OceanScore has identified persisting EU ETS pain points for shipping such as system readiness, data anomalies, transparency and contractual responsibility after assessing lessons learned from the first year of the regulation, with the clock ticking tow…
OceanScore reviews the first year of EU ETS: what have we learned and what lies ahead? Read More »
Growth in the world merchant ship fleet has been remarkably steady in the past few years. But the expansion pace is picking up and looks set to accelerate modestly in 2025. Among different vessel types fleet growth is varying much more widely, and this…
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“The paper Guidance on Stability of Lifts plugs a gap among the many guidance documents available for operations in the maritime sphere,” says Karsten Behrens, Managing Director of SAL Engineering GmbH. “It enables readers to assess the stability of pa…
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LNG freight prices have been trending lower this year as strong fleet growth outpaced liquefaction capacity additions. 52 newbuild carriers joined the fleet year to date, nearly double the number of deliveries in the same period last year. In contrast,…
Do higher fuel prices lead to greener shipping behaviour? Energy efficiency and decarbonisation Many policy-makers in the European Union (EU) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) argue that the higher prices that result from emissions pricin…
The price sensitivity of efficiency in shipping Read More »