UAE shipyard Drydocks World said it will upgrade the lighting systems at its facilities, reducing total consumption of lighting power by 55%.The company said it has reached a deal with Etihad Energy Services, (Etihad ESCO), wholly-owned subsidiary by D…
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Companies across the shipping industry — including yards and charterers — are urged to ‘put their money where their mouth is’
DNB’s Tsakonas: ‘Words are cheap’ in decarbonising shipping Read More »
A Bangladeshi woman whose husband died dismantling an oil tanker in a local shipyard was given the green light this week to keep pursuing a claim for compensation from a UK company linked to the vessel in a test case for the shipbreaking industry.Brita…
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A Chinese fishing vessel that ran aground and spilled oil off Mauritius has been refloated and detained, local officials said on Thursday. The Lurong Yuan Yu struck a reef facing Pointe-aux-Sables near Port-Louis on Sunday evening in poor weather condi…
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Real issues remain to be resolved over European Commission’s plans to tackle climate change, but much of the criticism is just foot-dragging
Shipowners should plan for, not plot against, inevitable EU carbon trading scheme Read More »