Carbon-Capturing Scrubbers Debut on Boxship Fleet
Finnish marine technology group Wärtsilä has received its first order for carbon capture and storage (CSS)-ready scrubbers for delivery in 2023.
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Reducing GHG Emissions: A Guide to IMO Regulatory Compliance
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published the industry’s first definitive guide to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) greenhouse gas (GHG) regulations.
Read moreOnboard Carbon Capture System Yields Successful Results
As the marine industry strives for a decarbonized future, Alfa Laval and partners are investigating the technologies needed to achieve it. One of the opportunities is carbon capture and storage (CCS), which took a step towards realization in recent testing performed by Alfa Laval and Japan’s National Maritime Research Institute (NMRI).
Read moree5 Consortium to Develop Zero-Emission Vessels
Seven companies–Asahi Tanker Co. Ltd., Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd., Exeno Yamamizu Corp., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. Ltd., Tokyo Electric Power Co., and Mitsubishi Corp.–have established the “e5 Consortium,” with the goal of establishing new ocean shipping infrastructure services through various initiatives to develop, realize and commercialize zero-emission electric vessels. e5 stands for five
Read moreOil and Gas Companies Working to Reduce GHG Emissions
Total has announced that the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) has rolled out further initiatives to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and support the goals of the Paris Agreement. OGCI comprises 13 oil and gas companies: BP, Chevron, CNPC, Eni, Equinor, ExxonMobil, Occidental, Pemex, Petrobras, Repsol, Saudi Aramco, Shell and Total. First, OGCI launched a new initiative
Read moreUK, Norway Co-Host Greenhouse Gas Research Center
The U.K. and Norway will co-host the Ocean Thematic Centre within ICOS (Integrated Carbon Observation System), a European research infrastructure measuring greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, land and oceans. Long-term measurement of the seas is important since the oceans take up about one-quarter of the carbon dioxide humans release to the atmosphere, reducing the rate of climate change. ICOS’s ocean
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