In the wake of MEPC 83, Singapore think tank GCMD has developed a simple compliance calculator to help shipowners explore how the two-tiered, Greenhouse Gas Fuel Intensity-linked pricing system could impact operational costs
Topic: TECHNOLOGY
Potential of hydrogen as fuel for shipping
The maritime industry faces substantive challenges, many of which are driven by increasingly stricter air emissions and climate legislation as its practitioners navigate a course towards decarbonisation
China: DNV, SDST launch Joint Innovation Studio to explore maritime decarbonisation and digitalisation
Classification society DNV and Shandong Shipping Tanker Co., Ltd (SDST) on Monday (18 December) announced the launch of a new Joint Innovation Studio at the recent Marintec China trade fair to explore, develop and promote maritime projects in the digital and sustainability space.
Dutch students launch hydrogen boat to ‘inspire shipping industry’
Dutch scientists on Wednesday unveiled a boat powered by liquid hydrogen that they hope will offer lessons to the shipping industry as it eyes new fuel sources to reduce its significant greenhouse gas emissions.
Cashew nut shell biofuel: ‘just don’t do it’
Experts advise an abundance of caution when dealing with development biofuel feedstocks in the maritime industry.
Europe’s biggest ‘green’ methanol plant opens in Denmark
Europe’s largest “green” methanol plant opened in Denmark on Tuesday, boosting the continent’s emissions reduction efforts — with customers ranging from shipping giant Maersk to toymaker Lego and pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk.
First-ever cruise ship bunkered with LNG at the Port of Vancouver
The first-ever cruise ship has filled up with liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a ship-to-ship (STS) operation at the Port of Vancouver, representing an important step forward for the Canadian port to reduce emissions.
Emission performance of ammonia-fueled, two-stroke marine engines
In the lead up to its historic 83rd meeting this April, the IMO’s MEPC (Marine Environment Protection Committee) published a “Review of current literature on tank-to-wake nitrous oxide emissions from ammonia-fueled engines“.
Advancing Data Sharing Practices: BIMCO’s Energy Efficiency Data Sharing Clause 2025
The adoption of the BIMCO Energy Efficiency Data Sharing Clause for Time Charter Parties 2025 marks an important addition to BIMCO portfolio of clauses promoting energy efficiency and sustainability. This clause constructs a balanced framework that encourages collaboration between owners and charterers to enhance data sharing practices. This is achieved through the utilisation of existing onboard sensors and, where necessary, the installation of additional sensors on vessels.
UK project trials carbon capture at sea to help tackle climate change
The world is betting heavily on carbon capture — a term that refers to various techniques to stop carbon pollution from being released during industrial processes, or removing existing carbon from the atmosphere, to then lock it up permanently.