Why the global shipping industry is struggling to shrink its carbon footprint
Tankers and bulk carriers spend as much as 10% of their time waiting to get into a port as they burn huge quantities of fuel and contribute to their already high emissions
Vessels face a lifetime of retrofits to maintain CII
Gaining and maintaining a CII rating will fundamentally change a vessel’s lifecycle from a series of repairs to stay in class, to a series of retrofits to stay in the CII rating, too
Another Cruise Ship Refused Entry Due to Hull Issues
The Queen Elizabeth’s January 7 cruise was off to a late start due to New Zealand’s strict bio-security measures, the fourth cruise ship in a week to be affected.