In the race to achieve the 5% target for scalable zero-emission fuel (SZEF) goal by 2030, the global shipping industry has made significant progress over the past year, as revealed in a recent report from UMAS, Getting to Zero Coalition, and Race to Zero. The developments are promising, but as the 2
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries has started the construction of a 2-stroke LNG carrier for Cool Company (CoolCo). According to CoolCo’s brief social media update, the steel cutting ceremony for the LNG carrier was held on October 10, 2023. The vessel named Kool Panther is one
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has placed an order for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier at Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI).
Norwegian equipment provider Kongsberg Maritime has delivered a 23% cut in CO2 emissions on the 121-meter passenger vessel, owned by Hurtigruten, a coastal ship operator and adventure travel company.
The maritime industry must build 80 million gross tonnage (gt) of zero-emission ships each year over the 14-year period from 2027 to 2040 to achieve the indicative checkpoints for 2030 and 2040 developed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in its 2023 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Strategy, acco
Finnish rotor sail manufacturer Norsepower has been selected to provide rotor sails for the third LNG-powered, wind-assisted LCO2 carrier recently ordered by Northern Lights, a joint venture between oil majors Equinor, Shell, and TotalEnergies.
China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has for the first time witnessed a scene of multiple LNG ships being built at the shipyard at the same time as well as two ships undocking at the same time, marking the overall acceleration of the company’s LNG production capacity doubling strategy. Hudong-Zhongh
UK-based developer of clean energy technology Ceres and Norwegian provider of clean power systems for ocean industries Alma Clean Power have joined forces to work on the demonstration of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system for the marine market.
Chinese shipbuilder Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (CIMC SOE) has launched the first LNG dual-fuel liquid ethylene gas (LEG) carrier for German shipowner Hartmann.
U.S.-based supply solutions provider Eagle LNG Partners has taken delivery of its first LNG carrier (LNGC), the Coral Favia, from Dutch gas shipping company Anthony Veder. The 10,000 cubic meter LNG supply vessel is said to be the first of a planned fleet from Eagle LNG offering LNG supply and bunke
Global fashion giant Inditex, the parent company of renowned brands like Zara and Massimo Dutti, has joined forces with Maersk to reduce its carbon footprint in global seaborne logistics. The partnership aims to incorporate alternative, eco-friendly fuels into all inbound routes through Maersk’s ECO
Danish ferry and logistics company DFDS is planning to deploy a fleet of battery-powered vessels in the Eastern Channel by 2030. The decision was revealed on the heels of a recent meeting between the French Minister for Foreign Trade, Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad, Olivier Becht and CEO
Brittany Ferries’ newest addition to the fleet, the Saint-Malo, took to the water for the first time on October 1, the ferry company revealed. The ship is being built at CMI Jinling Shipyard in Weihai, China for StenaRoRo as part of the company’s E-Flexer fleet. Once completed, the vessel will go on
The Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are poised to undergo a transformative change as they secure government funding aimed at ushering in the widespread adoption of hydrogen fuel cell-powered equipment across all transportation modes within the port complexes. Namely, the U.S. Department of Energ
