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Ship owner and operator enter guilty pleas in pollution case

25 May 2022

Empire Bulkers Limited and Joanna Maritime Limited, related companies based in Greece, pleaded guilty today to knowing violations of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships and the Ports and Waterways Safety Act involving the Marshall Islands registered bulk carrier M/V Joanna.

As we reported earlier, the two companies, along with chief engineer Warlito Tan, were indicted on charges related to the vessel in September last year.

The guilty pleas took place today in federal court in New Orleans,...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal-safety/environment/ship-owner-and-operator-enter-guilty-pleas-in-pollution-case/

U.S. Navy Climate Plan Aims to Cut Emissions and Move to Low-Carbon Fuels

24 May 2022

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy released on Tuesday a climate strategy that aims to make the force more resilient to changes like sea level rise and coastal erosion…

https://gcaptain.com/u-s-navy-climate-plan-aims-to-cut-emissions-and-move-to-low-carbon-fuels/

NOAA Predicts Seventh Consecutive Above-Average Atlantic Hurricane Season in 2022

24 May 2022

Forecasters at NOAA’s National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center are again predicting above-average hurricane season this year, in part due to ongoing La Niña that is likely to last through…

https://gcaptain.com/noaa-predicts-seventh-consecutive-above-average-atlantic-hurricane-season-in-2022/

Trafigura debuts commodity supply chain emissions calculation platform

24 May 2022

Commodity trading giant Trafigura has teamed up Denver-headquartered Palantir Technologies to bring to market a platform for carbon emissions calculation, reporting and collaboration across commodity supply chains. “A consortium approach enables participants across global energy and commodities...

https://splash247.com/trafigura-debuts-commodity-supply-chain-emissions-calculation-platform/

UK Chamber of Shipping urges greater shore power across British ports

24 May 2022

The UK Chamber of Shipping has urged the British government to catch up with shore power for ports and ships, something the country lags behind many other nations. Currently only two British ports are equipped with shore power facilities; Orkney and Southampton. A report last year also found the...

https://splash247.com/uk-chamber-of-shipping-urges-greater-shore-power-across-british-ports/

Shipping Company Climate Ratings: Nowhere to Hide

23 May 2022

All of the in-person extravaganzas that were put on hold in Q1 2020 are now back, albeit with schedules slightly off-kilter. So it is with the World Economic Forum (WEF),…

https://gcaptain.com/shipping-company-climate-ratings-nowhere-to-hide/

Bulker chief engineer pleads guilty in pollution case

23 May 2022

The chief engineer of a Marshall Islands bulk carrier pleaded guilty May 18 to two felony counts: deliberately discharging approximately 10,000 gallons of oil-contaminated bilge water overboard in U.S. waters off the coast of New Orleans last year and then trying to obstruct the Coast Guard’s investigation of the spill.

The illegal conduct was first reported to the Coast Guard by a crew member via social media.

Kirill Kompaniets, a Russian national, was charged with the illegal discharge in...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal-safety/environment/bulker-chief-engineer-pleads-guilty-in-pollution-case/

Rio Tinto and BP launch one-year biofuel trials

23 May 2022

Mining giant Rio Tinto will be working with BP on a one-year biofuel trial to help reduce carbon emissions from its fleet. Under the deal, BP will be supplying biofuel for Rio Tinto’s 2013-built capesize bulker on a mix of Transatlantic and Atlantic-Pacific routes, in what is said to be one of the...

https://splash247.com/rio-tinto-and-bp-launch-one-year-biofuel-trials/

MOL joins carbon removal scheme

23 May 2022

Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is among five founding buyers of credits from a facility established by a Swiss carbon project developer, South Pole, aimed at scaling up carbon removal technologies. South Pole’s NextGen facility has committed to buying 1m carbon dioxide removals (CDRs) from projects...

https://splash247.com/mol-joins-carbon-removal-scheme/

IMO member states move nearer to adopting a carbon levy

23 May 2022

Last week’s Intersessional Working Group (ISWG) on Greenhouse Gases (GHG) ISWG-GHG ahead of June’s gathering of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) showed genuine progress on pricing greenhouse gas emissions. Delegates moved forward...

https://splash247.com/imo-member-states-move-nearer-to-adopting-a-carbon-levy/

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