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17 March 2023
Podcast: Should shipping even consider the nuclear option to slash carbon?
At our Green Seas Fuels Forum, an audience question about nuclear power sparks a debate over whether it is a safe and effective solution to greenhouse gas emissions.
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15 March 2023
Are small vessels a missed opportunity for slashing carbon?
The newsletter explores the way that international decarbonisation regulations leave out the ships that may be in the best position to adopt zero-emission tech.
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12 March 2023
Podcast: Shipping’s methanol first movers strive for a greener shade of the fuel
At the Green Seas Fuels Forum, executives from Cargill, Waterfront Shipping and Vale discuss one of the fastest growing alternative fuels in maritime: methanol.
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8 March 2023
No commitment? Spotlight on Retail giants Walmart and Home Depot for their shipping emissions
The newsletter digs into a report by green groups Pacific Environment and Stand.earth that names the biggest US retailers in terms of shipping emissions.
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3 March 2023
Special report: Putting the spotlight on shipping companies at the forefront of sustainable tech
The Green Seas First Movers Business Focus profiles some of the shipowners, operators and charterers that are early adopters of the fuels and technologies that aim to clean up shipping.
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3 March 2023
Podcast: Why shipping’s leading industry group wants a price on carbon ‘as soon as possible’
Audio edition talks to the International Chamber of Shipping about its proposal to adopt a fund-and-reward system, including a carbon levy, by 2024.
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1 March 2023
Wet and dry, fast and slow: A look at how freight markets moved emissions in bulkers and tankers
The newsletter talks to The Signal Group’s market analyst about how the spot markets moved carbon intensity for dry and wet bulk.
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24 February 2023
Podcast: As the Northern Lights shine, future of shipping carbon draws nearer
Industries are increasingly looking to capture their carbon, but how will it move to storage sites around the world. Enter CO2 shipping. Our audio edition talks to two companies working to get into the business of transporting carbon by sea.
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22 February 2023
What can shipping do about its plastics pollution problem?
After recent incidents of plastic pellets washing ashore in France and Dubai, the newsletter explores efforts to tackle ’nurdles’.
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15 February 2023
Nations call for IMO to adopt 37% emissions cut for shipping by end of the decade
The newsletter reports on proposals by US, Canada, UK and island countries to lay out mile-marker targets, including slashing greenhouse gas by 96% in 2040.
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10 February 2023
E-fuels: The long and winding road to shipping’s green fuels revolution
If made with renewable electricity, e-fuels offer the prospect of zero-carbon shipping fuels, including green hydrogen, ammonia and methanol. But right now, they are in short supply and very expensive. The podcast talks to Dorothe Gortz of HPC Hamburg Port Consulting, Andreas Kopf and Matteo Craglia of the International Transport Forum, and David Dupont-Mouritzen of HOST PtX Esbjerg.
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8 February 2023
Will e-fuels clean up shipping’s act? ‘Only with targeted government support’
The newsletter explores an OECD report urging state action to make fuels produced by renewable electricity more cost competitive for shipping
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3 February 2023
Podcast: Stars align for ammonia fuelling by 2026, but that’s just the beginning
Ammonia is a compelling option as a fuel to tackle shipping’s greenhouse gas emissions, but efforts to ensure it works for shipping and that carbon-free volumes can be secured will continue after the first vessels hit the water.
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1 February 2023
Commodities giant’s shipping arm sees biofuels as key pillar of decarbonisation
As Cargill Ocean Transportation wades into wind propulsion and methanol, the shipping giant is working to expand its biofuels use and third-party sales as a way to tackle greenhouse gas today.
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20 January 2023
Podcast: Biofuels prove an easy but expensive carbon-cutting solution for shipping
Cargill looks to scale to tackle economics in biofuels as it considers the trialling phase over
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18 January 2023
EU-funded research finds scrubber discharge harm at the tiniest of concentrations
We hear from a scientist about EMERGE project findings that will inform discussions over the impact of scrubbers on the sea.
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13 January 2023
Will carbon capture on ships be a game changer?
As shipping grapples with its greenhouse gas footprint, the podcast talks to experts about the role that carbon capture could play in greening the fleet while cleaner fuels remain on the horizon.
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11 January 2023
Bonus question: The regulatory wish list for sustainable shipping
What regulation would you impose on shipping to make it more sustainable while still profitable. The newsletter explores industry stakeholders’ answers to this question.
