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Monday, June 5, 2023
Marco Polo Container-ship lighthouse
Environment

American Voters Support Government Action on Ship Pollution, New Poll Shows

With global shipping accounting for approximately 3% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, the public eye is increasingly turning on the industry to clean up

June 5, 2023
Total Views: 811

Thursday, May 25, 2023
smoke pollution coming from a container ship
Shipping

International Chamber of Shipping Urges Governments to Set Course for Net Zero Future

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), representing the global shipping industry, is urging governments at the UN’s International Maritime

May 25, 2023
Total Views: 673

Monday, April 17, 2023
Shipping

Carbon Chronicles: Voluntary Carbon Credits

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – In a recent press release, shipping industry participants Greenheart, Njord, and Marsoft announced that they have entered

April 17, 2023
Total Views: 1227

Friday, March 31, 2023
Environment

IMO Moving Towards Agreements on Decarbonization

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) upcoming environmental meeting, MEPC 80, is now three months away. It

March 31, 2023
Total Views: 1330

Friday, March 24, 2023
imo headquarters
Shipping

Growing Support for Zero-Emission Shipping Target Ahead of Critical IMO Meeting

The United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) has concluded its latest round of talks ahead this summer’s critical Marine

March 24, 2023
Total Views: 1124

Tuesday, March 14, 2023
smoke pollution coming from a container ship
Shipping

Why the Global Shipping Industry is Struggling to Clean Up its Act

By William Ralston (Bloomberg) — Singapore-based BW LPG goes about its business differently than many shipowners. If during a vessel’s passage it

March 14, 2023
Total Views: 7081

Monday, December 12, 2022
Shipping

MEPC 79: IMO Working Group Talks About Fuel Consumption Data, and Who Can See It

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – The Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC), the part of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) dealing

December 12, 2022
Total Views: 1129

Friday, December 9, 2022
Environment

ICS: To Reach Net Zero in Shipping, ‘The Hard Work Starts Now’

IMO member states seem on track to adopt a more stringent greenhouse gas reduction target that would align shipping with the Paris Agreement on climate change.

December 9, 2022
Total Views: 573

Monday, November 29, 2021
Environment

Shipping Still Falls Short on Decarbonization After Climate Talks

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — The organization that regulates shipping made little fresh progress toward decarbonizing the industry during a series of

November 29, 2021
Total Views: 518

Wednesday, November 10, 2021
smoke pollution coming from a container ship
Shipping

Countries Launch Plan for Net-Zero Shipping Lanes at COP26

By Jonathan Saul and Elizabeth Piper GLASGOW, Nov 10 (Reuters) – A coalition of 19 countries including Britain and the United States on Wednesday agreed

November 10, 2021
Total Views: 841

Saturday, November 6, 2021
Environment

IMO Must Get Shipping’s Emissions To Zero Before 2050

The Conversation via Reuters Connect–International shipping is a crucial part of the global economy – 90% of the world’s trade is

November 6, 2021
Total Views: 496

Thursday, November 4, 2021
Environment

US Views on Shipping’s Voyage to Zero Carbon Presented at COP26 Event

The COP26 confab in Glasgow has seen numerous breakout meetings and sidebar events, on both sides of the river. An excellent three-day meeting on the south

November 4, 2021
Total Views: 534

Monday, November 1, 2021
smoke pollution coming from a container ship
Shipping

At COP26, Denmark, US and Other Nation’s Back Tougher Climate Target for Shipping

By Kate Abnett, Jonathan Saul and Ilze Filks GLASGOW, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Denmark, the United States and 12 other countries on Monday backed a goal to

November 1, 2021
Total Views: 1786

Thursday, October 28, 2021
Shipping

Industry Looks to U.N. Climate Talks to Steer Cleaner Shipping

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Oct 28 (Reuters) – World leaders attending COP26 climate talks from the end of the month must ratchet up pressure to

October 28, 2021
Total Views: 453

Wednesday, October 6, 2021
ship emissions
Environment

Shipping Industry Outlines Roadmap to Achieve Net Zero CO2 Emissions by 2050

A shipping industry trade group representing over 80% of the world’s merchant fleet has proposed a bold new plan to help the industry achieve net zero

October 6, 2021
Total Views: 981

Thursday, September 30, 2021
cargo ships underway
Environment

LOA, DWT, Now CII: Shipping’s New Carbon Rating and What It Means for The Global Fleet

Shipping commentators and observers have suggested that a vessel’s carbon emissions profile will be right up there with LOA, DWT and other descriptors of

September 30, 2021
Total Views: 1380

Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Environment

Top Global Companies Call for Zero Emissions Shipping By 2050

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Sept 22 (Reuters) – More than 150 leading companies and organizations including oil majors and port authorities on Wednesday

September 21, 2021
Total Views: 988

Wednesday, July 14, 2021
port of rotterdam storage
Shipping

EU Proposes Adding Shipping to Its Carbon Market

By Jonathan Saul and Kate Abnett LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) – The European Commission on Wednesday proposed adding shipping to the bloc’s

July 14, 2021
Total Views: 759

Monday, June 21, 2021
containership
Environment

Trafigura Calls on IMO to Up the Pace on CO2 Curbs

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — Trafigura Group said the shipping industry’s regulator needs to act with ‘lightning speed’ to cut carbon emissions

June 21, 2021
Total Views: 799

Thursday, May 20, 2021
container ship
Environment

IEA: Maritime Shipping to Fall Short of Net Zero by 2050

By Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) – The maritime shipping industry will fall short of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions

May 20, 2021
Total Views: 904