Tag: emissions

European shipping emissions reached an all time high last year, new Transport & Environment (T&E) analysis shows.

A hotly debated topic regarding the extension of the EU Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS) to include maritime emissions, is who should be responsible for submitting emissions allowances on the relevant submission date to the relevant administering authority (ETS obligations), in particular in instances where a shipowner has delegated the responsibility to comply with the ISM Code to a manager, highlights Dr. Clemens Hillmer LL.M., WFW Hamburg Partner.

The Aspen Institute announced that ZEMBA launched a Request for Proposals (RfP) for 600,000 twenty-foot containers (TEUs) over a three-year period on ocean vessels powered by zero-emission fuels.

Tsakos Energy announced that it signed an agreement for the construction of two MR product tankers, with expected delivery in the first quarter of 2026.

Torghatten Nord and the hydrogen producer GreenH have signed an agreement on the supply of hydrogen to the new hydrogen ferries, which are scheduled to operate across the Vestfjord from autumn 2025.

Norden and Teck Resources Limited mining company announced they have signed an agreement to reduce CO2 emissions in Teck’s steelmaking coal supply chain. 

David Griffiths, Claims Executive of UK P&I Club states that to enable decarbonisation of shipping by 2050, in alignment with the Paris Agreement temperature goals, zero emission fuels need to make up 5% of international shipping fuels and 15% of domestic shipping fuels by 2030.

The Port of Tacoma Commission on Tuesday voted unanimously to phase out greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the Port’s direct control by 2040.

WinGD announced that is on track to deliver its first X-DF-A dual-fuel ammonia engines by the first quarter of 2025, with the first X-DF-A powered vessels in service from 2026.

USV AS has contracted Astilleros Gondán shipyard to build an unmanned surface vessel (USV), capable of significantly reducing emissions and operating expenses compared to conventional vessels utilised for subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) work.