Hutchison Ports BEST leads the way in environmental sustainability

In a continued commitment to sustainability and transparency, Hutchison Ports BEST announces the award of a certification from the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge for the registration of its carbon footprint for 2021 and 2022 and the commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This achievement reflects the terminal’s constant effort and dedication to

Kuehne+Nagel takes a stand for environmental sustainability

Kuehne+Nagel in Muscat organised a beach cleaning initiative promoting awareness about the importance of maintaining clean and healthy marine ecosystem. Kuehne+Nagel employees volunteered to take part in Bandar Al Khairan beach cleaning initiative, aimed not only to physically clean the beach but also to raise awareness about the impact of plastic pollution, encourage responsible waste

IMO’s sub-committee on PPR 11 agrees on key environmental issues

IMO’s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 11) made progress on key environmental issues to be submitted to the Marine Environment Protection Committee for approval this March (MEPC 81) and October (MEPC 82). The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed new guidance on several key environmental issues. Last week at IMO Headquarters in London,

Green hydrogen production facility gets key environmental approval

In Denmark, H2 Energy Europe announced that it has received environmental approval for its large-scale green hydrogen production facility in Esbjerg, Denmark. This achievement marks a significant milestone for the project, bringing it closer to a Final Investment Decision (FID), the company said. Jesper Frost Rasmussen, the mayor of Esbjerg municipality, states the importance of

Enhanced shipping equipment promotes climate and environmental advantages

Emissions of black carbon are the second-largest source of global warming within shipping, and emissions of these harmful soot particles are on the agenda as the IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee meets from July 3rd to July 7th.

Wärtsilä, Anglo-Eastern reach major milestone in joint project

Wärtsilä Voyage, part of the technology group Wärtsilä, and ship manager Anglo-Eastern are proud to announce a significant milestone in their joint project to improve safety and environmental sustainability at sea. As of April 2022, more than 500 vessels in Anglo-Eastern’s fleet have been fitted with Wärtsilä Voyage’s Fleet Optimisation Solutions (FOS), a cutting-edge decision

What are we going to do with the batteries?

There is little question that electric vehicles make environmental sense on the road where their near-zero emissions offer an arresting alternative to internal combustion engines. The real green picture of course depends on the energy and carbon footprint of the design, manufacturing and deconstruction of these vehicles. The International Energy Agency predicts there will be

EEXI and CII – shipping’s next environmental challenge

There cannot be many people left in the shipping sector unaware that the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has set a target of reducing annual greenhouse gas emissions in shipping by at least 40% by 2030 and pursuing a 70% reduction by 2050. As a key means of achieving this, the IMO, through the Marine Environment