Tag: reducing shipping emissions

Using datasets from the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Comprehensive Impact Assessment (CIA) of mid-term measures, UCL Energy Institute’s Shipping and Oceans Research group has released a new tool which allows users to quickly and easily plot the results for countries of their choice. 

ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a design concept of large liquefied CO2 carriers with capacities of 50,000 m³ and 23,000 m³.

Slow steaming can have a positive, negative or neutral impact on vessel efficiency, depending on the ship’s original design parameters, hydrodynamic performance and unique operational profile, design and engineering firm Houlder notes and urges for caution.

Independent scientific experts have initiated a scientific and technical assessment of issues related to the implementation of the IMO Guidelines on Life Cycle GHG Intensity of Marine Fuels (LCA Guidelines).

ABS and HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to advance the development and certification of systems for next-gen, zero-carbon ships.

European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA) have published their position paper on a European Maritime Industrial Strategy as part of the new Clean Industrial Deal.

Ocean Group has announced the adoption of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) for all its port towing operations in British Columbia.

Svitzer has signed a contract with the Turkish shipyard Uzmar to construct the world's first battery-methanol powered tugboat, based on Svitzer’s TRAnsverse tug design.

The Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII) has opened a new protocol for consultation to encourage methane reductions in shipping.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has become the first Japanese company to join the board of the Book and Claim Community (BCC), an environmental initiative focused on decarbonizing international logistics.