Tag: states
Watershed moment for world’s highest court to confirm that States must tackle climate impacts from international aviation and shipping beyond the ICAO & IMO
Environmental NGO Opportunity Green has submitted a written statement to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), asking the court to confirm that States have legal obligations under international law to tackle climate impacts from international aviation and shipping (IAS) in accordance with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C temperature goal. Aviation and shipping sectors contribute to nearly…
Damen Wins Class And Flag States Approval In Principle For Future Methanol-Fuelled Workboats
Starting in the summer of 2022 and working closely from the outset with classification society Bureau Veritas, Damen has developed and gained approval in principle for designs of methanol-powered compact vessels. LNG carriers set the standards for this type of fuel, but their size has resulted in rules that are very different to those required…
OCI Global to double its green methanol capacity in the United States
OCI Global (Euronext: OCI), the world’s largest producer of green methanol, has today announced plans to double its green methanol production capacity to approximately 400,000 metric tons per year in response to the growing demand for green methanol from numerous high emissions industries, including road transport, shipping and industrial. The scale-up plans include entering into…
The Hong Kong Convention, EU regulation and outstanding legal issues in various states
With the accessions of Bangladesh and Liberia as contract parties, the Hong Kong Convention (“HKC”) will enter into force in 2025. The HKC applies to ships flying the flag of a contract party and ship recycling facilities (“SRFs”) under the jurisdiction of a contract party. Bangladesh, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Japan, Liberia, Luxembourg, Malta,…
