Five South Korean container shipping companies are establishing the Korean Maritime Movement Alliance (K-Alliance) in an effort to strengthen competitiveness in Southeast Asia.
Italian oil and gas company Eni, CDP, and Snam have signed a Letter of Intent to start a strategic collaboration for the energy transition.
LPG shipping heavyweight Epic Gas, and Lauritzen Kosan A/S, the gas carrier division of J. Lauritzen, have entered into a deal to combine their fleet and business activities to create BW Epic Kosan. The combination will create a genuine powerhouse in the last mile delivery of LPG and other specialit
Eagle Bulk Shipping, one of the world’s largest owner-operators within the Supramax / Ultramax drybulk segment, has become a signatory to the Sea Cargo Charter. The charter, which was launched in October 2020, provides a global framework for aligning chartering activities with responsible environmen
Maritime UK, the collective voice for the UK’s maritime industries, is forming a partnership with Carbon13, the venture builder for the climate crisis, to support entrepreneurs reaching for net zero.
Japanese shipbuilding majors Imabari Shipbuilding and Japan Marine United Corporation have received approvals from all competition authorities to move forward with the establishment of their Joint Venture company. As disclosed, the capital and business alliance and the establishment of the joint ven
Grieg Edge, an innovation hub established by Grieg Star Group, and Wärtsilä Norway have secured financial support for their project to build the world’s first green ammonia fueled tanker – to ship green ammonia. Specifically, the MS Green Ammonia project will receive NOK 46.3 million from the Norweg
Commodity trader Gunvor Group has made an investment in Artemis Technologies as a part of the company’s commitment to developing nonhydrocarbon solutions to maritime transportation. The investment by Gunvor follows the recent award of a £33 million ($ 44.8 million) UK Government innovation grant to
Trinidad and Tobago-focused exploration and production company Trinity E&P is looking into developing new energy projects to enable the energy transition.
Danish shipping and logistics major A.P. Moller – Maersk has signed a logistics agreement with compatriot pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk to transport pharmaceuticals in an eco-friendly manner.
A binary cycle power generation system for ships, jointly researched by Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and compatriot steel manufacturer Kobe Steel, has been installed on a very large ore carrier (VLOC) newbuild.
The World Maritime University (WMU) is partnering with industry majors on the EU funded Horizon 2020 (H2020) research project on decarbonizing shipping. The CHEK project aims to demonstrate a combination of innovative ship design and technologies operating in symbiosis on real vessel concept designs
Eni, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and Google Cloud are building a new open digital platform for companies committed to the energy transition.
Following several cyber attacks that happened in the maritime sector this year, the issue of maritime cyber security is gaining prominence.
