GHG reduction strategy session

Kitack Lim calls for “ambitious and bold” IMO GHG strategy

IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee will hold its 80th session (MEPC 80) in London, July 3-7, 2023. Among key agenda items, MEPC 80 is expected to adopt an upgraded IMO greenhouse gas

Cover of Crowley's 2022 sustainability report

Crowley release second annual sustainability report

Crowley has released its second annual sustainability report, which details progress toward its sustainability goals in 2022 and previews continued efforts for 2023 and beyond. The 2022 Crowley sustainability report demonstrates how

Researcher wants scrubber discharge ban

Scrubber discharges come under renewed fire

Metals and other environmentally hazardous substances in ships’ scrubber discharge water are putting the marine environment at risk, according to a new study from researchers at Sweden’s prestigious Chalmers University of Technology.

Vessel that OCI Global will fuel

OCI Global will fuel the world’s first green methanol powered container vessel

Amsterdam-headquartered OCI Global (Euronext: OCI) reports that it will be fueling the maiden voyage of the world’s first ever green methanol powered containership in a new partnership with A.P. Moller-Maersk. In a

Tanker like this will be retrofitted with OceanGlide

VIDEO: Odfjell to retrofit tanker with innovative OceanGlide air lubrication system

Alfa Laval has signed an agreement that will see leading chemical tanker operator Odfjell install the innovative OceanGlide hull air lubrication system on one of its vessels later this year. OceanGlide is

Clean Shipping Act of 2023

Clean Shipping Act of 2023 introduced

Today is World Ocean Day and, perhaps sending a signal that legislators in many parts of the world can’t wait for IMO to act, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42), and Senator Alex Padilla

Shell Marine president talks shipping decarbonizatio

Shell: 6 critical actions needed to accelerate shipping decarbonization

Shell and Deloitte have released All Hands on Deck 2.0, which shows some progress has been made towards shipping decarbonization. However, action and investment must increase in both size and pace to

Guilty plea in Austal USA fraud case

New Orleans Steamboat Company charged with CWA violation

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans Steamboat Company (NOSC), was charged on May 26, 2023, with violating the Clean Water Act (CWA) in connection

Hapag-Lloyd will use an ExxonMobil biofuel blend

ExxonMobil inks B30 biofuel supply agreement with Hapag-Lloyd

ExxonMobil has signed an agreement to supply Hapag-Lloyd with B30 marine biofuel oil in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region. B30 blends contain 30% biofuel and 70% fuel oil. “This agreement and delivery marks

Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority initiates decarbonization project

By Dr. Robert Moorcroft, Carbon Reduction Scientist, Tunley Engineering The Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority in Michigan has initiated a 12-month project to reach net zero carbon emissions for port activities by 2040,

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