Tag: reports

Environmental NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) presents a set of initiatives that the UK country could introduce into the Clean Maritime Plan in order to improve its regulatory framework regarding shipping emissions. 

On its latest weekly report, GMS highlights that the last week of the year delivered unto the international ship recycling community & industry overall, a ship load of mixed feelings.

EU/EFTA has published guidelines intended to provide useful and practical information to relevant responders, administrations or industry when addressing health and safety issues linked specifically to marine oil spill response operations.

According to a new report from Oceans North, Arup, the Vancouver Maritime Centre for Climate (VMCC), and C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40), the transition to new marine fuels ‘presents an economic opportunity for Canada’ as an emerging producer and exporter of green hydrogen and ammonia, but infrastructure must still be built.

BIMCO published a climate change glossary, to clarify and harmonise definitions and terminology to ensure that the discussions around climate change and potential solutions for the shipping industry are based on a mutual understanding of what the commonly used terms mean.

International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) explores the regulatory landscape of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), which is expanding to include the maritime sector.

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has published a report on the feasibility of four current Jones Act vessels completing their routes using renewably sourced liquid hydrogen via fuel cells. 

Poseidon Principles' 2023 Annual Report highlights a pivotal moment as signatories, for the fourth consecutive year, reveal their climate alignment efforts. The report, crafted by the Global Maritime Forum in collaboration with UMAS, underscores the shipping industry's commitment to decarbonization.

To fuel a transition away from paper-based trade, four of the world’s largest mining companies; Anglo American, BHP, Rio Tinto and Vale have published a position paper, together with BIMCO, that proposes solutions and aims to accelerate the adoption of digital technologies across the metals and mining supply chain.

The COP 28 summit concluded on 12th of December in Dubai, reaching -after a prolonged debate and much controversy- the UAE Consensus that plans to phase out fossil fuels.