From time to time Members and clients contact Gard and ask for advice when a ship has been fined for burning non-compliant fuel in a port or waters where special sulphur emission regulations apply. In some cases, ships may have unknowingly burned fuel …
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Higher fuel costs will translate to a rise in freight rates for Mediterranean-bound cargoes, as a result of the fact that the Mediterranean Sea will become an emissions control area (ECA) from the 1st of May onwards. In its latest weekly report, shipbr…
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Estimated carbon emissions from bulk carrier vessels have fallen by 5 million tonnes, or 2.5%, since the beginning of 2021, despite an increase in the distance travelled and time spent underway according to new research by Veson Nautical (Veson), a glo…
A project assessing the technical feasibility of onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS) in the shipping sector, carried out by the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and Stena Bulk together w…
As the curtains close on the highly anticipated 82nd session of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC82) in London, the 6PAC+ alliance – comprising of Pacific and Caribbean Island nations – has st…