Pushback against IMO carbon tax plans grows
Opposition to efforts at IMO to impose what is effectively a global carbon tax on shipping through its net zero framework are growing, with classification society ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J.
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FERRIES 2025: Update on America’s first zero-emission fast ferries
Marine Log’s 38th annual FERRIES Conference will return to Jersey City, N.J., on November 4–5, 2025, across from Lower Manhattan, bringing together ferry leaders, shipbuilders, and policymakers to discuss the future of
Op-Ed: How a sludge problem becomes a decarbonization solution
By Nicholas Ball, CEO, XFuel With only 15 years to eliminate the majority of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the shipping industry is facing a challenge to deliver decarbonization at an affordable
Op-Ed: Behind the supply chain of decarbonization
By Mükremin İnan, AVS Ship Supply Global, supply services director Decarbonization dominates the maritime agenda, and rightly so. Alternative fuels, emissions targets, and retrofit strategies fill headlines and policy papers. But behind
Seaspan Energy, Anew Climate partner on low-carbon marine fuel
Seaspan Energy, North Vancouver, B.C., and Anew Climate, Houston, Texas, have entered into a strategic agreement to offer delivery of renewable liquefied natural gas (R-LNG) to customers on the North American West
Op-Ed: Choosing rewards over risk in third-party ship operation
By René Kofod-Olsen, CEO, V.Group Over halfway into 2025 and the shipping industry continues to be pressured by the forces of transformation that surround it. Most recently, the International Maritime Organization agreed
Op-Ed: Shipping’s net zero future needs sharper signals, soon
By Dominik Schneiter, CEO, WinGD The IMO’s Net Zero Framework (NZF) represents a pivotal moment in marine decarbonization, charting a route toward Net Zero by 2050. But is it enough? WinGD’s CEO,
Op-Ed: Unlocking a sustainable blue economy
By Matthieu de Tugny, Executive Vice President, Marine & Offshore, Bureau Veritas Following the recent publication of Toward a Sustainable Blue Economy, Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore’s Executive Vice President Matthieu de
GT Wings wins £1M grant to advance AirWing jet sail technology
U.K.-based wind propulsion GT Wings has been awarded an additional £1 million in government supported funding to further develop its AirWing. Unlike conventional wind propulsion devices, AirWing is a jet sail. It
Everllence sustainability report: 63% cut in emissions from own production
Everllence (formerly MAN Energy Solutions) has made its corporate responsibility transparent with the publication of its sustainability report for FY 2024. The company notes that the report shows concrete progress, including a