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30 December 2022
Did the IMO 2020 sulphur cap make shipping’s carbon footprint worse?
The Green Seas podcast talks to International Council on Clean Transportation researcher Bryan Comer about why he says the advent of very-low sulphur fuel didn’t hike shipping’s carbon emissions.
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28 December 2022
How Vale’s methanol-fuelled bulker giants could slash emissions by 90%
The newsletter explores the carbon cuts that are possible by combining a fast-growing alternative fuel with wind propulsion and energy efficiency technology.
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23 December 2022
Podcast: Do scrubbers conflict with the Law of the Sea?
Our weekly audio edition digs into an effort by environmental groups to convince the IMO that exhaust gas scrubbers should be banned, as an industry leader calls the claim ‘ill thought out and counterproductive’.
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21 December 2022
Explainer: Tracking the moving parts in the IMO carbon jigsaw
After two weeks of meetings at the International Maritime Organization, we pick apart the many strands of the deliberations on global greenhouse gas emissions for shipping.
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16 December 2022
Why some nations oppose more ambitious carbon targets for shipping
Our weekly podcast hears from the countries that think it’s too soon to amp up the IMO’s greenhouse gas goals, despite the growing chorus to aim for zero.
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14 December 2022
Scrubbers face questions as sulphur cap approaches three-year mark
The Dutch delegation to the IMO has raised concerns over crew familiarity with devices that allow shipping companies to use heavy fuel oil after the 2020 cap on sulphur emissions, while environmental groups have asked for a total ban. The weekly newsletter explores.
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12 December 2022
Podcast: After stops in Egypt and Brussels, shipping’s carbon debate turns to London
The Green Seas weekly audio edition follows the path of a busy few weeks in the deliberation over how to tackle maritime greenhouse gas emissions.
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7 December 2022
The EU has put a price on shipping’s carbon. What will the IMO do?
Our newsletter explores whether the UN’s shipping regulator will follow the lead after Brussels’ approval of shipping’s inclusion in the Emissions Trading System.
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30 November 2022
What will EU methane emissions trading mean for LNG-fuelled ships?
The Green Seas newsletter explores the potential impacts of adding shipping’s methane pollution to EU emissions trading. And the weekly podcasts takes an in-depth look at how offshore vessel owner Harvey Gulf International Marine tried a variety of ways to cut its greenhouse gas footprint, with bio LNG made by pig manure taking it the final ingredient to net-zero emissions.
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23 November 2022
Shipping highlights as COP27 closes in Egypt
We review TradeWinds’ coverage of the global climate conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, where a lacklustre results from world leaders turned shipping’s attention to the International Maritime Organization’s upcoming discussions to hike its carbon ambition.
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16 November 2022
At COP27, a bid to lift shipping’s black carbon emissions higher on the climate agenda
We take a virtual trip to the COP27 climate conference in Egypt, where environmental groups are seeking to highlight how climate change is enticing more ships to the sensitive region, which is contributing to more climate change because of black carbon emissions.
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9 November 2022
This decarbonisation tech is bubbling up into the mainstream
We explore how the world’s largest cruise company has joined a growing list big-name shipowners that have adopted air lubrication, using a ‘magic carpet’ of microbubbles to tackle greenhouse gas emissions.
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2 November 2022
‘Huge opportunity’: California no longer just dreaming of offshore wind
The first podcast edition of Green Seas visits the Golden State, virtually at least, to find out whether the new gold rush can be found out at sea.
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26 October 2022
For shipping, Egypt climate conference ‘is the implementation COP’
Green Seas talks to Katharine Palmer, a key shipping figure at the United Nations’ upcoming annual climate conference.
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19 October 2022
Does nuclear hold the key for decarbonising shipping? Or should it be off the table?
We dig into the prospects for nuclear energy as a carbon-free fuel for shipping.
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12 October 2022
Are battles ahead for shipping when competition law and green drive collide?
A debate over liner operators’ exemption from antitrust law provides a window into the way regulators will have to weigh carbon claims and protections against anti-competitive practices.
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5 October 2022
Cargo owners aim to use their buying power for clean shipping fuels. Is it enough?
COZEV coalition and member IKEA as they aim for all zero-carbon fuels by 2040, and to the environmental campaigners who want more
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28 September 2022
‘We need to have IMO on board’ with carbon ambition, shipping leaders say
Green Seas visits the Global Maritime Forum’s annual summit, where eyes are on the months ahead at the global shipping regulator.
