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IWSA has identified year 2026 as the inflection point for the market deployment "s" curve of wind-assist propulsion systems. They justified this claiming the main barriers will have been overcome, mitigated or at least pathways identified. I no longer share this optimism.

because that aligned with their war against the Kurds, a country that de facto blocks the solution to the Cyprus issue, a country that is all too happy to support Putin's war fund by doing the dirty job of processing and breaking the chain of custody of Russian oil. Yes, Keir, what a win win.

The Prime Minister - definition of sub-zero principles and political instinct boasts about a defence deal with a country which has most of the political opposition in jail, one of the highest number of imprisoned journalists, a country that harbored ISIS operatives in the Afrin area

The correct version is: "if Putin launches a missile at Brussels, we will reconvene in Strasbourg instead and discuss how to expedite the 19th sanctions package bringing it forward by 2 months."

Yes, but it may distract from the Epstein Files, so it's worth the try for donny.

There's no way a government with a leader as weak and morally void as starmer would ever give up musk's x.

In 2019, Putin pompously opened a gas pipeline to China.

Just 6 years later, having lost its lucrative European market, Gazprom finds itself drowning in a staggering $72.7 billion of debt 1/9

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China, India and Turkey have been the top three Russian oil/products buyers whereas the EU, China and Turkey have been the top three LNG and pipeline gas buyers since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

on Rosneft+Gasprom, add another 117 vessels in the sanctioned list, sanction Chinese and UAE entities linked to Lukoil, sanction maritime registries providing false flags to the shadow fleet, ban renewing insurance of shadow fleet vssls, sanction Sovcomflot's Zvezda shipyard in Vladivostok and more.

Last week the USA and the UK added both Rosneft and Lukoil in the list of sanctioned companies. The EU has sanctioned Rosneft but not Lukoil (from which Hungary and Slovakia are buying crude and pipeline gas). In the 19th sanctions package (effective Jan 2027) they will expand the sanctions

Can someone explain how this works to a non-American. Can the Speaker adjourn the operation of the House indefinitely or is there a maximum limit by law/constitution? If there is no such limit, which other authority can challenge that?

YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Indie La Cocina Trailer #1 (2024)

#LaCocina is a great movie, totally recommend it. It reminded me of the fantastic Boiling Point with Stephen Graham and Vinette Robinson. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG2I...

I had to check the historical records and it does look like this was the first ever time that the EU countries did not vote as a unanimous block within the IMO. This does not reflect well on the governments of Greece, Cyprus, and Malta and on how they'll be perceived by their EU peers going forward.

the obsession with tacky bling, gold, and grandiose architecture is a constant telltale for autocrats throughout the history.

If Trump is not dethroned before 2028, it is not clear how the politics will change in favour of environmental policies in shipping, especially now that the momentum has been lost. The IMO 2050 strategy may suffer another blow in 2028 while Trump is still in power - bad timing. Just raw thoughts.

'Revised Strategy'. With the NZF now in limbo, although intersessional working group continue working, we have no fixed policy, but we still have the binding guiding strategy. But here is the thing. The strategy is subject to its first five-yearly review process in 2028 commencing at MEPC 86 (2027).

The 2011 measures were the first mandatory GHG reduction measures (though limited to broad efficiency gains) since IMO was tasked the shipping GHG emissions reduction in 1997 Kyoto Protocol. Enough with history.

The Net Zero Framework came into being as a policy that would deliver this

'by or around' 2050. The strategy was bringing the shipping sector in alignment with the Article 2 of the Paris Agreement (2015) and was building upon the 'Initial IMO GHG Strategy' (2018), which was itself building on the first measures adopted in 2011 (enforced in 2013), EEDI/EEXI/SEEMP.

The strategy included clear wording on ambition, vision, carbon intensity, uptake of ZNZ (Zero/Near-zero) fuels, biofules, well-wake and life-cycle assessment, 'basket' of measures, helping tools for SIDS and LDCs, capacity-building, R&D, indicative checkpoints, and ultimately aiming for Net Zero

A important detail regarding timeline. The IMO 'Revised GHG Reduction Strategy' was agreed in July 2023 (a milestone we even cautiously celebrated!) (Obviously, there was a different president at the White House, who was capable of understanding the importance of slowing climate change.)

The ever-reliable "AI Overview" - two different takes, one F5 page refresh away.

We have been scammed by BF (Big Furniture)!

δηλαδή 👌αφρόκρεμα για linkedin! 🤣

#bestofLinkedin nominated!

A detail of a cruise ship smoke stack emitting black exhaust.

A massive cruise ship in the Portland harbor today.

Cruise ships stop in Portland 7 months out of the year. In 2026 we are scheduled to have almost 50% more port calls.

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When the only tool you operate is a hammer, all you see is nails...

at the same praised by others as being the only UN body that has achieved this record. IMO tried to leverage this legacy and become the first industry to regulate a *GLOBAL* GHG measure.

The consensus broke in the previous session in April, the first time something passed based on majority vote.