Is climate change generating problems for liner shipping schedules?

Weather-related factors are emerging as the most dominant factor influencing global liner schedule integrity, Ocean Network Express (ONE) chief executive Jeremy Nixon says.

EU backs global shipping levy as it seeks to deflect carbon trading criticism

The European Union’s controversial carbon emission trading scheme looks set to get off the ground on schedule next year without a hint of a legal or diplomatic challenge.

Maersk to ship goods on alternative fuels for Norwegian retailer

From now on, all freight from Norwegian retail giant Europris will be shipped via Maersk’s Eco Delivery Ocean service, which uses alternative fuels for its shipments, Maersk said in a statement on Tuesday.

Greek owner to sell all container ships, spend $3B on LNG tankers

There have been a number of “big picture” questions about shipping stocks through the years: Should companies be “pure plays” or diversify across multiple segments?

The decarbonisation of maritime transport: navigating between a global and EU approach

Maritime transport accounts for ~3% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gases (GHGs), yet is not covered by the Paris Agreement
objectives

An equitable and just transition to low-carbon shipping

The twenty-eighth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change provides an opportunity to assess progress in decarbonization efforts in the shipping sector and adds further momentum to carbon reduction actions

Access to green fuels a priority for hard-to-decarbonise shipping

A move to allow trucks to use more green fuels in order to hit carbon reduction targets (the Carbon Correction Factor) has been rejected by
the European Parliament.

First movers key to shipping decarbonisation

Being a first mover in the shipping industry decarbonisation race could help companies manage their costs more effectively, while progressing net zero targets, delegates at the Motorship’s 44th propulsion and future fuels conference in Hamburg heard this week.

Maersk signs landmark green methanol offtake agreement, significantly de-risking its low-emission operations in this decade

The offtake agreement between A.P. Moller – Maersk and Chinese developer Goldwind, a global leader in clean energy, reaches into the next decade and marks the first large scale green methanol offtake agreement for the global shipping industry.

The rise of LNG-powered vessels in container shipping

With nearly three years since the implementation of IMO2020, aimed at reducing sulfur in ship fuels for cleaner air, container shipping operators have embarked on a journey of innovation.