Tag: CO2

Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) has undertaken successful sea trials for two vessels towards use of biofuels in concurrence with the Indian flag administration.

As part of its plan to be carbon-neutral by 2050 and ahead of the COP26 Summit, French shipping giant CMA CGM announced it is introducing biomethane to support the energy transition in the shipping sector.

Following the recently-published casebook of the Swedish Club, it is marked a case where a misdeclared container resulted to a fire incident onboard. To remind, the casebook promotes safety at sea, while describes factors that can lead to common incidents and shares their lessons learned.

The City of Amsterdam has recently approved Port of Amsterdam's new Strategic Plan 2021-2025, setting out the port's strategic choices for the next four years. The main objective is to be a leading European port in the green transition.

Following its newly issued sustainability report for 2020, the Norwegian energy company Equinor announced that its greenhouse gas emissions were 1.4 million tonnes lower than in 2019.

The Japanese shipping major, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced its decision to focus on liquefied CO2 ocean transport, by investing in Larvik Shipping.

French shipping giant CMA CGM reduced its CO2 emissions by 4% in 2020, having already reduced them by 6% in 2019 compared to 2018, the company said in its annual financial results released last week. 

During ICS Insights Live event on 10 March, speakers focused on how shipping can capitalise on legal, stakeholder, and commercial factors in order to reach decarbonisation goals.

After almost one year of continuous biofuel operation onboard its car carrier Autosky, UECC managed to reduce carbon intensity by more than half.

The Clean Shipping Alliance expressed its opposition to the vote of the Transport Committee of the European Parliament that encourages EU Member States to restrict open-loop Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS), claiming this was taken "without any scientific basis".