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  Following the release of a report by environmental group ICCT, the Clean Shipping Alliance expresses its concern about the wrong perception of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (“scrubbers”) and wash water discharges portrayed in the publication. « We welcome all scientific inquiries on Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) that are objective and well researched. However, in

  Ships with scrubbers will emit at least 10 gigatonnes (Gt) of scrubber wash water each year absent additional regulations, the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) said in a report. A rapidly growing number of ships are being fitted with exhaust gas cleaning systems, or “scrubbers,” as a way to comply with the International

  Denis Margot, président de Eolyss, avec la collaboration de David Bolduc, directeur général de l’Alliance verte, et de Mathieu Saint-Pierre, Président-directeur général de la Société de développement économique du Saint-Laurent (SODES), dresse le portrait actuel de la relation entre le milieu maritime et la bourse du carbone. L’OMI et les changements climatiques L’effet de

OTTAWA – L’Association canadienne des industries marines et de la construction navale (CMISA) a exprimé son inquiétude quant au fait que des gouvernements provinciaux commandent des navires à l’étranger plutôt que de les confier aux chantiers navals canadiens. Dans une déclaration sans ambages de l’association sous la présidence de Colin Cooke, la CMISA signale : « En

Les changements d’équipage deviennent une fois de plus difficiles alors qu’une grande partie du monde s’isole à nouveau suite à l’émergence de plusieurs nouvelles variantes plus transmissibles du Covid-19, prévient le spécialiste d’équipage Danica. Avec la fermeture des couloirs de voyage et l’imposition de nouvelles restrictions de voyage, les compagnies aériennes annulent ou réduisent à

Par Mikael Lind et Almir Zerem des instituts de recherche de Suède (RISE), Adam Roark et Michele Sancricca d’AWS Transportation & Logistics, Amazon, ainsi que Hanane Becha de UN / CEFACT, Erminio Di Paola de HERE Technologies et Henk Mulder de l’IATA. Jamais le besoin de partage et de traitement des données numériques à grande

  By Guro Kulset Merakerås A good sailor has traditionally been a person who makes decisions that ensure that their ship, cargo and crew are safe. Good seamanship has not been synonymous with following procedures and doing everything by the book. Maybe just the opposite. Opposing a set of rules that are perceived as irrelevant or

Summer minimum sea ice extent in the Arctic reached the second-lowest level on record in 2020 (NASA) By Mark Serreze. Research Professor of Geography and Director, National Snow and Ice Data Centre, University of Colorado. With the setting of the sun and the onset of polar darkness, the Arctic Ocean would normally be crusted with sea

In a new report published September 29, Decarbonising Shipping: Setting Shell’s Course, Shell highlights the important role that hydrogen and fuel cells could play in achieving a decarbonised shipping sector. Calling for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to adopt a clear trajectory to net-zero emissions by 2050, Shell outlines how it is contributing to accelerating

 Innovative Swedish technology will make it possible to power the large ocean-going vessels by wind, reducing emissions by 90 percent. Oceanbird is a concept for a PCTC (Pure Car and Truck Carrier) with capacity to carry 7,000 cars.  To revert climate change and find ways to transport goods in a sustainable way, the global shipping

Widely regarded as the senior statesman of world maritime journalism, Michael Grey* offers, in our FORUM section, an impassioned commentary on seafarers as the too easily forgotten heroes of COVID-19. “Seafarers at the core of shipping’s future” might seem somewhat an obvious observation – a bit like suggesting that the sea is a necessary adjunct to

Copenhagen, 20 August 2020 Nel, Everfuel and Haldor Topsøe join Ørsted, Mærsk, Copenhagen Airports, DSV Panalpina, SAS and DFDS to establish one of the world’s largest electrolyser and sustainable fuel production facilities – and apply for double-digit grant from Innovation Fund Denmark. Today, sustainable fuels are more expensive than fossil fuels. To compete with fossil

Jennifer Ganster, militante de Greenpeace Mer du Nord – Les militants allemands de Greenpeace ont lancé une manifestation en mer du Nord pour dénoncer les projets de Shell d’abandonner environ 11 000 tonnes de pétrole dans la mer. [1] Le navire Esperanza de Greenpeace s’est approché de la zone d’exclusion de 500 m des plates-formes de

Photo : Ivana Maria Carrioni-Burnett 10 August 2020  by Ivana Maria Carrioni-Burnett London. UK.  Reporting for Human Rights at Sea , Port of London Authority Pilot, Ms. Ivana Carrioni-Burnett, provides another* personal insight during the COVID-19 crisis. At Maritime Magazine, we were struck by this bold statement which drives forward the importance of shipping and in particular the priceless