IFAW statement on slowing down ships ignores industry efforts

Pictured: a mother and calf sperm whale off the coast of Mauritius. Photo credit: Gabriel Barathieu via Wikipedia CC BY SA 2.0

Shipping Australia sent the following text to The DCN in response to an article about the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s call for regulation of vessel speeds.

The ocean shipping industry is keen to operate in a sustainable manner with a minimal burden on communities and eco-systems.

Shipping Australia notes comments made by the IFAW: “Blue speeds: socioeconomic...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/ifaw-statement-on-slowing-down-ships-ignores-industry-efforts/

VESSEL REVIEW | Umo Green – Trimaran crewboat to serve Taiwanese offshore wind market

Danish offshore services provider World Marine Offshore (WMO), through its Taiwan-based joint venture company U-Ming Marine Offshore (UMO), has begun operating a new wind ..

The post VESSEL REVIEW | Umo Green – Trimaran crewboat to serve Taiwanese offshore wind market appeared first on Baird Maritime

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/offshore-world/offshore-operations-maintenance/crew-transfer/vessel-review-umo-green-trimaran-crewboat-to-serve-taiwanese-offshore-wind-market/

IMO regulations to introduce carbon intensity measures enter into force on 1 November 2022

Graphic: an artistic representation of atmospheric carbon dioxide – a clear, colourless, gas. Graphic credit: Matthias Heyde via Unsplash.

Amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) Annex VI enter into force on 1 November 2022. Developed under the framework of the Initial IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships agreed in 2018, these technical and operational amendments require ships to improve their energy efficiency in the short...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/imo-regulations-to-introduce-carbon-intensity-measures-enter-into-force-on-1-november-2022/

More governments come on board with Clean Energy Marine Hubs initiative at COP27

Pictured: green shipping concept art. Photo credit: Shaah Shahidh via Unsplash. Colour editing by Shipping Australia.

By the International Chamber of Shipping

Three more governments have endorsed a worldwide cross-sector initiative to catalyse the supply of green fuels, and support the global energy transition, it was announced [on 7th November 2022, Sharm El-Sheik], Egypt at COP27.

Panama, Uruguay, and Norway have now signed up to the Clean Energy Marine Hub Initiative (CEM-Hubs), a group of...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/more-governments-come-on-board-with-clean-energy-marine-hubs-initiative-at-cop27/

Russian Navy Pulls Warships from Black Sea into Port After Attacks

H I Sutton Photo Illustration for USNI News

The Russian Navy still outnumbers and outguns the Ukrainians in the northern Black Sea. Despite the dominance on paper, the Russian Navy is on its back foot after several successful attacks from the smaller Ukrainian forces.

The Oct. 29 attack on Sevastopol, in which uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) with unmanned aerial vehicles attacked Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, appears to have pushed them further into the shell of their naval bases. Both of their...

https://news.usni.org/2022/11/07/russian-navy-pulls-warships-from-black-sea-into-port-after-attacks

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