Op-Ed: Shipping Emissions Are Rising Despite Industry Commitments

Op-Ed: Shipping Emissions are Rising Despite Industry Commitments

The latest emissions data confirms what many of us feared: container shipping has just recorded its worst environmental performance to date.Carbon em...

Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping drive spike in carbon emissions, data shows

The report estimated that ships rerouting to avoid Houthi attacks resulted in 18 million extra tons of carbon dioxide, pushing emissions to their highest level since 2018

Houthi attacks in Red Sea cause container ship emissions to spike

According to a new study by the Copenhagen-based analytics company Sea-Intelligence, carbon emissions from container ships operating in the European Union rose significantly in 2024. Last year, the ships listed in the EU emissions database emitted 52.8 million tons of CO2, representing a 46% increase from the previous year.” The ongoing crisis in the Red Sea and the re-routing of vessels south of Africa have led to a staggering 45% increase in C…

Digital Technologies Reshaping Shipping Industry

The marine sector, traditionally reliant on human expertise and conventional methods, is currently undergoing a revolutionary transformation due to the rapid advancement of digital technologies, which could lead to autonomous shipping. Research shows that 78% of maritime professionals are open to technical innovations, seeing it as a positive influence, and 80% admit how important digital technology will be in achieving carbon emissions goals. F…

Ocean shipping has a surprising hidden methane problem

Methane is awful for the environment: it's the second most abundant greenhouse gas in the air after carbon dioxide, and is about 28 times as powerful as CO2 in terms of trapping heat in the atmosphere. It's a major byproduct of coal production and livestock fermentation, and it also comes from surprising sources like cow burps, and – as researchers in Sweden have now found – ships passing through shallow waters.Continue ReadingCategory: Environm…