The latest IMO meeting on decarbonisation ended with plenty of unanswered questions, but there are ‘important clues’ as to the direction of regulation at the IMO.

Finnish wind propulsion company Norespower has secured €28m in funding to expand the production and reach of its Rotor Sail technology.

The Dutch government has designated an area to develop the world’s largest offshore hydrogen production project at Ten noorden van de Waddeneilanden - the North of the Wadden Islands.

While the technology takes the headlines, talent will be the driver of digital acceleration in maritime, according to an industry panel.

The European Parliament and Council have reached a deal on the use of cleaner maritime fuels with shipping cutting GHG content of fuel by 2% in 2025, and 80% by 2050.

In his keynote address at CMA Shipping 2023, Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO of maritime at DNV gave a stark appraisal of the challenges facing the industry.

Decarbonisation of shipping does not mean zero carbon or zero fossil fuels, according to Columbia Shipmanagement President and CEO Mark O’Neil.

Discussions on future fuels, drivers for decarbonisation, and the potential role of carbon, capture and storage (CCS) were all high the agenda at Capital Link’s International Shipping Forum in New York this week.

The Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on decarbonisation.

A new CII simulation tool developed by NAPA aims to create a neutral platform for owners and charterers to collaborate and optimise vessels’ CII performance.