Tag: Denmark

Environment Minister put forward a bill that will prohibit the discharge of scrubber water from ships in Danish territorial waters.

The Danish Government decided in late June to preserve the DIS scheme, which is also known as the seafarer's tax. 

The Danish government, in collaboration with several political parties has reached a new agreement to prohibit the discharge of scrubber water from ships within 22 km of the Danish coasts starting from 1 July 2025.

According to the Danish Ministry of the Environment, discharge of scrubber water from ships is a significant source of several of the heavy metals and tar substances that pollute the marine environment.

Liquid Wind, together with Alfa Laval, Carbon Clean, Siemens Energy and Topsoe, announce the eFuel Design & Performance Centre (DPC) in Hørsholm, Denmark.

Denmark has announced its Green Fuels Alliance India (GFAI) initiative in a bid to boost collaborative efforts between the two countries in the sustainable energy solutions sector and advance their joint global goal towards carbon neutrality.

Bunker One has successfully supplied B100 biofuel to Color Line's SuperSpeed 1 and 2 ferries over the past month, which has reportedly resulted in an 85% reduction in CO2 emissions on average.

In the aftermath of Storm Pia, Danish beaches are currently undergoing a comprehensive cleanup operation following the loss of numerous containers from a Maersk container ship at sea, before Christmas.

The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (The Center), the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the Danish Government have joined forces to resource and execute pre-feasibility studies for green corridors in five countries in the Global South.

The Port of Kalundborg, Denmark, has announced it will electrify all cranes in its deep-water container terminal within seven months to further lift the standard of responsibility.