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 contains few meaningful environmental provisions, such as requiring vessels to have strengthened hulls or even operate at reduced speed in supposedly ‘ice-free’ waters.
The European Commission missed a big opportunity to create a cleantech bazooka.
Strategic analysis of maritime fuels for the EU
Joint press release by Opportunity Green, Seas at Risk and T&E