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AAL Shipping has reduced its fleet-wide Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator by 19%, cutting CO2 emissions per tonne-mile from 17.80 in 2023 to 14.40 in 2025, sources indicated on 15 September 2026.
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AAL Shipping has reduced its fleet-wide Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator by 19%, cutting CO2 emissions per tonne-mile from 17.80 in 2023 to 14.40 in 2025, sources indicated on 15 September 2026.
ZERO44 has unveiled a Carbon Insetting module it says combines regulatory compliance and insetting decision-making, enabling operators to sell emissions reductions from low‑carbon fuel use to cargo owners seeking to reduce Scope 3 emissions.
Vessel-tracking data compiled by Banchero Costa and published through reports shows global seaborne coal loadings rose to 866.8 million tonnes in the first eight months of 2026, a 1.7% year-on-year increase excluding cabotage.
A reports bulletin on 15 September 2026 reported tighter bunker availability in Singapore, with recommended lead times for VLSFO increasing and suppliers holding reduced inventories.
A report published on 15 September 2026 by reports asks why seafarers and shipowners continue to have trouble finding one another, drawing on the experience of an inland-barging superintendent.
MarineLink reports that Finnish propulsion specialist Steerprop has been chosen to supply the complete CRP main propulsion package for a new icebreaker being built for the Swedish Maritime Administration by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan.
The Baltic Exchange’s headline freight gauge fell to 3,360 points on 15 September 2026, marking a fourth consecutive session of losses led by larger vessel segments such as capesizes.
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