Faced with challenges such as short supplies of carbon-neutral fuels, the shipping industry needs to explore every option for reducing fuel consumption in order to reach the 2030 decarbonization goal of 20% emissions reductions set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Norwegian classifi
After winning the first tender by Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA), Germany’s container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd has selected Nordic energy company Gasum to deliver waste-based liquefied biomethane (bio-LNG) to its vessels during the two-year tender period. On April 16, 2024, ZEMBA,
Denmark’s fund management company focused on maritime investments European Maritime Finance (EMF), in collaboration with international shipping company Atlas Maritime, has confirmed the order of three LPG/ammonia carriers at South Korean shipyard HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). HD HHI’s parent co
Dutch logistics company Samskip has been formally approved by the European Union as partner in the HyEkoTank project.
Spanish marine fuel supplier Cepsa has started delivering second-generation biofuels to the cruise industry at the Port of Barcelona. Norwegian Escape, a cruise ship, operated by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH), received the first supply in late July. According to Cepsa, the supplied fuel, pro
Norwegian clean energy technology supplier Hexagon Purus Maritime has secured a purchase order for a compressed hydrogen fuel system to be used on a new green sailing ship commissioned by international non-profit organization Greenpeace. The order, valued at approximately €2.5 million, was placed by
Norwegian transport company Torghatten Nord has celebrated the beginning of the construction of what are said to be the world’s largest hydrogen-powered ferries. The first steel cutting for the first of two 117-meter-long hydrogen-powered ferries with a capacity of 120 cars was held on August 29 at
Abu Dhabi-based Fertiglobe, the winner of the first H2Global pilot auction for renewable ammonia, has officially signed a contract with Hintco, an intermediary for purchasing and selling green power-to-X (PtX) products within the H2Global funding mechanism. The agreement is said to represent a pivot
A coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) has decided to take the EU Commission to court over the decision to include polluting fossil fuel ships in the EU’s flagship sustainable finance legislation, the EU Taxonomy.
The global shipping industry, responsible for approximately 3% of total greenhouse gas emissions, stands at a crucial turning point. To achieve the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions target by 2050, clean fuels must be adopted at scale.
Dutch offshore services provider Boskalis has confirmed the end of an assignment for one of its diving support vessels (DSVs), which recently finished its first decommission work in hybrid mode. Boskalis’ saturation divers worked on subsea infrastructure for Harbour Energy in the North Sea, where th
Uber Boat by Thames Clippers, a partnership between river bus service Thames Clipper and transport company Uber, has welcomed the latest addition to its fleet: the Mars Clipper, a hybrid passenger ferry. Constructed at Wight Shipyard on the Isle of Wight, the ferry has joined its predecessors, namel
Azane Fuel Solutions, a joint venture created by technology company ECONNECT Energy and zero-emission ship project specialist Amon Maritime, has obtained approval in principle (AiP) from classification society DNV for its ammonia release mitigation system (ARMS).
German energy company Uniper has selected Swedish eFuel company Liquid Wind to develop its sustainable electrofuel project NorthStarH2, which aims to produce eMethanol for the shipping and chemical industries, in Östersund, Sweden. Uniper’s NorthStarH2 plant will convert biogenic carbon dioxide and
