Category Archives: Sustainability

Sulphur cap has resulted in a 77% drop in SOx emissions from ships: IMO

Posted on September 8, 2022 by | 1 comment

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is blowing its horn about the last set of rules they put forth. The sulfur cap rules began on January 1, 2020.

On January 1, 2023 a new set of rules will go into effect. These two regulations, the Energy Efficient Existing Ship (EEXI) and the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII), will provide greater impetus for cleaning up ocean shipping. Splash has put together a more in-depth article on these two regulations here.

The article has an excellent chart showing when different IMO regulations come into effect.

Ocean shipping is making attempts to help promote sustainability of ocean shipping.

Sam ChambersSeptember 8, 2022

Sulphur cap has resulted in a 77% drop in SOx emissions from ships: IMO – Splash247

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Back to the future – TOWT to become ship owner-operator with growing cargo schooner fleet

Posted on August 30, 2022 by | 1 comment

ARe sailing cargo vessels the wave of the future? The French company TOWT thinks so.

Sailing cargo vessels reduce emissions by 90%. That’s a draw for some European shippers. But they also offer the ability to visit ports that don’t have deep channels, and they provide cargo space that is equivalent to around 100 containers. The cargo may also receive better handling than it would in a cargo slot on a megaship.

TOWT says they are targeting transatlantic routes for their runs, and they are building more vessels.

Others are experimenting with sail. Hyundai’s Hi-Rotor sail has obtained approval from the Korean Register to be used on ships.

By Charlie Bartlett, Technology Editor 30/08/2022

TOWT to become ship owner-operator with growing cargo schooner fleet – The Loadstar

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Shipping must have ‘well-to-wake’ emissions standards, says WSC

Posted on August 26, 2022 by | Leave a comment

The World Shipping Council wants the maritime industry to use a ‘well-to-wake’ measure for ships’ emissions, rather than a simple CO2 measure at the stack. It’s a good point.

Ocean shipping firms will do only as much as is required. And the current picture based on the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s CII regulations, doesn’t require taking account of emission sources in the supply chain of fuels, or the greenhouse effect of process emissions such as methane leaks.

IMO’s own study shows that LNG may reduce smokestack emissions, but total greenhouse emissions are even greater than conventional fuel oil.

By Charlie Bartlett, Technology Editor 26/08/2022

Shipping must have ‘well-to-wake’ emissions standards, says WSC – The Loadstar

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