T&E analysis of official EU monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) data shows that EU shipping emissions hit the highest levels in 2024 since the EU implemented mandatory reporting in 2018, with the NGO identifying MSC as ‘the most polluting shipping company in the EU.’ EU shipping emissions grew last year in spite of a downturn in EU-related trade which caused changes to vessel routing in response to hostilities in the Red Sea region. Container ships were identified as the main drivers of increased emissions with a 46% increase. According to T&E, ‘this is likely explained by an 18% increase in […]

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä and Sinocrew Maritime Services, a Chinese crew management and training provider, have inaugurated a new training centre equipped with simulation technology to prepare seafarers for decarbonisation technologies and alternative fuels. The Beihai International Seafarer Training Center (BISTC) will focus on seafarers in the Asian cruise industry. It will feature Wärtsilä’s simulation suite to provide advanced training and equip seafarers with the skills needed for the safe adoption of new decarbonisation technologies, the company said in a statement today (7 November). Johan Ekvall, Director for Simulation & Training at Wärtsilä Marine, said that the high-fidelity simulators would […]

Busan Port Authority, the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA), the Port of Tacoma, the Port of Seattle and Ulsan Port Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening collaboration on green shipping corridors and driving the adoption of clean marine fuels. For nearly three years, the NWSA has been working with partners on the US-Korea Green Shipping Corridors Project to study the feasibility of accelerating the transition to zero or net-zero (ZNZ) marine fuels in the trade lanes between the NWSA gateway and the Korean ports of Ulsan and Busan. The studies are exploring projected demand for ZNZ […]