The EU is making efforts to cut red tape for ship owners while maintaining its high standards for the monitoring of CO2 emissions from maritime transport. Today, the ambassadors of EU member states agreed on their position on a proposal which updates e…
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A study by A.P. Moller – Maersk and Lloyds Register confirms that the best opportunities for decarbonizing shipping lie in finding new sustainable energy sources. Based on market projections, the best positioned fuels for research and development…
Using scrubbers while burning residual fuels would help reduce global CO2 levels, a new study published by Norwegian researchers confirmed. The continued use of heavy fuel oil with an exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) is the most environmentally benef…
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In the context of materialising the United Nations International Maritime Organization’s (UN IMO) Initial Strategy for the decarbonisation of the shipping industry, Greece, as the leading traditional maritime country, has come forward with a concrete p…
On 1 January 2020, the IMO’s global sulphur cap will come into force, and ships will need to burn compliant low sulphur fuel oil (LSFO), unless they are equipped to use LNG or have fitted an exhaust gas cleaning system (also known as a scrubber). This …