by Mariska Buitendijk | May 20, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Maritime regulations, News, Shipping
The European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) welcomes European Parliament support for key provisions under the revised Emission Trading System (ETS) for shipping. Under the new regulations, ETS costs will pass through to commercial operators and 75 per...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 18, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Shipping
Together with its partner Nordic Marine Oil, Neste is piloting a new Neste Marine 0.1 Co-processed marine fuel in Scandinavia. The solution is to help the maritime sector to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The marine fuel supposedly enables up to eighty per...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 18, 2022 | Classification/inspection, Navy, News, Shipping
From mid-May, a European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) is flying from Denmark’s northernmost town Skagen, offering enhanced maritime surveillance. EMSA provides the service following a request from the Royal Danish Navy. The...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 18, 2022 | Maritime education/training/careers, Maritime regulations, News, Seafarers, Shipping
The UN International Labour Organization (ILO) tripartite of shipowners, governments, and transport workers unions have agreed to new measures to strengthen the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC). The update is based on lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic. At the...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 17, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Renewables, Shipping
To reach the shipping industry’s 2050 (net) zero goal, its fuel needs would require electricity from renewables to increase by up to 3000 TWh, a new report has shown. This is the equivalent of the entire world’s current renewable energy production. “Fuelling the...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 17, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Ship conversion/refit, Shipping
Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) from Singapore will partner with Rotterdam-based Value Maritime to install carbon capture and filtering systems on MR tankers M/T Pacific Cobalt and M/T Pacific Gold, with an option to equip three more vessels. The installation of the...
