Tag: ICCT
EU Defines Low-carbon Gas and Renewable Gas
The European Union aims to scale up low-carbon gas and renewable gas to decarbonize the gas sector. However, low-carbon and renewable gas are not...
Canceling All New Fossil Fuel New Builds
The Ship It Zero coalition has urged shipping companies to cancel all new fossil fuel newbuilds in their orderbooks and invest only in zero-emission...
Tracking LNG-Fueled Ships’ Methane Slip Emissions With Drones
Environmental group the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has launched a new project to track the methane slip from LNG-fuelled ships, reports Ship...
World’s Top Ports for “Washwater Pollution” Discharges
Bahamian capital and Freeport has been ranked in world’s leading for ship wastewater discharge.
Study asserts over 10m tonnes have been released annually.
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The Green Fuel That Can Revolutionize The Shipping Industry
A consortium of companies were recently granted EU funding to install the world’s first ammonia-powered fuel cell on a vessel in 2023.
It...
Environmental Impacts from Ships With Scrubbers
IMO's guidelines for scrubber discharges have not been strengthened since 2008, despite being reviewed in 2009, 2015, and 2020.
SO2 emissions from ships...
ICCT Seeks Scrubber Ban Amid Impeding Installation Rates
ICCT has reiterated its call for a ban on scrubbers publishing new estimates on emissions from marine fuels.
ICCT itself recommends that individual...
UN Shipping Body Approves Arctic Heavy Fuel Ban
Ships will be banned from burning or using HFO in Arctic waters under a newly agreed regulation, but with loopholes giving most polluters...
Biofuels Touted To ‘Abridge’ Carbon Emissions
The shipping industry is currently exploring different liquid biofuels that could replace conventional marine bunker fuels.
This will eliminate life-cycle GHG emissions from...
Close the ‘Open Loophole’ on Scrubbers, Says ICCT
More than 4,000 ships have installed or ordered scrubbers to avoid using cleaner, but more expensive, low-sulfur fuels.
There is a dramatic increase...