Environmental

Cyprus is to offer tonnage tax discounts to ships that beat environmental targets.

The uptake of scrubbers by large crude tankers is the highest so far amongst the main vessel segments, though a further rise in the uptake is unlikely to happen, according to shipbroker Gibson.

Scrubber manufacturer Yara Marine Technologies has expressed interest to look deeper into an aluminum-air battery technology developed by a tech startup.

Those who have been following the development of sustainable shipping will recognize the UECC name. Those who have been following UECC will know why: with two duel-fuel LNG ships on the water and three battery-hybrid LNG vessels on the way, UECC...

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Dry bulk shipowner Grieg Star Group will build its first tanker - the world's first green ammonia-fuelled tanker to ship green ammonia - in partnership with Wartsila, backed by NOK46.3m ($5.4m) of Norwegian government’s funding scheme Pilot-E.

Global shipping has most of the key fundamentals in place for its transformation in the years ahead. In fact, Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, DNV GL’s ceo – Maritime, goes further. He believes that the challenges of 2020 have tested international shipping to...