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Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and US Special Presidential Envoy on Climate John Kerry at the One Ocean Summit in Belgium in February 2022. GENERAL NEWS

Norwegian partners aim to halve emissions by 2030

RightShip will incorporate Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) values into its GHG Rating methodology from Q1 2023. GENERAL NEWS

RightShip updates ratings to include EEXI

CCS, Sinopec and COSCO Shipping are among the members in a new sustainable shipping collaboration. GENERAL NEWS

CCS establishes sustainability initiative

A New York-based ship manager, IONIAN M, has been ordered to pay a fine of US$250,000 and placed on probation for one year in the final stage of a multi-year investigation into ECA violations in the Caribbean. GENERAL NEWS

Manager fined for violating ECA regulations

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Panel to provide insight into EU shore power proposals

BV has delivered an Approval in Principle to C-Claw™, a non-intrusive mechanical fastener for marine and offshore steel structures. GENERAL NEWS

BV grants AiP to C-Claw™

DNV has launched a Shanghai-based Gas Carrier and Alternative Fuels Expert Team to support key stakeholders amid strong growth in the two markets in China. GENERAL NEWS

DNV creates new expert team in China

The CHIRP report identified a number of wider learnings from a cylinder exhaust valve failure. GENERAL NEWS

Main Engine failure exposes maintenance deficiencies

Keppel Infrastructure is partnering with two Singaporean research institutions to conduct a study into the technological and economic feasibility of developing a floating renewable energy system. GENERAL NEWS

Singapore to develop floating renewable energy system

A software flaw contributed to the grounding of the Commodore, a passenger ferry in New York City, USA. GENERAL NEWS

Software error led to ferry grounding

ICS Technical Director Chris Waddington noted that four alternative metrics for CII could better represent ship efficiency in some sectors. GENERAL NEWS

ICS asks shipowners to consider alternative CII calculations

ICS’s secretary general, Guy Platten, believes the proposal will enable the industry to support maritime greenhouse gas reduction efforts in developing countries, while narrowing the price differential between alternative and conventional fuels. GENERAL NEWS

ICS proposes global fund and reward scheme

AMSA found that a high number of vessels failed to comply with planned maintenance requirements during a focused inspection campaign in Q1 2022. GENERAL NEWS

AMSA: many ships failing on planned maintenance

CCS began real-time remote annual surveys in 2020, having begun using remote ship surveys in 2019. GENERAL NEWS

CCS strengthens digital survey capabilities

Green fuel: the European Parliament voted in favour of a 2% mandate for green shipping fuels by 2030, but rejected a motion for a 100% GHG reduction by 2050. GENERAL NEWS

EU Parliament votes for green fuel percentage by 2030