Tag: reducing shipping emissions

The first shore power facility at the DFDS ferry terminal in Copenhagen is expected to be operational in late summer 2021, making it possible for two DFDS ferries to significantly reduce the ships’ CO2 emissions while in port.

The IMO MEPC 76 adopted a 2% annual ship CO2 intensity reduction target between 2023-2026, representing an estimated 11% improvement by 2026 compared to 2019 levels, a decision that encountered strong opposition by green groups and major states. 

The European Commission and the Waterborne Technology Platform reached a memorandum of understanding for a co-programmed partnership that is expected to guide the sector to zero emissions by 2050.

An international consortium of shipping companies, under the name Bornholm Bunker Hub, envisions making the Danish island of Bornholm a green bunker hub in the Baltic, where ships can refuel with sustainable fuels. 

On the occasion of MEPC 76 underway in London, innovation company TECO 2030 urged the IMO to recognize the role of carbon capture in reducing GHG emissions from international shipping, "as not enough vessels will undergo fuel switches to meet the climate targets".

The two countries will establish a $30 million partnership to accelerate the deployment of low emissions fuels and technologies like clean hydrogen to reduce emissions from ships and ports.

The 76th session of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 76) kicked off virtually on 10 June, expected to adopt amendments to cut the carbon intensity of ships by 40% by 2030. 

Partners in the TrAM project announced that construction has started on the world’s first fully electric passenger fast ferry.

Following an ICS call earlier this week, a first-ever meeting of high-level maritime bodies agreed that more investment is needed from governments and shipping to develop the technologies for a greener industry.

Without decisive government signals, declining levels of maritime research and development could jeopardize the shipping industry's ability to decarbonize, warned the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) ahead the IMO's MEPC 76 meeting starting this week.