Reports of a freight vessel being hijacked in the Gulf of Oman leads to new accusations between Iran and the West following a series of attacks on the merchant fleet in the region. The hijacking may already have been resolved, according to various media.
The hijacking of a Chinese fishing boat in 2020 has resulted in ten pirates being sentenced to 12 years in prison in Nigeria. The government asked the court to send a strong signal that piracy in the Gulf of Guinea will not be tolerated, writes security firm Dryad Global. Updated.
MAN Energy Solutions and Andritz are poised to collaborate on internal projects with green hydrogen made using hydroelectric power.
Shipping needs to become as green as possible, according to Novozymes. However, the biotech company and global shipper is unwilling to pay extra for climate-friendly products, says Head of Global Sustainability Claus Stig Pedersen to ShippingWatch. Read on to learn why.
Oil company BP enters a collaboration with Maersk's Center for Zero Carbon Shipping to develop new alternative fuels for shipping.
Environmental initiative Sea Cargo Charter, where signatories report CO2 emissions from their chartered ships, expects to raise its ambitions as soon as the first half of 2022, says chairman of the initiative Jan Dieleman to ShippingWatch.
Singapore plans to up its competitiveness within offshore and marine engineering by including factors such as climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic in the country's future plans for the sector.
In line with the US and Germany, Belgium now offers the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to foreign seafarers calling on Belgian ports.
The European Commission's climate proposal for shipping cannot in its own right give rise to a switch to green fuels - climate regulation needs to put green e-fuels on the same footing as cheaper alternatives, says NGO Transport & Environment.
Seaspan, Hafnia, Hapag-Lloyd, Euronav and Odfjell have all secured financing of approximately USD 1.5 billion that is linked to meeting climate targets. This opens up for more access to capital, but also comes with increased reputation risks, the head of investor relations at Odfjell tells ShippingWatch.
A new roadmap from WHO lists seafarers as a prioritized group for vaccination. The International Maritime Organization welcomes the initiative.
Shipping lines should invest in green initiatives to future-proof their business, urge German NGO NABU and Dutch asset manager NN Investment Partners. Both of them are looking for investors to transform polluting companies from within.
Uncertainty looms large for carriers who would like to get moving with the transition to sustainability, says Wärtsila's CEO in an interview with ShippingWatch. He points to multi-fuel engines as a possible broad solution for carriers.
The Chamber of Shipping of America tells ShippingWatch that the EU's plans to put shipping under its emission trading scheme is "a real threat" to the work being done by the IMO.
TotalEnergies and Technip, two French energy companies, will collaborate on the development of production facilities that can produce and supply LNG with low CO2 emissions.
While challenges in the transport chains triggered by Brexit are diminishing for larger operators, smaller British exporters are still plagued by complicated customs systems, paperwork and limited logistics solutions, a report reveals.
The fire on board Stolt Tankers vessel Stolt Groenland was ignited due to incorrect storage of cargo. On September 28, 2019, the chemical compound stored on the tanker ruptured due to heat and exploded in Ulsan, South Korea, according to the accident report.
In an unusual move, Europe has taken on the role as prime mover in the climate regulation of the global shipping industry, so far the domain of the IMO. MEP Pernille Weiss is pleased to see the EU take the lead.
A new report from two environmental NGOs points to the retailers that emit the most CO2 during import to the US on container vessels. The list counts majors such as Ikea, Amazon and Walmart.
Oldendorff and MSC join trade association Methanol Institute to explore the potential of the alternative marine fuel.
The oil price retreats after OPEC and its allies on Sunday agreed to boost oil production into 2022, adding millions of barrels of crude oil to the market. The alliance will continue to hold talks every month from September.
The EU's plan for the green transition of shipping should not become a waste of time and money in the form of misguided investments in European ports, warns port organization ESPO in reaction to the climate proposal for shipping.
LNG is a viable path for the green transition efforts in shipping, say oil company Shell and container line MSC. The two parties are launching a collaboration to advance the use of fossil and bio-LNG as marine fuels.
The shipping industry would prefer to avoid EU regulation of shipping outside the EU's borders. With its long-awaited climate plan, the commission nevertheless proposes to include half of carbon emissions from vessels sailing to and from the EU.
X-Press Feeders, the operator of X-Press Pearl, which caught on fire and sank off the coast of Sri Lanka in June, has now made the first payment for damages incurred. Sri Lanka demands upwards of USD 40 million in compensation.
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