Can shipping hit IMO decarbonisation checkpoints?

Support for the IMO’s decarbonisation checkpoints and ambitions at 2030, 2040, and 2050 was unanimous at CMA Shipping 2024, but attendees were divided on whether the shipping industry could hit its marks.

Sail-powered cargo ship ‘shows potential of wind’

Retrofitting giant, rigid sails to a cargo ship has effectively cut its fuel use and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, shipping firm data shows.

Delegates doubt next week’s MEPC meeting will bring concrete results

Ahead of next week’s IMO climate meeting, there is far from consensus on which instruments are needed to reduce shipping’s climate footprint.

Maersk CEO Oshares three imperatives for shipping decarbonization to succeed

Ahead of the key global event that will decide the pace of shipping’s decarbonization, Vincent Clerc, CEO of Danish shipping and logistics giant A.P. Moller – Maersk, has highlighted three imperatives that will be crucial if the maritime industry wants to meet ambitious emission reduction targets.

Three rival camps pitch up at key IMO decarbonisation meeting

All eyes turn to a trio of ideas as the Marine Environment Protection Committee meets in London.

Concept Study to Offload Onboard Captured CO2 Key Findings and Executive Summary

The successful downstream integration of onboard captured CO2
in the carbon value chain hinges on the ability to capture, store
and offload industry-acceptable CO2 ashore.

IMO’s 2030 and 2040 GHG reduction targets now explicitly linked to fuel standard, whilst momentum builds on a universal GHG price (levy), but all options remain on the table

The Sixteenth Meeting of the Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships has just concluded with some progress made on the finalisation of mid-term measures, and without a decisive shift in the landscape of positions and preferences. This meeting was the first convening of the IMO following the adoption of the Revised GHG Strategy in July 2023.

Shipping starts important negotiations on the road to climate goals

A proposal from Norway and others is causing concern in several camps ahead of this week’s meeting of the IMO’s climate committee.

Q&A: BV sees CCS use in shipping picking up

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) in shipping will likely become more common in the next few years as an interim decarbonisation measure for the maritime industry, along with its shift towards using cleaner fuels.

Opposing teams line up for next week’s MEPC

The eighty-first session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) will take place next week where the focus will be on developing legally-binding measures to ensure last year’s milestone agreement to phase out greenhouse gases (GHG) from shipping by 2050 is made possible.