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Shipping companies urged to stop using dirty fuels in the Arctic

Guardian Sustainable Business: Shipping companies urged to stop using dirty fuels in the Arctic

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
Let's get Heavy Fuel Oil out of the Arctic

Clean Arctic Alliance Welcomes IMO Action on Arctic Heavy Fuel Oil Risk

Clean Arctic Alliance welcomes support from Member States for a proposal to identify measures which will mitigate risks posed by use of heavy fuel oil in Arctic waters.
Niels Bjørn Mortensen

Niels Bjørn Mortensen: Heavy fuel oil and the Arctic — are they compatible?

Master mariner and naval architect Niels Bjørn Mortensen discusses the risks of using heavy fuel oil as a shipping fuel in the Arctic.
Let's get Heavy Fuel Oil out of the Arctic

Danish Shipping Supports Ban on HFO as Fuel in the Arctic

Danish Shipping Supports Ban on HFO as ship Fuel in the Arctic at the MEPC71 meeting in London, says director Maria Bruun Skipper.
Ranulph Fiennes

Ranulph Fiennes: Ban Heavy Fuel Oil in the Arctic

Polar explorer and Arctic Commitment signatory Ranulph Fiennes calls on the IMO to implement a ban on the use of heavy fuel oil in Arctic waters.
Let's get Heavy Fuel Oil out of the Arctic

IMO Member States Urged To Back Arctic Action On Heavy Fuel Oil Risks

As the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC 71) opens today in London, the Clean Arctic Alliance called on IMO member states to support a Canadian proposal to mitigate the risks posed by the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in Arctic waters