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Arctic not yet a ‘commercially viable’ shipping route
The commercial viability of new Arctic shipping routes has been played down by the head of the world’s biggest container line.Though often seen as a new possible area of development for shipping...
View ArticleGHG emissions from ships: the MRV proposal
Shipping is the only sector without an EU cap on emissions. In 2009, the EU committed to include shipping in its climate policy but instead the Commission proposed last year only to monitor CO2...
View ArticleLetter to Russia's Permanent Representative to the EU following detention of...
In this letter to Russia's Permanent Representative to the European Union, Transport & Environment expresses its opposition to the expansion of oil drilling activity in the Arctic and the resulting...
View ArticleComments on the IMO consultation on cutting unnecessary paperwork
TheCleanShippingCoalitionsupportsinprincipletheeffortsfromtheInternationalMaritimeOrganisationtoassessopportunitiesofreducingtheadministrativeburdenthat could arise from the...
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Push to cut paperwork must not weaken green laws
The Clean Shipping Coalition has warned that a drive to cut paperwork could undermine the effectiveness of environmental regulations. The warning from the coalition of environmental NGOs, including...
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Shipping: the final EU climate frontier
This comment by Aoife O'Leary was first published by the European Voice.During the annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change summit, it is worth remembering that there is one huge...
View ArticleLetter to the IMO Secretary-General concerning the review of low-sulphur fuel
The Clean Shipping Coalition and other environmental NGOs wrote to the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation expressing concern at recent statements that suggested the IMO...
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EU backs clean-up of shipping air pollution
The EU has boosted efforts to remove one of the main sources of air pollution and acid rain from shipping. Environmental groups have welcomed the deal announced today by representatives of the European...
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The real story behind the latest EEA emissions figures (part 1)
A closer look at Europe's latest annual emissions figures reveals some reasons for concern. In the first of a two-part blog, T&E's Director Jos Dings explains the reality behind the EEA's...
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EU agrees to significant sulphur reduction in shipping fuels
Efforts to tackle air pollution from shipping have been boosted by an agreement that is expected to reduce by 85% the sulphur content of fuel used by ships in EU waters by 2020. The agreement signals...
View ArticleLetter to EU Environment Ministers calling for action on shipping NOx emissions
A coalition of environmental, health and citizens’ organisations wrote to EU Environment Ministers expressing concern over the lack of ambition to address nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions from...
View ArticleShip owners could save up to €9m a year with advanced emissions monitoring –...
Advanced emissions monitoring of large ships calling at EU ports could help save owners and operators of large ships up to €9 million/year, according to a new study published by environmental NGOs...
View ArticleAdvanced methods of Monitoring, Reporting and Verifying of shipping emissions...
This study, by consultancy CE Delft, concludes that advanced fuel and emissions monitoring of large ships could help save owners and operators up to €9 million per year. These savings would come from...
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Report suggests win-win opportunity for ship owners and the environment
The most effective way to reduce carbon emissions from shipping is also the most economic. That is the message from a new study commissioned by T&E and Seas at Risk (SAR) that looks at monitoring...
View ArticleIMO’s ‘Polar Code’ ignores environmental dangers of increased Arctic and...
The new draft ‘Polar Code’ of safety and environmental rules fails to address the looming danger of having non ice-strengthened and poorly prepared ships in supposedly ‘ice-free’ polar waters,...
View ArticleEnvironment Committee calls for monitoring, reporting and verification of...
The European Parliament’s Environment Committee voted overwhelmingly today to support and strengthen some elements of the Commission’s proposal for monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of...
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Polar Code ‘lacks ambition’
The International Maritime Organisation earlier this month reached preliminary agreement on a ‘Polar Code’ of safety and environmental rules for ships in the Arctic and Antarctic. But the final draft...
View ArticleLetter to the IMO Secretary-General concerning the review of low-sulphur fuel
The Clean Shipping Coalition and other environmental NGOs wrote to the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation expressing concern at recent statements that suggested the IMO...
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‘Oppose NOx rule delay’
An International Maritime Organisation (IMO) proposal to delay the start of stricter nitrogen oxide standards would undermine the EU’s air quality goals and should be opposed, the European Commission...
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Crucial decision on ‘technically feasible’ ships NOx reduction
Curtailing nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from ships is ‘technically feasible’, according to a new study published ahead of this week’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting that will...
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