Op-Ed: Enter performance routing: Shipping’s decarbonization game changer
The first half of 2022 has seen the race to reduce carbon finally enter a new, urgent phase within maritime. As the IMO unveiled plans at MEPC 78 to create an Emissions
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Novel aft layout design gains ABS AiP
ABS has granted its Approval in Principle (AiP) for a revolutionary vessel design with a novel aft layout designed to eliminate pollution and promotes efficient vessel operations. It can also better support
Digital modeling will help Carnival identify its best decarbonization options
Wärtsilä and Carnival Corporation are to use a digital model of the cruise ship Regal Princess to identify the best options for decarbonizing the ship. This initial project is being delivered under
Amasus Shipping to retrofit vessel with suction sail solution
Netherlands-based short sea shipping specialist Amasus Shipping is to fit its 91-meter general cargo ship EEMS Traveller with two 17 meter high eSAIL suction sails from Barcelona, Spain-based rigid sail specialist bound4blue.
BIMCO develops “game-changing” shipping carbon emissions clauses
In the wake of COP26, the pressure is on for the International Maritime Organization to up its greenhouse gas reduction ambitions even further. Meantime, from January 1, 2023, IMO’s current revised initial
ABB offers shipowners a digitalization kick-starter
To meet a growing market demand for a straightforward entry to digitalization, ABB has launched a new solution for collecting and recording vessel performance data onboard. The new ABB Ability OneBox marine
Jotun cites EU MRV data to support carbon reduction claims
Sandefjord, Norway, headquartered coatings specialist Jotun says that a new study based on European Union Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) data shows that cargo vessels using Jotun Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) reported
MEPC 76: No moon shots
Disappointing those who naively supposed it capable of bolder things, the 76th meeting of IMO’S Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) concluded yesterday after passing a package of measures to cut the carbon
New IMO regs will pose “a raft of contractual challenges”
New measures likely to be adopted at the next meeting of IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) will need to be addressed by shipowners’ legal teams as well as their technical departments.
MEPC 75 approves draft regs on decarbonizing existing ships
As widely expected, IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), which is holding its 75th session virtually November 16-20, has approved draft new mandatory regulations to cut the carbon intensity of existing ships.