Ship&Offshore | Ausgabe 06/2023
China pushes ahead with decarbonisation drive
China’s state-owned shipping giant, Cosco, recently announced new initiatives to cut carbon emissions. In a Letter of Intent (LOI) signed with Lloyd’s Register (LR) at Gastech 2023, Cosco Shipping LNG began a collaboration with the classification society to examine possibilities for a ‘decarbonisation pathway‘ across the company‘s existing LNG fleet. The company is aiming for its vessels to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040. LR is helping to analyse the company’s fleet operations characteristics and carbon emissions, identifying possible carbon reduction measures....