Wärtsilä launches carbon capture solution to shipping market after world-first full-scale installation success
HELSINKI : Technology group Wärtsilä has announced that its breakthrough carbon capture solution (CCS) is now commercially available to the global maritime industry, delivering a step-change in shipping’s decarbonisation journey. According to Wärtsilä’s tests,
Landmark IMO deal set to shake up shipping
LONDON : Adecisive moment for global shipping regulation unfolded last week as the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) concluded its 83rd session, which culminated in the approval of draft amendments
INTERCARGO responds to IMO’s decision on GHG Reduction measures
LONDON : At last week’s landmark MEPC 83 meeting, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Member States assumed responsibility and agreed on a medium-term greenhouse gas reduction measure that differs from the levy-based approach INTERCARGO
Global breakthrough to tackle shipping emissions
LONDON : Countries have agreed a global deal to tackle shipping emissions, after nearly ten years of negotiations. The agreement covers the vast majority of the world’s commercial shipping and means that starting in
Global Shipping Walks the Plank – IMO Reaches Consensus but Falls Short on Ambition
LONDON : The International Maritime Organization (IMO) met this week to finalise measures for its greenhouse gas (GHG) strategy – yet ambition fell short. Marine NGO Seas At Risk expressed deep concern over the
Fossil fuels set to be the minority of energy used in international shipping by 2040
LONDON : The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee 83rd meeting has concluded with a weak agreement on mid-term measures that does not reduce the sector’s emissions in line with targets in the IMO’s revised
US exits carbon talks on shipping, urges others to follow – document
LONDON : The United States has withdrawn from talks in London looking at advancing decarbonisation in the shipping sector and Washington will consider “reciprocal measures” to offset any fees charged to U.S. ships, a
Class societies collaborate to standardise emissions data fields at IMO
LONDON : The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has confirmed the expansion of the data reference model within the IMO Compendium on Facilitation and Electronic Business (IMO Compendium) following the conclusion of the 49th meeting of