• 2023 February 7 13:42

  Wilhelmsen Ship Management and Affinity Shipping team up to launch full EU emissions reporting and trading services

  Global ship manager pools expertise with independent ship broker to offer a unique package of services to assist ship owners and operators navigate and comply with regulations as shipping gears up for emissions trading debut, according to the company's release.

  Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) and Affinity Shipping have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly establish an independent company that will provide comprehensive compliance services related to the EU ETS (European Union Emission Trading System).

  The company’s offering will be the first of its kind, offering a complete outsourcing service for shipping ETS management. The service integrates technical ship management and carbon allowance procurement to support shipowners, managers, and operators in the new era of emissions compliance. Following the agreement in December among EU negotiators to include maritime shipping in the EU ETS, ship owners and operators will need to acquire emission permits for 40% of their applicable emissions in 2024, increasing to 70% in 2025, and 100% in 2026 and every year thereafter.

  WSM brings technical management expertise to the table, including verification of emissions reports and compliance with the existing EU Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) framework, while Affinity brings experience in the sale and purchase of carbon products, EU Allowances (EUA) registry management, analysis of ETS exposure, and regulated advice on emissions markets.
  
  WSM is the ship management arm of the Wilhelmsen group and one of the industry’s largest third-party ship managers with the most extensive global maritime network. Affinity Shipping has had a carbon desk since 2018 and provides client-specific regulated advice and agency broker services for carbon emissions management. The new joint venture company will be based in Oslo, Norway.
   
  Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) is a part of Wilhelmsen Maritime Services, a Wilh. Wilhelmsen Group company. WSM is one of the world’s largest third-party ship managers with a portfolio of more than 450 vessels and 11,000 active seafarers. WSM provides technical and crew management services for various vessel segments: LNG/LPG; Ro-Ro and PCC/PCTC vessels; FPSO/FSO; Container; Cruise; Bulk; Seismic; and Offshore. WSM manages vessels from seven offices worldwide alongside a crewing network of 21 manning offices in 13 countries.
  
  Affinity (Shipping) LLP is an independent shipbroker that covers tankers, dry cargo, LNG, S&P, newbuilding, and offshore. Affinity Carbon Solutions provides carbon market access services for shipping portfolio emissions management and is regulated by the FCA to advise on emissions allowances and their derivatives, including futures and options.

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2023 March 23

17:51	China surged its coal imports in January-February 2023
17:45	Peel Ports acquires HES Humber Bulk Terminal
17:23	US-led alliance launches drone patrols to monitor Gulf energy shipping lanes - S&P Global Commodity Insights
17:14	China’s crude oil imports in January-February 2023 fell by 1.3% YoY
17:10	CMA CGM commences the only direct Japan-U.S. East Coast Service
16:48	Admiralteiskie Verfi shipyard held the first start of the main engine on Mekhanik Sizov trawler of Project СТ-192
16:47	IMO Secretary-General updated on Black Sea Grain initiative
16:22	BV-classed hybrid ferries with battery and solar power to be deployed in Hong Kong
16:16	Finland lifts arrest of Russian fertilizers in the port of Kotka
16:03	Port of Cork accelerates digitalisation with new AI-powered port system
15:25	“K” Line to install automated kite system on the coal carrier Corona Citrus
14:22	Return of railway ferry Baltiysk to Ust-Luga-Baltiysk line postponed to April 2023
14:03	Samskip starts a new innovative project that will reduce CO2 emissions for its vessels
13:27	European Council and the European Parliament announces new agreement to decarbonise the maritime sector
12:50	Global decrease of investments in oil and gas sector to result in shortage of facilities in 3-5 years
12:43	Ports of Stockholm explores safety aspects of autonomous shipping in innovative research project
12:29	Six сompanies team up to build, operate Japan's 1st methanol-fueled coastal tanker
11:42	Port of Oakland joins clean energy trade mission
10:55	Russian ship carrying a cargo of fertilizers detained in the Finnish port of Kotka
10:41	Hamburger Hafen und Logistik revenue up by 7.7 percent to € 1,578.4 million in 2022
10:32	Russian Railways increased volume of Pacific seafood shipments from Primorye by 6% in January-February 2023
10:25	Hyundai Heavy achieves world's first 200 million BHP milestone
09:57	Agency for Strategic Initiatives to support production of high-speed hydrofoils
09:20	Nevsky Shipyard lays down third serial tanker of Project 23130 for RF Defence Ministry

2023 March 22

19:19	MSCC Bronka (Saint-Petersburg) sold to Moscow company NKK-Logistik
17:30	Direct service from China to Saint-Petersburg launched by Transit
17:06	JERA and Virya Energy reach an agreement for the acquisition of Parkwind by JERA
16:41	Alfa Laval completes acquisition of innovative friction reduction technology
16:24	State Duma passed in its first reading Northern Delivery Bill
16:08	OGCI, Stena Bulk, GCMD project gets go-ahead to use carbon capture on oil tanker pilot to decarbonize shipping
15:46	Grimaldi signs the purchase agreement for the acquisition of a majority stake in the Igoumenitsa Port Authority
15:03	Delo Group and China’s Shandong Port Group will jointly develop multimodal container transportation
14:32	Russia’s decision to voluntarily cut crude oil production by 500,000 bpd to remain in force until end of June 2023 — Alexander Novak
14:09	South Carolina Ports container volumes down 13% in Feb 2023
13:44	China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation wins Solomon Islands port project
13:25	GreenIT and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners to develop three floating offshore wind farms in Italy with 2 GW capacity
12:59	Russia and China expand economic cooperation in the Far East
11:35	Thames Freeport given green light by UK Government
11:27	Problems with coal unloading in Posiet and Vanino ports entail loss of Russian Railways’ cargo base
11:08	Greece and Turkey agree to support each other in the UN’s Security Council and the International Maritime Organisation - EURACTIV
10:51	DNV and PETROJET sign MoU to support green hydrogen projects in Egypt
10:25	Hanwha gets Vietnam approval for Daewoo Shipbuilding takeover - Yonhap
10:10	Russia to supply grain to African countries at no expense if grain deal is not extended after 60 days — Vladimir Putin
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2023 March 21

20:56	Russia is ready to create, together with China, a working body for the development of the NSR – Vladimir Putin
18:37	GTT takes first place in the INPI's list of ETI patent applicants
18:07	Shell publishes the Energy Security Scenarios
17:34	Wartsila upgrades Wartsila 31 diesel engine
17:22	Cochin Shipyard bags order for world's first zero emission feeder container vessel
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16:47	Langh Ship switches to biofuel on its container vessel
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15:40	Russia and China are preparing projects to boost freight traffic along the Trans-Siberian and Trans-Asian routes
15:14	Optimarin expands BWTS manufacturing into China
13:33	Russia suspends rapeseed exports
13:30	Brazil’s Porto Itapoá invests in equipment ‘firsts’ for Brazil
13:06	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky joins list of ports whose harbormasters register ships in Russian International Register of Ships
13:04	100 audits completed under IMO Member State Audit Scheme
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