Yesterday, the IPCC released the much anticipated Special Report on 1.5°C in Incheon, South Korea, as requested by world governments in the Paris Agreement. The release follows a week-long plenary editing session during which scientists responded to go…
IPCC climate report raises pressure for shipping CO2 cuts Read More »
With just over a year until the new marine fuel regulations are put in place, ship owners are heavily investing in scrubbers, while others are still facing dilemmas, regarding their future plans to comply with these regulations. In its latest weekly re…
Bunker Fuels and IMO 2020: Dilemmas Everywhere Read More »
Many vessels have been dismantled based on energy efficiency considerations, becoming an environmental problem and contributing to the non-sustainability of materials. Revamping of existing ships in view of improving their operational costs may be seen…
Ship Energy Efficiency as Competitiveness Factor for Revamping or Scrapping Decisions Read More »
As the deadline for the IMO’s global low-sulphur fuel requirements fast approaches, it is necessary to carefully check the bunker clauses in the charter parties. The time to start thinking about what is in the charter party is not 1 January 2020. There…
Is your charter party ready for 2020? Read More »
The Methanol Institute has welcomed the completion by the International Maritime Organization’s sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC5) of draft interim guidelines covering the safety of ships using methyl/ethyl alcohol as fuel. The …
IMO makes progress towards inclusion of Methanol in Gas Fuelled Ships code Read More »