Kerry: U.S. seeks IMO goal of zero emissions by 2050

It’s official. The United States wants to set an IMO target of achieving zero-emissions from shipping by 2050. The current goal is far less ambitious. The commitment was made by Special Presidential

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Jury finds Unix Line first engineer guilty in “magic pipe” case

Following a two week trial in Oakland, Calif., Gilbert Fajardo Dela Cruz, the first engineer of the 26,060 dwt Unix Line tanker Zao Galaxy, has been found guilty of aiding and abetting

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Biden climate summit: Shipping seeks support for carbon pricing

Ahead of the Leaders’ Summit on Climate convened by President Biden, shipping bodies are pushing to make mandatory market-based measures (MBMs) part of the solution to shipping decarbonization. In a joint submission

BV classes Singapore’s first hybrid vessel, Penguin Tenaga

Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) reports that it has certified and classed Singapore’s first hybrid-powered vessel. Built, owned, and operated by Singapore-based Penguin Shipyard International, a subsidiary of Penguin International Limited, Penguin

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SEA-LNG: World Bank has it wrong on LNG

Industry coalition SEA-LNG is firing back against a World Bank study that sees LNG as “likely to play a limited role” in decarbonizing shipping and recommends countries should “avoid new public policy

SEACOR Power: USCG suspends search

A fifth body of a SEACOR Power crewmember was recovered Sunday, bringing the total number of fatalities in the capsize of the lift boat to five. Six people have been saved. Eight

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World Bank: Limited role for LNG in shipping decarbonization

One of two reports on decarbonizing shipping published last week by the World Bank sees LNG as “likely to play a limited role” in decarbonizing the sector and recommends that countries should

MAN gets a powerful co-sponsor for ammonia engine project

Trafigura Group Pte Ltd., one of the world’s leading independent commodity trading companies, is continuing its investment in renewable energy technologies by co-sponsoring the development of MAN Energy Solutions ammonia-fueled engine for

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Push back against CDC cruise ban gains Capitol Hill support

Florida’s two U.S. senators, Rick Scott and Marco Rubio, along with Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska, have introduced the Careful Resumption Under Improved Safety Enhancements (CRUISE) Act. The legislation would revoke the

First PCTC in UECC LNG battery hybrid trio launched

The Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai has launched the first of three LNG battery hybrid PCTCs (pure car truck carriers) commissioned by United European Car Carriers (UECC), which is owned in equal shares

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