More to MEPC 84 than NZF
Thanks to U.S. engagement with what it termed the “silent majority,” the 84th session of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee failed to push through a “carbon tax and slush fund” version of
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Everllence: Retrofit uncertainty leaves 50GW gap in meeting IMO’s GHG goals
Everllence is concerned over the current viability of the IMO’s 2023 GHG Strategy that aims for net‑zero emissions from international shipping by or around 2050. Essentially, the company believes that the NZF
Op-Ed: Advanced feedstocks offer commercially sustainable GHG compliance
By Jesper Sørensen, Global Head of Alternative Fuels and Carbon Markets, KPI Connect The regulatory landscape for shipping is evolving rapidly, and shipowners and operators now face a continuous cycle of planning,
WinGD unveils high-pressure dual-fuel LNG engine
Swiss marine power company WinGD has introduced its first high-pressure LNG dual-fuel engine, the X-DF-HP, developed specifically for the demanding operating profiles of ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs). Unveiled at Marintec China 2025,
IMO’s MEPC 83 approves net-zero regulations for global shipping
With the conclusion of the latest session of its Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 83) the International Maritime Organization (IMO) says that it has achieved another step towards establishing a legally binding
SEA-LNG says IMO should remain fuel agnostic
SEA-LNG said today that it and its members welcome the ongoing discussions at IMO to establish technical and economic measures to achieve the 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from
ICS: “Much work still needed” on IMO GHG reduction plans
How much closer are we to IMO GHG reduction regulations that include putting a price on ships’ GHG emissions? Following a week of discussions by an IMO working group, Guy Platten, secretary
New study calls for subsidies for e-fuels coupled with a GHG levy
Pressure for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to put a levy on GHG emissions continues. In the latest contribution to the debate, a new study from UCL Energy Institute Shipping and Oceans
New push for IMO levy on GHG emissions
By as early as 2027, ship operators could face an IMO-imposed charge per tonne of CO2 emitted. The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has released the text of a proposal that has
MEPC 81: A global carbon tax on shipping is getting closer
As IMO’s MEPC 81 was going on in London last week, ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki was telling a session of the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston that a universal,