The International Maritime Organization (IMO) reports that the global shipping fleet has adjusted without issue to the lower 0.5% sulphur content limit for marine fuel oil and significantly reducing the mode’s related air pollution as a result. Under the so-called “IMO 2020” regulation, the sulphur content limit was reduced to 0.5% (from 3.5% previously) as […]
The Port of Seattle Commission has approved a contract that will facilitate the port reaching its 2030 goal to reduce its carbon emissions by 50% almost a decade earlier. It is a long-sought milestone that results from the authorization for a 10-year supply contract with U.S. Gain for renewable natural gas (RNG), a low-carbon natural […]
The GreenTech 2019 conference held by Green Marine in Cleveland, Ohio, this past June 5 to 7 has received its Planetair certification as a carbon-neutral event. The event itself reduced its carbon footprint by 26% over the previous edition in terms of tons of CO2 emitted per attendee (i.e. 0.45 t/attendee instead of 0.61 t/attendee). For the sixth consecutive year, Green Marine…
INREST (Institut nordique de recherche en environnement et en santé au travail), the Port of Sept-Îles, and the City of Sept-Îles are organizing the first international congress on industrial port research (CIRSIP 2019), May 27–31, 2019. The theme of the conference is “Scientific Research as a Management Tool”, making it the place to learn about […]
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