Shipping companies are under pressure to phase out use of heavy fuels, as world's first hybrid battery-powered cruise ship set for launch in 2018 Shipping companies are under pressure to phase out use of heavy fuels ahead of a potential ban on their use in the Arctic in the coming years. The International Maritime Organisation has approved an environmental review of the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) by ships in the Arctic. Already banned in Antarctica, HFO is a dense and viscous byproduct of other...
Shipping companies are under pressure to phase out use of heavy fuels, as world's first hybrid battery-powered cruise ship set for launch in 2018 Shipping companies are under pressure to phase out use of heavy fuels ahead of a potential ban on their use in the Arctic in the coming years. The International Maritime Organisation has approved an environmental review of the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) by ships in the Arctic. Already banned in Antarctica, HFO is a dense and viscous byproduct of other...
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