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IMO panel advances measures on Arctic, black carbon, ballast water

The proposed protections will now head to the Marine Environment Protection Committee

Foreship: Scrubber inquiries up in wake of IMO 2020

The consultant reports 'emerging market misgivings' over the quality and availability of 0.5 percent sulfur fuel

NAMEPA welcomes Cheniere Energy, Port of Long Beach

Tanker operator fined $1.75 million for bilge dumping off Hawaii

A portable pump was used to bypass pollution prevention equipment on Topaz Express

Study sounds alarm on black carbon in low-sulfur fuel exhaust

The emission of dark sooty particulates could increase up to 85 percent

Wartsila to supply world’s first hybrid self-discharging bulkers

Report finds shift to LNG could worsen shipping’s climate impact

While reducing CO2, emissions of other greenhouse gases – especially methane – could exacerbate the problem

European partners to convert OSV to run on ammonia-powered fuel cell

The retrofit will allow Viking Energy to sail solely on the clean fuel for up to 3,000 hours annually

IMO reports 'relatively smooth' transition to new sulfur cap

Prices for compliant fuels are stabilizing after an initial spike, the group says

Decarbonization of shipping to cost at least $1 trillion, study says

The global estimate is based on ammonia being the primary zero carbon fuel choice