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The global trade association is conducting an energy efficiency data survey among its members to ensure that existing ferries can comply with the short-term GHG measures agreed in principle at last week’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 75) meeting.

Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM, MSC and Kuehne+Nagel are supporting Team Malizia in the Vendée Globe 2020 yacht racing regatta to show their commitment to marine protection and sustainable shipping.

Ocean freight rate benchmarking company Xeneta says that the top container lines ‘are continuing to weather the pandemic storm’, with rates climbing over 1.9% in November, following a 1.3% gain last month.

Authors of a study published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) say the International Maritime Organization (IMO) should consider prohibiting the use of scrubbers on newbuild ships and phasing out scrubbers on existing ships.

Accessed via its website, the company is providing information on LNG prices delivered onboard ‘in various quantities and ports’ and also offers indicative pricing on a weekly basis for Rotterdam, the North Sea, Baltic Sea, the Mediterranean and Singapore.

Commodity trading company Mercuria has announced it has closed a secured revolving credit facility of $1.7 billion in financing for its North American business.

Newly published research from The University of Manchester shows that some ships in the open ocean were emitting large amounts of sulphates from traces of sulphur in the fuel, with a strong potential to alter clouds’ behaviour and pollute coastal areas.

MAN Energy Solutions has announced that it is to offer its proprietary EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) system as an emissions solution for its new, low-speed ME-GA engine.

The European Biogas Association (EBA), Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE), the Natural & Bio Gas Vehicle Association (NGVA Europe), and SEA-LNG have published a joint study today (23 November) which shows the ‘concrete benefits’ of using bioLNG to decarbonise hard to abate transport sectors, such as shipping.

The VARD 9 60 design, which is a multi-purpose platform allowing onshore remote control and light crewed or un-crewed operations, will also feature fuel cells to enable future operation on green ammonia.