IMO moves ahead on GHG emissions, Black Carbon and marine litter

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) in view of the urgency for all sectors to accelerate their efforts to reduce GHG emissions – as emphasized in the recent IPCC reports and the Glasgow Climate Pact – recognized the need to strengthen the ambition of the Initial IMO GHG Strategy during its revision process. IMO’s Marine Environment

World’s first methanol-fuelled towboat to launch in 2023

Maritime Partners in cooperation with Elliott Bay Design Group,  e1 Marine, and ABB, today announced that the M/V Hydrogen One, the world’s first methanol-fuelled towboat, will join Maritime Partners’ fleet and become available for charter in 2023 to meet the pressing demand for sustainable towboat operations. Decarbonising the towboat sector poses substantial challenges, particularly due

Shipping still falls short on decarbonisation after climate talks

The organisation that regulates shipping made little fresh progress toward decarbonising the industry during a series of meetings last week.  The main outcome from talks hosted by the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization was agreement to revise, in 2023, its decarbonisation strategy – and that wasn’t really new. A non-binding proposal on zero emissions didn’t

Countries call for net-zero emissions in shipping

A panel of the International Maritime Organization is looking into a proposal to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in international shipping by 2050. Discussions on the plan are being held at the meeting of the UN agency’s committee that kicked off on Monday. The proposal to reduce global shipping emissions to net zero by 2050

Governments to decide on $5 bn R&D fund for zero-carbon shipping

One week after Glasgow, 174 governments will meet this week at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London to address the pressing carbon emission reduction challenges facing international shipping, in what industry is calling the ‘first litmus test’ of government’s decarbonisation commitments following COP26, according to ICS’s release. A critical meeting of the Marine Environment

Methanol – a bright future as a marine fuel

Drewry believes methanol can play a major role in meeting the IMO’s emissions reduction targets for the maritime sector for 2030 and zero-emission targets for 2050. By 2023, the goal for the sector is to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) through fuel-efficiency, slow-steaming and using LNG as fuel, among others. However, to meet

Industry organization Marine Fuel Alliance appoints new Executive Officer

Bunker industry organization the Marine Fuels Alliance (MFA) on Wednesday (27 October) said it has appointed Anthony Mollet as Executive Officer. Mollet brings a wealth of bunker industry experience to the newly created role, having held senior positions with some of the sector’s leading companies, including Shell Trading and GAC Shipping. Most recently, Mollet held