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Shipping Environment & Sustainability

Meeting IMO environmental regulations and exploring the technology required to create a responsible and sustainable future for shipping.

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Environment & sustainability

Decarbonization of shipping: taxes, levies, investment

At the recent CMA Shipping Virtual Event, Michelle Wiese Bockmann, Dr. Sadan Kaptanoglu, and Scott Bergeron discussed the evaluation of investments and a recent call from some owners at the Global Maritime Forum for regional approaches to the decarbonization of shipping
Decarbonisation

Retrofits key to realizing decarbonization in maritime

Arlie Sterling, Charles Haskell, and Sergio Garcia discussed the role of technology, fuel and collaboration in realizing sulphur abatement technology.
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Blue Economy

[WEBCAST] Celebrating maritime’s innovative Blue Economy and building strategic resilience

Watch this webinar, to discover potential effective measures to meet the 2050 goal and to build up new business models in an innovative, sustainable and resilient manner.
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Environment & sustainability

[WEBCAST] Environmental Compliance For Shipping In A Time Of Uncertainty

This essential briefing will bring you up to date on the latest thinking at IMO and the MCA on management of environmental regulation and compliance during this unprecedented disruption to business, trade and normal life.
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Green ship technology

[WEBCAST] Accelerating Wind Shipping: Class, investment, and steps toward 2050

In this exclusive webinar session Frank Nieuwenhuis (eConowind) and Gavin Allwright (IWSA) look at class, investment, and steps toward 2050, for wind shipping.
Sustainability

Turning the Tide Towards a Sustainable Blue Economy

We’ve all heard that business is going green, but 2020 just might be the year of the “blue economy” with organizations from the major shipping banks in the Poseidon Principles Association to the UN and the World Bank paying attention and taking action.
Smart Ports

How just in time shipping was effortlessly accomplished in 4 steps

On the first day of the Smart Ports Summit attendees were treated to a proof of concept and panel discussion on just in time sailing. If you are unfamiliar with the concept of just in time sailing, it is a lean strategy based on coordinating ports, terminals and vessel operations through a real-time data exchange.
Legislation

The Jones Act - legislative and regulatory influence on the offshore industry of America

How would the right reforms, or a repeal of the Jones Act, change the offshore industry in America? We look at the legislative and regulatory influence of the act on the offshore industry.
Sustainability

[Part Two] The future of wind propulsion solutions - adoption and finance

In part two of our interview with Gavin Allwright we discuss the effect of social and legislative changes and assess the opportunities and challenges of green finance. Gavin also shares the 5 P’s for the successful adoption of sustainable development and improve adoption of wind-assist and primary wind propulsion solutions.
Sustainability

[Part One] The future of wind propulsion solutions - challenges, technology and trends

In part one of our interview with Gavin Allwright we discuss the about the challenges of wind-assist and primary wind propulsion solutions, technology, trends, and what the future holds for wind propulsion.
Environment

Satellite tracking shows how ships affect clouds, climate and sulphur emissions

By matching the movement of ships to the changes in clouds caused by their emissions, researchers have shown how strongly the two are connected.
Environment

Climate change: port climate risk and adaptation

We spoke with Greg Fisk, Director of the Environment Partnership at BMT (a global marine science and technology consultancy firm) to better understanding the vulnerability of the port to future climate change.
Hydrogen

Shipowner investment signals hydrogen over LNG as ship fuel of the future

Hydrogen is competing with other alternative fuels such as LNG, LPG, methanol and biofuel as shipping seeks to meet the International Maritime Organization target to lower greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2050.
LNG Shipping

Key trends in the LNG carrier market

The LNG carrier market is one of the most attractive segments of the global shipping fleet for new investment, buoyed by the ongoing build out of liquefaction capacity initiated in 2016. Ahead of London International Shipping Week, we’ve prepared a summary of the major trends currently shaping the LNG shipping sector.
Sulphur Cap

Communication will be key in the months leading up to 2020, says IMO

We spoke to the IMO's Head of Air Pollution and Energy Efficiency, Dr Edmund Hughes, about compatibility issues with low sulphur fuels, the use of FONARs, the recent news about non-enforcement in Indonesia, and what to expect during the two months leading up to the Carriage Ban coming into force on March 1st.
Future Fuels

Marine fuel experts to address decarbonisation challenge at the Future Fuels for Shipping Seminar

Taking place at the IMO’s Headquarters in London on 5th – 6th November, the Future Fuels for Shipping Seminar will provide industry members with the opportunity to hear from experts on the future of marine fuels and propulsion.
Environment

Inside the UK government's landmark Clean Maritime Plan

This month marks the release of the Government’s Clean Maritime Plan. Like the net-zero target, the plan signals the UK’s willingness to lead the transition to a low carbon future. Its headline ambition is to ensure that all new ships ordered for use in UK waters are equipped with zero emission propulsion capability by 2025.
Shipping Operations

Breaking down ship recycling

Ship recycling. A brief history, background and the threats around what the International Labour Organization describes as a major occupational and environmental health problem in the world.
Environment

CMA TV: Burning issue of readiness for global sulphur cap & VIDA

At CMA Shipping in April, we spoke with Joe Gross (CMA), Jeffrey Lantz (USCG) and Rear Admiral John Nadeau (USCG) about sulphur cap implementation, their views on how prepared the industry is for 1 January, and VIDA implementation.
Environment

CMA TV: Compatibility of low-sulphur fuels

We had a chance to catch up with Kevin Cote, Marine Technical Sales Manager for Innospec Fuels Specialities, at this year’s CMA Shipping event in Stamford, Connecticut. We discussed the technical aspects of different fuels post January 1st, 2020.
Environment

Shipowners search for a bridge to reach 2050 decarbonisation goals

Shipping industry stakeholders at the Green Ship Technology Europe conference in Copenhagen last month spoke about the challenges involved with reaching the IMO target of a 70% reduction in CO2 emissions by the year 2050. Hesitant to commit to a single technology pathway, some shipowners are taking an “all of the above” approach to investment in new fuels and propulsion methods.

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