Friday, February 11, 2011
T&E published that the Commission has published its sustainability strategy for the EU, and it includes a cautiously-worded target for transport to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 60% in the period 1990-2050. This is the first time Brussels has put an overall reduction target for the [...]

The new website Shippingefficiency.org assesses and provides energy efficiency ratings  for over 60,000 international vessels based on the United Nations’ IMO’s Energy Efficiency design Index (EEDI). A separate search tool provides ratings which are based on Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG) data provided independently by Maersk Line. CCWG is an independent [...]

Thursday, December 16, 2010
By Transport & Environment (T&E)
Shipping could become the first industry to have a global carbon dioxide reduction measure. A legislative process has been set in motion at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) which, if approved, could see obligatory energy efficiency standards for new ships come into effect [...]