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21 September 2022
The case for LNG fuelling in a decarbonising world
We talk to LNG fuelling proponents who say critics overstate the harm and understate the potential
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14 September 2022
LNG fuelling in focus as green groups ask EU to turn up heat on methane emissions
We look at efforts to tighten EU rules on shipping’s leading alternative fuel.
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7 September 2022
Highlights of TradeWinds’ Green Ship Technology report
A Business Focus explains how carbon capture and alternative fuels are setting out their decarbonisation stalls, as maritime sector explores prospects and challenges for hydrogen, ammonia, wind, batteries and more.
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31 August 2022
Will ferries decarbonise by taking flight?
We explore the potential that seagliders have for tackling the greenhouse gas footprint of ferries.
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24 August 2022
Cruise sector turns to fuel cells to tackle emissions of its floating hotels
Some turn to hydrogen for zero-carbon in-port operations, while others find more widely available fuels can cut carbon.
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17 August 2022
A beach denied as Colombia’s biggest port and tourist city grapples with rising seas
Green Seas returns from holiday with questions about how Cartagena is tackling climate change resilience and why there may be more sea-level trouble ahead.
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3 August 2022
How much green fuel it would take to bring US shipping to zero carbon?
We explore how high the US flag fleet will have to climb to overcome its 45m tonne-per-year mountain of carbon.
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27 July 2022
As talk of cutting carbon at sea increases, so do emissions
We look at the rising greenhouse gas footprint documented in shipping company sustainability reports.
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13 July 2022
How one shipping company got to grips with a carbon footprint ‘across all scopes’
We catch up with Crowley’s sustainability executive about reporting indirect emissions.
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6 July 2022
‘We can’t do this alone’: Kaptanoglu’s plea for help to go green
Bimco stalwart and Turkish shipping player talks about her industry, her companies and the challenges they face.
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29 June 2022
Ammonia could pose ‘intolerable’ safety risks without design changes, reports find
Further investigation into derisking the spilling of ammonia and other future fuels is highlighted by two studies released today.
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22 June 2022
Will Biden administration take the lead in its own green push?
We dig into the US president’s Green Shipping Challenge and renewable energy goals, and the need for concrete and pragmatic action from Washington.
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15 June 2022
Is a 2050 zero-carbon goal for shipping ambitious enough?
We explore calls for the IMO, the global shipping regulator, to set targets for 2030 and 2040.
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8 June 2022
How digital technology can cut shipping’s carbon today
Green Seas takes to the stage at Posidonia to explore the linkages between digitalisation and decarbonisation in shipping.
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1 June 2022
Here’s what to watch for as the IMO debates carbon next week
Away from Posidonia’s parties, forums and the three-on-three basketball tournament, the UN body’s environment committee is meeting to plan action on greenhouse gases.
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25 May 2022
Why shipowners are worried about looming carbon intensity scores
We dig into how identical ships can have very different carbon intensity scores under regulation coming next year. Should there be exceptions for what is traditionally outside of shipowners’ control?
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18 May 2022
European owners applaud parliamentary approval of shipping’s entry to EU ETS
MEPs expected to approve Fit for 55 package including ETS extension after vote in favour of stronger proposals from parliament’s environmental committee.
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11 May 2022
The tanker ESG dilemma plays out in Saverys’ Euronav election bid
We explore a fight over a proposal to push a tanker company toward green fuels and away from crude.
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5 May 2022
Amid peak for ballast water installations, Covid-19 and supply chain headaches persist
Shipowners urged not to wait too long as backlog for installing equipment to halt invasive species spread remains unresolved.
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27 April 2022
This charterer thinks it’s ‘logical’ for charterers to pay for carbon
We talk to Jan Dieleman, the Cargill shipping executive who has just become chairman of the non-profit at the forefront of the decarbonisation debate.
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20 April 2022
Scrutiny over cruise emissions should be an impetus for the industry to step up
The big three cruise owners are aiming for net zero but it is time to get rid of the ’net’.
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13 April 2022
How to spend it: Where the World Bank thinks trillions of dollars in IMO carbon revenue could go
In addition to tackling climate change, raising cash to decarbonise shipping could help lead to an equitable transitionIn addition to tackling climate change, raising cash to decarbonise shipping could help lead to an equitable transition.
