Container terminal operator Hutchinson Ports ECT Rotterdam (ECT) has revealed plans to enable sea-going vessels to connect to shore power by 2028. To achieve this, the operator joined forces with Rotterdam Shore Power (RSP), a partnership between Eneco and the Port of Rotterdam. ECT aims to have the
German cruise line AIDA Cruises, part of Carnival Corporation, has refueled its Hyperion-class cruise ship AIDAprima with 100% renewable Bio Marine Fuel (BMF100) as part of a pilot project to evaluate the fuel performance in regular ship operations for potential future use. The BMF100 sustainable bi
Dalian Shipbuilding has obtained approval in principle (AiP) from Bureau Veritas (BV) for its 30,000 cbm liquid ammonia bunkering vessel design.
Canadian company that supplies, distributes, and markets methanol worldwide Methanex Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire OCI Global’s international methanol business for $2.05 billion.
Vehicle manufacturers, including Toyota Motor Europe and Ford of Europe, have partnered with Norway-based RoRo transportation provider United European Car Carriers (UECC) to achieve major reductions in emissions from their logistics chain by using vessels fueled by bioLNG.
U.S.-based provider of ammonia-to-power solutions Amogy has formed a new partnership with propulsion system specialist HD KSOE EcoPhin to deploy their respective technologies to enhance ammonia-powered solutions across the maritime sector. For the most part, the partnership will focus on the integra
Classification society DNV has awarded Norwegian/Swedish shipping and logistics company Wallenius Wilhelmsen its first biofuel insetting verification statement – recognizing the company’s use of B100 in a recent voyage.
Dutch marine fuels supplier Titan has delivered LNG to the newbuild Thun Vettern, an LNG dual-fuel vessel owned by Swedish shipping company Erik Thun, in its first simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) bunkering in Ghent, Belgium. The operation saw Titan’s Flexfueler 001 deliver 180 MT of LNG to Thun Vet
Norway-based energy storage company Corvus Energy has received type approval from the classification society DNV for its Corvus Pelican fuel cell system (FCS).
Classification society DNV has issued three approval in principle (AiP) certificates to Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua for its vessel designs, including ultra large ethane carrier (ULEC), liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier, and LNG bunker vessel, and general approval for ship application (GASA) certi
Norwegian technology company Kongsberg Maritime has scored a contract to provide propulsion upgrades for Höegh Autoliners’ ten pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs).
Swedish hydrogen fuel cell provider PowerCell has obtained approval in principle (AiP) from classification society DNV for a new methanol-to-power solution that combines a methanol reformer with a fuel cell system. Specifically, the new solution has a fully integrated methanol reformer from RIX Indu
The widespread adoption of biofuels as a drop-in replacement for fossil fuels and a cost-effective way of meeting tightening regulations in the shipping industry hinges on overcoming challenges such as feedstock availability and demand competition from other transport sectors, Lloyd’s Register (LR)
Global non-profit association CIMAC and the Maritime Battery Forum (MBF) have published the first of three white papers on the environmental impact of batteries in deep-sea shipping.
