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Environmental group the Clean Shipping Coalition says climate talks at the 77^th Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting were held back by a ‘handful of blockers’.

The International Chamber of Shipping’s (ICS) Secretary General, Guy Platten, has expressed the organisation’s disappointment with the outcomes of MEPC 77  in that that the ‘words and commitments made by governments at COP26 have not yet been translated into action.’

Energy major ExxonMobil and US biotech company Viridos have signed an agreement to bring Viridos’s algae biofuels technology ‘towards commercial levels’ for application in sectors such as aviation, shipping and trucking.

Stolt Tankers has appointed Maren Schroeder as Managing Director of Stolt Tankers Shipowning (STSO).

Malaysia’s Straits Energy Resources (previously Straits Inter Logistics) reported revenue of RM341.2 million for Q3 2021, a RM 180 million year-on year increase which was attributed to strong growth in its oil trading and bunkering operations as the maritime sector recovers and global oil prices rebound.

The Maritime Union says the closure of Marsden Point refinery is sending New Zealand on a ‘high risk track at a bad time’.

Germany’s Port of Kiel has published a report  on the progress of its Blue Port strategy which includes a plan to support 60% of the energy requirements of vessels at the port with green electricity as early as 2022.

Two tankers have discharged very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) cargoes totalling 66,000 tonnes this month at the Port of Ceuta to be used for the local bunker market.

National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) and Siemens, with input from the British Ports Association, have created a free online tool that will help UK ports forecast the future infrastructure required to meet potential increased demand for electricity from zero emission port operations.

Wärtsilä has launched a series of power limitation solutions that will facilitate compliance with the International Maritime Organization’s Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) regulation which comes into play in 2023.