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6 April 2022
Green hydrogen may be shipping’s fuel of the future even when it’s not
We explore the explosion of early-stage projects producing green hydrogen that could power ships.
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31 March 2022
Will the UK government shipping emissions office make an impact?
This week’s newsletter explores the potential impact of UK-SHORE, London’s new government office focused on decarbonising shipping.
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23 March 2022
The offsetting divide: a help or hindrance for shipping’s decarbonisation?
Some leading names in maritime believe offsetting will always have a place in shipping, while others say the concept will become obsolete
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16 March 2022
Microsoft climate fund backs tech aimed at tackling shipping’s emissions now
Nautilus Labs chief executive Matt Heider talks about having software giant’s green tech fund in its corner.
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9 March 2022
Three takeaways from our roundtable with shipowners on ESG
We explore the highlights of TradeWinds’ recent ESG-focused event.
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1 March 2022
New effort to protect orcas in Salish Sea gears up to find first movers
We talk to the head of the latest voluntary effort to protect cetaceans on North America’s west coast.
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22 February 2022
On sustainability journey, NYK Line aims to link ESG to executive pay
Japanese shipping giant is working to finalise fresh targets after setting up ESG committee led by its president.
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15 February 2022
A question of scope: Pressure on supply chain emissions provides catalyst to cut carbon
We explore how Scope 1 emissions for shipping are Scope 3 emissions for someone else — and that could be a recipe for going beyond regulations.
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8 February 2022
Ports in the ‘trans-apocalypse’: shoring up maritime infrastructure for climate change
We explore the steps that ports need to take to adapt to the impacts of climate change.
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1 February 2022
Despite decarbonisation pressure, king coal hasn’t lost its crown
We explore the future of the market for shipping coal after one major operator took the decision to shun the carbon-heavy commodity.
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25 January 2022
Battle lines drawn as emissions trading rules divide shipowners and charterers
We dig into a proposed change in the European Union’s plans to add shipping to its Emissions Trading System that is dividing shipowners and charterers.
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18 January 2022
What’s holding back hydrogen fuelling is not the technology
Development of the ferry Sea Change shows it’s possible, but lack of regulatory framework makes it hard to develop at scale.
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13 January 2022
How 2023’s carbon rules could be a ‘game changer’ for shipping contracts
Upcoming IMO and EU rules could reshape charter and commodities deals, and spark a new breed of disputes.
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4 January 2022
In 2022, the world can’t wait for the IMO to cut shipping’s greenhouse gas output
We explore the year ahead in shipping’s decarbonisation, and why the biggest changes may not come from the IMO.
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21 December 2021
Inside Maersk’s quest to procure green methanol for ‘carbon-neutral’ ships
We explore the hunt for fuel that will make it possible for AP Moller-Maersk to truly claim carbon neutrality on its methanol-fuelled containership order.
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14 December 2021
Shipping fails to bring its A-game to carbon disclosures
We focus on what shipping companies are doing — or primarily what they are not doing — to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions.
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7 December 2021
Jumping on the wind turbine installer boom before the (potential) bust
We explore the orderbook for wind turbine installation vessels after Eneti’s latest $325m newbuilding contract.
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30 November 2021
Carbon ‘can kicking’ gave IMO bad rap but progress was made
We digest the week of decarbonisation deliberations at the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee.
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23 November 2021
Saving cetaceans: Whale-safe ESG policies can protect endangered species from ships
We explore ways shipping companies can adopt ESG policies that protect whales from vessel collisions.
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16 November 2021
Five key COP26 agreements aiming to clean up shipping
We take a look a close look at the key shipping-focussed moments in the COP26 climate conference and what comes next.
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9 November 2021
30 GW by 2030: Biden target energises offshore wind drive, but challenges abound
We explore the opportunities and challenges ahead for the offshore wind sector emerging in the waters off the US.
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2 November 2021
Getting shipping to zero-carbon target will take these key steps well before 2050
Much has to be accomplished much sooner than 2050 to get shipping fully decarbonised by the middle of the century.
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27 October 2021
Beyond bunkers: charting shipping’s carbon path requires deeper look at more than fuel
We explore the technology and operational solutions that will be needed to chop industry’s greenhouse gas emissions.
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20 October 2021
Will COP26 climate talks translate into shipping action at the IMO?
The world will be focusing on the Glasgow summit, but the key test for shipping’s decarbonisation efforts could well come later in London
