CMB pledges zero carbon fleet by 2050

Antwerp-headquartered CMB (Compagnie Maritime Belge) today said that it has offset all of its CO2 emissions in order to have net zero CO2 emissions as from 2020. It says that it has

Shipping needs to prepare for coronavirus restrictions

The shipping industry needs to be prepared for potential restrictions in order to prevent the further spread of the “Wuhan” coronavirus, warns U.K. based law firm Hill Dickinson. Preparation for potential escalation

ABS marks three years without a work-related lost time injury

Classification society ABS is celebrating an unprecedented third year of zero lost time work-related incidents. “This is a genuinely historic achievement – more than 1,100 days and counting without a lost time

Supply vessel to be converted to operate on ammonia fuel cells

Equinor has signed an agreement with Eidesvik Offshore that will see the North Sea supply vessel Viking Energy modified to enable it to cover long distances powered by carbon-free ammonia fuel cells.

Rototortugs come to the rescue of disabled containership

On the night of January 20, two Kotug International Rotorugs picked up a Mayday signal from the 2,506 TEU Euroseas containership Em Oinousses which had suffered a devastating engine room fire, sailing

Two more big lenders commit to aligning shipping loans to IMO GHG goals

The world’s largest lender to global shipping, BNP Paribas, and leading wealth manager Credit Suisse have become the fifteenth and sixteenth financial institutions to sign on to the Poseidon Principles. With BNP

IMO calls transition to 2020 sulfur cap “relatively smooth”

The International Maritime Organization says that information from various sources has indicated there has been a relatively smooth transition to the 0.50% global limit on sulfur in marine fuels that came effective

Price tag for decarbonizing shipping: $1 trillion

At least $1 trillion of capital investment in land-based and ship-related infrastructure will be needed to achieve the IMO target of reducing world shipping’s total greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50%

Port State Control to take tough line on IMO 2020 enforcement

Member authorities of the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control are again signaling that they will take a firm line in enforcing the IMO 2020 fuel

Master fined for delay in reporting main engine breakdown

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) reports that the master of a ship has been convicted after failing to report without delay a main engine breakdown off Queensland, Australia that affected the

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