Ammonia, hydrogen, ethane and Dimethyl Ether (DME) are among the “alternative” marine fuels which may need future regulatory work, IMO said following a recent assessment which is the result of a regulatory mapping exercise conducted by Low Carbon GIA, with inputs and contributions from the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).
Read moreAmerican Bureau of Shipping's (ABS) president and CEO, Christopher J. Wiernicki, highlighted the importance of the shipping industry's part in the global clean energy transition in a series of appearances at the energy industry conference CERAWeek.
Read moreLeading organizations and initiatives across the shipping value chain, joined by the largest producers of green hydrogen, signed on to a joint statement at COP27, committing to the rapid and ambitious production and use of low-carbon fuels based on green hydrogen to accelerate decarbonization of global shipping. The shipping sector currently accounts for 3 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions but is expected to grow to 50 percent by 2050 without intervention.
Read moreMr. Gavin Allwright, Secretary General, International Windship Association (IWSA), makes an assessment of 2021 and shares his message for the new year across the global maritime community.
Read moreDr. Bryan Comer, Marine Program Lead at ICCT's Washington DC Office, provides an overview of industry's GHG strategy, suggesting IMO to set interim targets in order to follow the Paris Agreement goals.
Read moreIndications are that the transition to 2020 sulphur cap has been ‘’extremely smooth, a testament to the preparations of all stakeholders prior to the new rules entering into force", IMO said on the occasion of one year of implementation of the IMO Sulphur Cap requirement
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