry’s investment in alternative-fueled vessels continues to accelerate, with the combined fleet of dual-fuel containerships

May 14, 2026
Total Views: 760

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

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:

May 12, 2026
Total Views: 1897

Friday, May 1, 2026
smoke pollution coming from a container ship
Shipping

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: 1053

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

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: 1458

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

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: 2045

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

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: 1519

Port to ship ammonia bunkering at Ulsan port
Shipping

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: 1031

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.
Shipping

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: 497

general cargo bulk carrier
Shipping

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: 422

smoke pollution coming from a container ship
Shipping

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: 542

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: 1272

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: 1537

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: 1228

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: 1402