06 JUL 2023 With maritime decarbonization being driven by banks and charterers more than regulation, green financing remains a vital topic. The shipping market has changed drastically over the last 10-20 years, particularly on the funding side. Many traditional shipping banks left the market after the 2008 crash. For most …
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05 JUL 2023 The traditional approach to weight loss is to count calories and try to reduce the number consumed each day. This is a time-consuming and error-prone process – often with disappointing results. Intermittent fasting – and the popular version known as time-restricted eating – could be a simpler option …
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04 JUL 2023 The currents of air that wrap around our planet are becoming unrecognizable to climate scientists. Some have even compared the chaotic pattern of the jet streams to a Van Gogh painting. The southern part of the jet stream over North America has completely broken apart and is currently trapped in a …
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03 JULY 2023 On Friday, the IMO greenhouse gas working group concluded its deliberations ahead of MEPC 80, which will be held next week in London. Some observers who followed last week’s negotiations are wary that the IMO revised GHG reduction strategy is headed in a direction that is not …
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02 JULY 2023 The Panama Canal will likely keep restrictions on shippers in place this year as a drought has caused water levels at its main lake to drop to a four-year low, leading to a line of ships waiting to transit the waterway. The canal authority said it will …
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01 JULY 2023 Russia said on Friday it saw no reason to extend the Black Sea grain deal beyond July 17 because the West had acted in such an “outrageous” way over the agreement, but assured poor countries that Russian grain exports would continue. The United Nations and Turkey brokered …
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