Agenda: EVALUATION AND HARMONIZATION OF RULES AND GUIDANCE ON THE DISCHARGE OF DISCHARGE WATER FROM EGCS INTO THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING CONDITIONS AND AREAS. Submitted by ICS
Magda Kopczynska, director-general of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) talks to ICS Leadership Insights about building sustainability and resilience into the European transport network.
The wind required by shipping to produce its renewable fuels could be hampered after a new report revealed that supply chain issues and turbine operations were major challenges to wind production.
It already keeps buildings cool, purifies water, bolsters agricultural yields and is one of seven base ingredients from which all chemical products are made, from plastics to textiles to medicines.
As Oman ramps up production of green hydrogen, ammonia and methanol in pursuit of lofty production targets, the Sultanate is eyeing bunkering as an offtaker for its green fuels.
One of the world’s leading methanol suppliers has highlighted a gap between expected production of green methanol, derived from renewable hydrogen and captured carbon, and the number of ships expected to be delivered with capability to use the carbon-neutral fuel.
Agenda: REVIEW OF THE 2014 GUIDELINES FOR THE REDUCTION OF UNDERWATER NOISE FROM COMMERCIAL SHIPPING TO ADDRESS ADVERSE IMPACTS ON MARINE LIFE (MEPC.1/CIRC.833) (2014 GUIDELINES) AND IDENTIFICATION OF NEXT STEPS. Submitted by ICS, BIMCO, INTERTANKO and IPTA
2023 continues to be a year of turmoil in international supply chains. The after-effects of COVID congestion are compounded by geopolitical tension, regional conflict and the subsequent changing trade dynamics of all maritime sectors and trades. Amidst this turmoil, the industry needs to find a way not just to decarbonise, but to do so in an economically efficient way so as to continue to provide food and energy security to countries around the world.
Agenda: FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF CANDIDATE
MID-TERM MEASURE(S) IN THE CONTEXT OF PHASE III OF THE WORK PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MID- AND LONG-TERM MEASURES. Submitted by ICS and IBIA