Global shipping CO2 emissions decreased 1% last year as the Coronavirus pandemic curtailed 2020 shipping activity, according to maritime data provider Marine Benchmark. CO2 emissions among the ‘Big-3’ – Tankers, Bulkers and Containers…
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Shipping will face many obstacles as it strives to reduce its emissions impact. The switch to cleaner fuels, essential for much of the global fleet, will bring added cost and complexity as well as the need for new skills. Digital systems will play a ke…
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In February 2020, BP announced that it aims to be “net zero across its operations on an absolute basis by 2050 or sooner”. In April 2020, Shell announced “we aim to be a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050 or sooner”. These ambitions relate to t…
Scope 3 emissions: how the freight industry will transition to net zero Read More »
Initiative to support South European shipowners and operators in navigating compliance around impending EEXI requirements. Lloyd’s Register (LR) has opened a decarbonsation advisory centre in Athens, Greece, to assist its clients in meeting current and…
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The recent development of replacing coking coal with hydrogen in crude steel production has created a buzz that coking coal might soon be out of favour. For dry bulk operators this is a potentially negative development, but is this really the case? Nip…
Hydrogen replacing coking coal – should owners of dry bulk ships take note? Read More »