On 18 November, Maritime UK launched Version 6 of the Industry Code of Practice for Maritime Autonomous Ship Systems (MASS).

A joint study released by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Ricardo, examines the potential marine environmental impacts of ammonia spills during its use as a shipping fuel. 

The ETS must reflect the whole climate footprint of emissions from fuels to be a truly green regulation. This is the message from Danish Shipping in an open letter to EU's decision makers co-signed by organisations from both the energy and shipping sector.

MPA Singapore and the National University of Singapore (NUS) enhanced their support for start-ups under the PIER71 (Port Innovation Ecosystem Reimagined @ BLOCK71) initiative by signing a Partnership Agreement with the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) during the Smart Port Challenge 2022 (SPC) Grand Final.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) published its report on the 15 December 2019, involving the bulk carrier Tecumseh, that had a fire in the engine room while transiting the Detroit River off Windsor, Ontario. 

A mechanical malfunction onboard a 600-foot tanker ship that was docked at the Port of Alaska caused two fires on November 18 and November 19. Both fires were contained by the ship’s crew. No injuries or damage were reported.

COP 27 wrapped up with a historic decision to establish a loss and damage fund for vulnerable countries hit hard by climate disasters. And while the high-level meeting was expected to set a more ambitious timeline for shipping to decarbonize, the progress on climate ambition was generally perceived as weak.

Two crewmembers sustained injuries in an explosion on the Greek-flagged offshore support vessel Athena in Le Havre, France, on November 17.

MOL and JERA signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to launch a study of transporting ammonia for use as fuel, including shipments to JERA's Hekinan Power Station in Aichi Prefecture, which is slated to start commercial operation in the late 2020s.

A newly built ship with special environmental and climate characteristics was christened at the Port of Gothenburg on November 16.