Tag: reducing shipping emissions

A new report from the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) focuses on the scale of the industry’s decarbonisation challenge, while also setting the scene for governments to support an industry proposal to form a global $5bn R&D fund to de-risk future investment.

Produced by the Energy Transitions Commission for the Getting to Zero Coalition, a new report describes the barriers to the early adoption of zero emission technologies throughout the entire energy value chain.

Singaporean energy trader Pavilion Energy and Qatar Petroleum have signed a 10-year LNG sale and purchase agreement for the supply of up to 1.8 million tonnes of LNG per year to Singapore from 2023. Each LNG cargo delivered under this agreement will be accompanied by a statement of its GHG emissions measured from well to discharge port.

Høglund Marine Solutions along with HB Hunte Engineering joined forces for LPG and CO2 transportation tank concept, based on existing, proven technology.

Clean Arctic Alliance welcomes Norway's proposal to completely ban the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) by shipping around the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. Norway announced the ban of HFO, highlighting that heavy oil spills greatly damage the Arctic environment due to the vulnerable ecosystems and how heavy oil behaves at low temperatures and ice.

The Bothnia Bulk project claims that it has reduced CO2 -emissions per transport work by up to 50% compared with conventional vessels in operation.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) reported that the 'A' to 'E' operational efficiency rating of every ship above 5,000 gt will be made fully public and updated on an annual basis.

European Parliament's environment committee recently voted for a "phase-out", rather than simple ban of open-loop exhaust scrubbers in the shipping industry.

The Clean Arctic Alliance calls leaders to take urgent action in efforts to slow Arctic heating, calling for at least a 60% global greenhouse gas emissions, and a 90% cut to black carbon emissions in the Arctic.

The Isle of Man Ship Registry has become the first flag state to join the Getting to Zero Coalition, an industry-led alliance working towards decarbonization of global shipping.