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Activists from Greenpeace Nordic have stopped the ship Coral Energy from unloading its cargo of Russian fossil gas at an LNG terminal in Nynäshamn, south of Stockholm, Sweden. Climbers have occupied the cranes that unload the gas from the ship while Greenpeace sailing vessel SY Witness and activists in kayaks are in the water to prevent the ship from docking. Greenpeace Nordic demands that the Swedish government declare an immediate stop to the import of Russian fossil gas.

To significantly reduce sulfur oxides emissions from fossil fuel-powered ships, reduce air pollution in ports and slow ocean acidification, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has imposed the new 0.50%m/m limit (reduced from 3.50%m/m in the past) on sulphur in ships' fuel oil. This has given rise to a host of issues regarding fuel replenishment operations, safe operation management, maritime regulation, and coordinated governance of air and climate. In response to ocean acidification and climate change, regulations on the use of low-sulfur oil or alternative fuels by ships greatly reduce sulfur oxide emissions, but have no significant impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In fact, the refining process for low-sulfur fuels and the use of the gas cleaning system on ships both increase energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. To ensure the decarbonization process of shipping industry, there is an urgent need for a conceptual change in global ocean governance so as to promote the coordinated governance of air pollution and climate change. China's conception of "a maritime community with a shared future" provides a new model for global ocean governance. The Chinese government has formulated regulations at different levels to promote the coordinated management of atmospheric pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions. Regarding supervision of sulfur oxide emissions from ships, this study proposes to build a multi-department collaborative supervision mechanism from marine fuel life cycle to enhance sulfur oxide monitoring and risk control capabilities. Specific measures of the proposed supervision mechanism include: the joint supervision of compliant fuel supply, the compliant fuel information disclosure platform, a joint law enforcement mechanism for atmospheric pollution, the ability of intelligent ship exhaust monitoring, and the construction of port power infrastructure.

Sixth Victim Of Petrobras Brazil Offshore Gas Explosion Found.

Sixth Victim Of Petrobras Brazil Offshore Gas Explosion Found.

Carnival Corp Installs Exhaust Gas Cleaning Technology On 60 Percent Of Fleet.

Ice-class tanker reaches remote port in Russian push to open Arctic Ocean to oil and gas shipments.

Propane gas leak causes evacuations at Texas Gulf port.

Containerships cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2.4pc during 2016.

Oil and gas tankers could be "weaponised" by terrorists, industry warned.

Going greener: Finland's new gas-fuelled icebreaker.

Experts probing Beachy Head gas scour satellite images.

New "World Atlas of Submarine Gas Hydrates in Continental Margins".

Scientists at the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas JACKSON School of Geosciences are helping the Port of Corpus Christi determine if it can permanently store greenhouse gas emissions from industrial operations at the port beneath the seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico.

Switching to ammonia as a marine fuel, with the goal of decarbonisation, can instead create entirely new problems. This is shown in a study from CHALMERS University of Technology in Sweden, where researchers carried out life cycle analyses for batteries and for three electrofuels including ammonia. Eutrophication and acidification are some of the environmental problems that can be traced to the use of ammonia - as well as emissions of laughing gas, which is a very potent greenhouse gas.

Gas tanker attacked near key shipping lane off Yemen.

Norwegian coastal shipping line Hurtigruten has inked a deal to have two partially electric ships built for its Arctic tours to cut down on noise, pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

Norwegian coastal shipping line Hurtigruten has inked a deal to have two partially electric ships built for its Arctic tours to cut down on noise, pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

Boat that attacked gas tanker off Yemen carried explosives.

BREAKING: Tanker, Frigate Collision Shuts Down Norwegian Oil, Gas to Europe.

Giant ship transits Istanbul after laying Russia-Turkey gas line.