As mature auto markets peak and OEMs ramp up new technology investment, car carrier shipping volumes are likely to benefit. Honda’s recent decision to cease car production at its Swindon UK plant and supply European car markets from Japanese factories …
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With less than a year to go before the cap on sulphur comes into force, VLGC shipowners are increasingly considering scrubbers as an attractive option to meet IMO’s low-sulphur regulation. In this piece, we discuss the economics behind scrubber install…
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A full review of the 2015 Guidelines on Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) needs more time, meaning only elements relating to malfunction of the EGCS system or a monitoring instrument have been sent for approval by the IMO’s Marine Environment Protect…
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With the end of the first trimester of 2019, an important milestone for the shipping activity in terms of compliance with EU MRV Regulations will be attained – The Verification of the Vessels’ Emissions Report (ER). After the assessment of the Monitori…
MRV – Emissions Report – The Next Deadline is Coming Read More »
No one has a crystal ball, and predications about future pathways and fuel options in shipping are inherently difficult, but there is general agreement in the industry that we are in a period of major transition with great uncertainty and a significant…
A Fresh Wind is Blowing through Shipping’s Decarbonisation Challenge Read More »