As a sector at the “forefront of the climate change challenge”, the maritime sector is stepping up to its climate change mitigation and resilience building responsibilities, according to UNCTAD. But while the UN’s trade body commends and supports the I…
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A bunker barge is back in dry dock in Galveston, and availability can be tight for prompt dates in Panama. Houston and other key Gulf Coast ports are well supplied across fuel grades. Prompt availability is tight with a supplier in Beaumont, and the ea…
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A year on from peak trade disruption, we update our half year report for the shipping industry profiling a strong recovery and some exceptional individual markets. While previous years’ reports have mentioned “must do better” or “extra classes needed”,…
Clarksons: Strongest Half Year For Shipping Markets Since 2008 Read More »
Global shipping accounts for about 3% of the world’s annual carbon emissions, and pressure is intensifying on the industry to reduce that pollution to contribute to the international goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. To date, the shippin…
IMO has a new plan to reduce shipping’s carbon emissions; will it be enough? Read More »
There is a need in the industry for a more fair and nuanced way of categorizing ships according to their emissions profile says the people behind the tool. ”If scrubbers and IMO2020 were the talk of town last year, EEXI and GHG ratings relating to Gree…
Vesselindex® – New Emissions Rating Read More »