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Global shipping reduced its carbon dioxide emissions by 1.3 percent in 2025 even as fleet capacity and sailing distances increased, according to Drewry’s analysis of verified data submitted to the International Maritime Organization.
Vessel capacity increased 2 percent during the year and the total distance sailed rose 1 percent. Average emissions per vessel nevertheless declined 4 percent, while emissions per nautical mile decreased 2.3 percent.
Drewry attributed the improvement partly to greater ...
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Countries in the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization struck a deal April 11 in London on a global fuel emission standard for the maritime sector that will wield a stick against violators and a carrot for vessels burning cleaner fuels, Reuters reported.
A majority of countries approved the carbon-curbing measures to ...
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The global ocean shipping industry is calling for release of crews from two vessels seized by Houthis and Iran authorities during an outbreak of attacks on seafarers in the Red Sea region.International Maritime Organization Secretary General Arsenio Dominguez on April 23 called for release of the crews of the MSC ...
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The CEOs of leading global shipping lines issued a joint declaration at COP 28 calling for an end date for fossil-only powered newbuilds, and urged the International Maritime Organization to create the regulatory conditions to accelerate the transition to green fuels.To achieve IMO’s 2030, 2040 and net-zero 2050 greenhouse gas ...
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