ShippingWatch

Online news media based in Copenhagen, Denmark, covering the international shipping industry.

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The Danish state's computation of #statesubsidies for #shipping is very uncertain only gives an estimate. @OECD has earlier asked for more accurate figures to calculate the #impact of #shippingsubsidies. @o_merk says the lack of accurate data is a problem.
https://t.co/3kqgokmAKh

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@IPCC_CH's report names #methane emissions the second most harmful for the #environment after #carbonemissions. @WorldBank also warned against the fuel. Yet several carriers still stand by #LNG as a #greenfuel. @Shell @cmacgm @SEALNGcoalition
https://t.co/hsBHcsdxRE

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@Shell and @MSCCargo join forces to advance the use of #fossil and #bio-#LNG as #marinefuels. The new venture will explore the opportunities for using LNG as a #transitionfuel for shipping as part of the #greentransition. Read more below. #Shipping
https://t.co/4BDMg9qveX

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The reactions to how the @EU_Commission's green deal will affect shipping have been a mixed bag. "EU overreach," says @shippingics. @transenv disagrees. The shippers were hoping for fewer rules. #shipping #EUGreenDeal #emissions #reductions #Climate
https://t.co/PyMordcxtL

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The @EU_Commission has presented its long-awaited #climate plan for #shipping. ShippingWatch presents how the #EUGreenDeal will affect #shippinglines going forward with #ETS, the #greentransition and #Fitfor55. #Sustainability #sustainablefuels
https://t.co/XmOwOzgLxJ

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@WSC_shipping says it is actually the extreme demand for imported goods from the US and the nation's consumers that is one of the main reasons behind the #freightrates, #bottlenecks and #delays in the #containermarket. #Shipping
https://t.co/IQetsPopPv

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The intense #container market is prompting the US to clamp down on "unfair" prices and monopolies. Now President #JoeBiden is preparing an executive order aimed at helping US-based shippers #shipping @POTUS @FMC_gov https://t.co/J1dxfDNJlh

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#Shipping lines were responsible for massive #carbonemissions in 2020. @EU_Commission's top ten list features some of the largest #container carriers in the world. "It's emblematic of an industry that doesn't pay a cent for its pollution," notes @transenv. https://t.co/LoSw0udtG4

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Expectations for @IMOHQ's role as a regulator of #ClimateAction in #shipping are lower than ever after negotiations in #MEPC. NGOs and shipowners criticize the outcome. "Hopelessly weak ship efficiency target," say @transenv. @DanishShipping @DMA_SFS

https://t.co/2PpvKgmlj0

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NW Innovation Works, which has tanker company #Hafnia as a co-investor, has put the development of the planned #methanol factory and #shippingport in Washington, US, on hold. The company is "determining an appropriate path forward."
https://t.co/jpciy5KSkI

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#MEPC76 has begun. The @IMOHQ committee will deal with #climateissues that device nations: How can #shipping contribute to the reduction of #carbonemissions by 2030? ShippingWatch outlines the most likely scenario. #Climate #Environment
https://t.co/iR9H3aJJ2S

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@SorenSkou's 150 dollar #carbonlevy proposal has been met with lukewarm responses from other shippers. It wasn't long ago since neither @Maersk nor @DanishShipping wanted to put a price on #carbonemissions. Then Skou takes a U-turn.

https://t.co/qbrXORJAZU

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#Climateactivist @markfjvanbaal works as a shareholder to get major #oilcompanies to intensify their #climate efforts. "The #shippingindustry should also make the transition to #greenfuels, and I hope they realize that," he says. @followthis2015
https://t.co/OzRM33MQ04

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The @IMOHQ's plan of raising #carbonintensity by 11% towards 2026 is receiving harsh criticism from NGOs @SeasAtRisk @pacenvironment & @OurOcean. "The improvement is no better than business as usual,# they say. #Shipping #decarbonization #climatechange
https://t.co/DyCjleWdUs

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@BWLPG and #Klaveness top chiefs both say that the #PoseidonPrinciples @newshipfinance must raise its ambition. It should be targeting #zeroemissions in 2050 rather than basing the target on @IMOHQ's target of 50% reduction. #Shipping #Climatechange
https://t.co/viZ2tNmm7E

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The #refloating of #evergiven in the #Suez #Canal resulted in the #death of one of the participants involved in the salvage operation, according to a press release from @SuezAuthorityEG. #Shipping #Maritime
https://t.co/eavSrLixHb

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#Containerliners want the @IMOHQ to change the impending #environmental #regulations, as they will be penalized in their #CO2 accounts if they transport many #reefers. The same goes for #gascarriers. #Shipping
@shippingics, @intertanko @WSC_shipping
https://t.co/x8lCgM8Tyg

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#Denmark, #Germany, #France and #Sweden all agree that if the #maritimesector is going to achieve an #energytransition, #FossilFuels must become more expensive. #Quotas and #CO2 tax are on the table. The proposal was submitted to @IMOHQ ahead of #MEPC.
https://t.co/HEB63vRhCZ

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@OECD and the Netherlands now align themselves with the @WorldBank's opinion on #LNG. The response from two working groups was sent to @IMOHQ and warns #shipping countries against "locking in" to LNG as a #transitionalfuel. #Maritime #Climate
https://t.co/1kw21ro3I4

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NGO @TheICCT criticizes @2020Csa for fabricating a quote stating that a report from the NGO described the #washwater from open-loop #scrubbers as "hot, polluted and acidic sludge". Unethical says the NGO.
https://t.co/NXgT6qHRff