More than 40 per cent of the energy used by the U.S. shipping fleet could be replaced with zero emissions solutions this decade, giving the U.S. enormous potential to lead shipping’s decarbonisation, finds a new report. The report by the University Maritime Advisory Services (UMAS), commissioned by The Ocean Conservancy titled “The Maritime Fleet of...
The latest fuel contamination outbreak to hit the bunkering market, this time in Singapore, should be a wake-up call to the danger of discovering quality issues only after fuel is onboard vessels, warns marine fuel tracking firm FuelTrust. FuelTrust estimates the scale of this contamination outbreak to have spread to dozens of vessels. The disruption...
Industry working group Impact Today has released its new Vessel Reporting and Data Quality white paper, which calls for the maritime sector to create a new data standard aimed at evolving noon reports into holistic vessel reports to support vessel and voyage optimisation and propel industry decarbonisation. The white paper is the result of months...
Inmarsat has published a new decarbonisation report exploring the impact digital technology can make on shipping’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Compiled by maritime innovation consultancy Thetius, and sponsored by the Inmarsat Research Programme, The Optimal Route – The Why and How of Digital Decarbonisation in Shipping provides evidence that digital optimisation offers a key strategy...
Kongsberg Digital has launched Vessel Insight Access to make it easier for ships and shipowners to embrace digitalisation and benefit from Vessel Insight without the need of additional hardware onboard. Vessel Insight Access is quick to install, immediately ready for use and provides an intuitive user interface. Vessel Insight Access is especially suited for crew...
Swiss engine designer, WinGD has confirmed that the performance of its X-DF2.0 engine technology has surpassed initial expectations in terms of fuel savings achieved. Optimised engine settings on WinGD’s X-DF2.0 second-generation dual-fuel engine platform have achieved fuel savings of up to 8 per cent in gas mode and up to 6 per cent in diesel...
The Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment has awarded DNV and its partners a contract to develop a roadmap for the introduction of sustainable zero-carbon fuels across the Nordic region. The “Nordic Roadmap” aims to accelerate the transition to zero carbon fuels by reducing the key barriers to their uptake and creating a platform for...
Shipfix Technologies, a software, data, and technology provider for the maritime and commodities markets, has announced a partnership with RightShip, a maritime due diligence organisation to enable Shipfix users to access live RightShip data to improve their environmental, social and governance (ESG) profile. Customers will be able to make more informed decisions throughout their trading...
FuelTrust and the Isle of Man Ship Registry (IOMSR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) enabling IOMSR to use FuelTrust’s fuels and emissions digital technology to validate vessels for the flag’s Green Ship scheme. In addition, the MoU will facilitate the duo to collaborate on further projects to incentivise and enable emissions reductions. The...
DNV’s independent cloud platform, Veracity, has been chosen by BHP to enable the company to make timely and accurate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting, management and insights for its chartered vessels. The project aims to support BHP in its ongoing efforts to see Scope 3 GHG emissions from its chartered vessels reduced. Commodity producers and...
In view of the global fight against climate change and in support of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 13, the shipping world is taking urgent actions to combat climate change and its impacts. The requirements for transparency of operational emissions and action-taking on energy efficiency and CO2 reduction will only increase going forward, in terms...
RightShip, a risk assessment and due diligence organisation serving the ship-borne commodities industries, has launched its new Maritime Emissions Portal (MEP), designed to help ports and terminal operators accelerate ship-based emissions reductions initiatives with more accurate and granular data. The first sustainability assessment tool of its type, MEP is the first part of a planned...