Emissions from shipping have come under fire once again thanks to the recent climate change protests in London and Sweden that have put further pressure on governments to take swift and decisive action on the environment. Although official figures indi…
Slow steaming, a solution to reduce CO2 emissions? Read More »
Speed reduction of up to -30% will lead to net cost savings for shipping industry and states in the majority of cases. The highest savings are to be achieved especially when fuel prices are high and shipowners’ earnings are low, including on long…
Limited LNG bunkering infrastructure has long been blamed for holding back the shipping industry’s adoption of LNG as a fuel. It’s a textbook chicken-and-egg problem: Fleet operators won’t switch to gas if they cannot be confident of supply, while supp…
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The international shipping sector needs to quickly adopt short-term policy measures to cut operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the existing fleet, according to a new study. The study concludes that only a subset of potential policy options, n…
EU study finds only speed or Operational Efficiency can achieve IMO’s 2030 target Read More »
In a recent judgment, in the context of a claim by Owners for a contribution in General Average (GA), the Court considered whether a defective passage plan, prepared prior to the commencement of the voyage, rendered the Vessel unseaworthy. On the facts…
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