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BHP to build world’s first fleet of gas-powered iron ore carriers for the Pilbara – Sydney Morning Herald
The world-first, LNG-fuelled, 209 deadweight tonnage Newcastlemax bulk carriers were expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 30 per cent compared to their diesel cousins.
The tender marks a progressive shift for BHP and the broader mining and shipping industry and is a significant step toward lowering GHG emissions in the 1.5 billion tonne iron ore seaborne market.”
The International Maritime Organisation is cracking down on emissions from the world’s shipping sector.
From January this year, new regulations came into effect that drastically reduced the use of sulphur in fuel oil used on ships to curb the amount of harmful sulphur oxides being pumped into the ai…
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