Shipping

Carbon War Room says charterers moving a fifth of global shipped tonnage now use its ratings to exclude inefficient vessels

UN's International Maritime Organisation fails to back proposal put forward by Pacific nations at risk from sea level rise

Landmark biofuels vote ends six years of uncertainty, while MEPs also back move to report on shipping emissions and phase out plastic bags

Baleària set to use allowances generated by fuel efficient coating to improve other vessels in its fleet

Organisations says investors are increasingly using efficiency data to work out which vessels have the highest returns

World's third largest shipping registry is threatened by sea level rise

World's second largest flag-state for ships offering $53m of discounts to vessels undertaking energy efficiency improvements

Oil giant teams up with Silverstream Technologies to develop friction-reducing bubble system capable of cutting shipping fuel use by up to 10 per cent

University of Glasgow teams up with Singapore agency to tackle environmental impact of maritime transport

The sectors account for more than five per cent of global emissions yet were not allocated in the Lima accord