On December 10th, 2020, in Yokohama, a presentation was held to announce the establishment of the “Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships”. During the same week, Norway’s government published a white paper on green […]

On December 10th, 2020, in Yokohama, a presentation was held to announce the establishment of the “Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships”. During the same week, Norway’s government published a white paper on green […]
Earlier this week, Eyesea, a notprofit organisation that plans to use technology and the support of the shipping industry to collect and process oceanic pollution data, was launched. The data collected from seafarers, shipowners, managers […]
The world’s first energy self-sufficient seagoing vessel powered by hydrogen, Energy Observer, is currently visiting French Guiana. This is Energy Observer’s 61st stopover around the world since 2017. In Spring 2017 the boat started a world […]
In late November, IMO states have agreed amendments to MARPOL regulations to restrict the use of Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) in Arctic waters, changes that have come in for criticism from environmental groups thanks to […]
Every year, NAMEPA (North American Marine Environment Protection Association) recognizes companies, educators, associations, government agencies, academic institutions and individuals whose efforts support their mission to the “Save Our Seas” program. This year, among the winners, MSC […]
If you miss travelling like I do and dream of somewhere to escape the lockdown and every day stress then you will enjoy a bit of daydream in this article. And of course, if you […]
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has teamed up with Miura, a Japanese ballast water treatment system manufactured to install a microplastic collection device on one of its new wood chip carrier. Microplastics effects The term […]
As we approach the end of 2020 we start to look ahead and wonder what will 2021 bring us. In truth, this year has not been kind with the maritime industry. From the international human […]
Have you heard about Grain de Sail? What about Ceiba? In case you are wondering what is so special about them, well, the first is a sail powered cargo ship and the second is a […]
To stay on topic with the previous post about emissions and what is the IMO plan to reduce greenhouse gas emission, this week, Alfa Laval launched a new maritime environmental system, Alfa Laval PureCool. The […]