Tag: World Shipping Council

As the IMO MEPC 78 ended, the World Shipping Council (WSC) noted that they have seen good progress on several important topics, including on the next phase of the IMO greenhouse gas (GHG) strategy.

The World Shipping Council (WSC) welcomed this step towards the achievement of the goals of the EU Green Deal but stresses that improvements to the ETS proposal are still needed.

The World Shipping Council, Assarmatori and Danish Shipping sent a joint letter to the Members of the European Parliament urging them to vote for ambitious proposals that are calibrated to help shipping meet the challenges ahead. 

The World Shipping Council (WSC) welcomed the vote by the European Parliament Transport Committee to adopt their opinion and proposed amendments as input to the Parliament’s ongoing consideration of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).

The World Shipping Council (WSC) along with several maritime nations and organisations have further detailed the proposal for an International Maritime Research and Development Board (IMRB) and International Maritime Research and Development Fund (IMRF) to ensure the equitable use of funds as well as fair and equal access to patents and technologies globally.

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has identified six regulatory and economic pathways, all of which are critical for the nations of the UN International Maritime Organisation to address for a successful maritime energy transition.

The World Shipping Council (WSC) notes that the Senate has introduced its own bill, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, to amend the Shipping Act, saying that further regulating ocean carriers will not solve the deeper challenges in U.S. supply chains.

ECSA welcomed the proposal of the European Parliament’s Rapporteur on the EU ETS, MEP Peter Liese, to introduce a requirement for a binding clause in contractual agreements between shipowners and commercial operators and to ensure that the latter pay for the costs of the EU ETS.

Inclusion of shipping in the EU ETS will encourage shipping’s journey towards decarbonisation, but EU action threatens to undermine broader international progress if the ETS extends outside of the EU, says World Shipping Council.

As part of the EU Green Deal, the FuelEU Maritime Regulation intended to promote demand for lower greenhouse gas fuels can play an important role in shipping’s journey towards decarbonisation.