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Decarbonisation

The International Maritime Organization has committed to slashing total annual greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% by 2050, compared with 2008, and it aims to decarbonise the sector fully by the end of the century. The shipping industry is facing up to the challenge, developing new fuels and stronger, environmentally-friendly practices. But with tighter rules and regulations on both a regional and global level to contend with, agreement on the best approach is not easy

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Capesize scrapping will come sooner than expected

The big wave of dry bulk scrapping is always seemingly just around the corner, but the market may not have to turn too far downwards for the equations to start involving a trip to the breakers 

Dry Bulk Fuels

Global approach to training needed to ready seafarers for alternative fuels

ICS crewing and training expert said it will be up to flag states to ensure crew on alternatively fuelled ships are properly trained, though there is no uniform standard at present

Decarbonisation Crewing

The week in newbuildings: Ordering activity slows down

Orders for 10 containerships and three VLCCs recorded in quiet week for newbuilding contracts

Containers Week in Newbuildings

What does the One Big Beautiful Bill mean for green shipping

US tax credits for clean hydrogen and carbon capture have survived Trump’s green energy raid, but the shorter runway will make conditions tougher for new projects

Decarbonisation Sustainability

Ships can trigger large methane emissions just by moving in ports

Ships in shallow waters, including nine of world’s 10 biggest ports, can churn up bubbles of planet-warming methane from the seabed to the surface, according to a study by Chalmers University in Gothenburg. These emissions may be a big and so far unknown source of shipping’s climate impact

Decarbonisation Sustainability

LR projects ‘about 300’ more LNG carriers needed by 2035

Wave of new ordering predicted, as new liquefaction projects in US and elsewhere advance

Decarbonisation Tankers and Gas

How will the IMO reward wind power

The IMO has work to do to calculate out how much to reward wind power when taxing ships for their GHG emissions. But the carbon price alone will propel the technology forward

Decarbonisation Environment

BHP charters two ammonia-fuel newcastlemaxes from Cosco

Move is framed by the mining giant as an emissions-reduction milestone for iron ore shipping

Decarbonisation Dry Bulk

Alternative fuel share of newbuilding orderbook grows as ordering activity slows

A rise in orders for large dual-fuel containerships, bulk carriers, crude oil tankers and ro-pax ferries is attributed to the increase in tonnage ordered

Decarbonisation Shipbuilding

Wan Hai walks away from LNG, commits to methanol amid regulatory shifts

IMO’s tightening climate rules drive split among shipowners on future fuels, with LNG and methanol strategies diverging

Decarbonisation Containers

Shanghai’s LNG bunkering surges in the first five months of 2025

SIPG ordered world’s largest LNG bunkering vessel to support its low-carbon port strategy and dual-fuel servicing network

Sustainability Tankers and Gas
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