22 Jan 2019 - By 2050, Maersk aims to have a carbon-neutral fleet. Maersk CEO Claus Hemmingson shares why Maersk is taking climate action and the importance the private sector addressing climate change.
Posted on - 2019-01-27
22 Jan 2019 - By 2050, Maersk aims to have a carbon-neutral fleet. Maersk CEO Claus Hemmingson shares why Maersk is taking climate action and the importance the private sector addressing climate change.
Posted on - 2019-01-27We all know shipbuilding is one of the toughest businesses around but just how tough was 2018? Well it seems the answer depends on which unit of measurement you use! Using DWT, ordering fell 14% to 77m dwt while using CGT, a better reflection of the work content of building vessels, ordering increased by 2%. On balance its seems that conditions remain challenging but still improving on the 2016 lows.
Posted on - 2019-01-22As we quickly approach the turning point of a new decade, there is much speculation on what would be decided in terms of regulations imposed on the shipping activity.
IMO’s working group has been analysing some future strategic possibilities to be introduced in order to combat the shipping industry estimated 2.5% share of global CO2 greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). This is a prioritised area since without any decisive measure an alarming increase in the sector share of emissions by 50-250% might be achieved within 2050. Although CO2 is a huge concern, the emission of other pollutants such as nitrogen and sulphur oxides as well as particle matter has been kept under a closer look.
Posted on - 2019-01-17