Effective January 1, 2020, in accordance with a mandate from the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the allowable percentage of sulfur in marine fuel will fall substantially, from 3.5% to 0.5%. This looming change, known informally as IMO 2020,…
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Banks and investors have been challenged to up their game in the battle to decarbonise the shipping industry, as International Maritime Organisation (IMO) meetings continue this week in London. In a new report, responsible investment organisation Share…
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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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