Some interesting stories I ran across this morning

Posted March 29, 2012

E-power barge will cut cruise ship emissions in Port of Hamburg Marine Log Two Hamburg, Germany, based companies have come up with an alternative to plugging into shoreside power as a way to cut ships' emissions while in port. The Eckelmann Group, a specialist in maritime environmental protection, and supply and disposal ...

Trade War Looms as China Objects to European Union Carbon Fees U.S. News & World Report (blog) Take the case of ocean shipping, which produces roughly 3 percent of all greenhouse emissions worldwide. A global approach would, of course, be preferable. However, the international maritime industry is deeply split on whether and how to manage ...

Emission norms for shipping SteelGuru Mr GK Vasan union minister of shipping informed the Lok Sabha that International Maritime Organization has adopted mandatory measures to reduce emissions of Green House Gases from international shipping. For this purpose a new chapter on energy ...