17 NOV 2023 Keeping control of our planet’s thermostat is proving tricky these days. Temperatures are rising slowly, and inaction is proving costly as we awkwardly lurch towards a cleaner future. Some industries are proving stubbornly difficult to decarbonise, and we are likely to miss the key 1.5°C warming target. One …
Read More »SHIPPING INDUSTRY FACES RISING FUEL COSTS FROM ENERGY TRANSITION
16 NOV 2023 The cost of fuel in shipping’s energy transition will increase along with compliance costs, according to an executive at Yara Marine Technologies. The inclusion in shipping in EU carbon market (e.g., Emissions Trading System) in 2024 and introduction of the FuelEU Maritime regulations in 2025 are two EU key initiatives that …
Read More »NORTH AMERICA’S LNG EXPORT CAPACITY EXPECTED TO DOUBLE BY 2027
15 NOV 2023 North America’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity is set to more than double by the end of 2027 with the addition of new LNG export terminals in Mexico and Canada, as well as the expansion of existing LNG capacity in the United States, the U.S. Energy …
Read More »THE UYGHURS FORCED TO PROCESS THE WORLD’S FISH
14 NOV 2023 On a cloudy morning this past April, more than eighty men and women, dressed in matching red windbreakers, stood in orderly lines in front of the train station in Kashgar, a city in Xinjiang, China. The people were Uyghurs, one of China’s largest ethnic minorities, and they …
Read More »EUROPORT LEAVES LASTING IMPRESSION OF MARITIME INDUSTRY IN TRANSITION
13 NOV 2023 As the curtains fall on Europort 2023, memories linger of an event that saw stakeholders from across the maritime world connect on the key themes of energy transition and digitalization, as well as the human capital and finance needed to support them. Europort has drawn to a …
Read More »PHILIPPINES TO CONTINUE SOUTH CHINA SEA SUPPLY MISSIONS DESPITE CHINESE BOATS
12 NOV 2023 The Philippines’ coast guard said on Saturday it would maintain its regular supply missions to troops stationed on a disputed atoll in the South China Sea even though it expects more Chinese vessels to be sent to the area. The Philippines regularly sends supplies to a handful of troops …
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