The shipping industry needs to work together to accelerate the energy transition and establish a level playing field, ensuring Europe’s competitive edge on the global stage, Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd AG, said yesterday in a powerful address at the European Shipping Summit (ESS) in Bruss
German shipping major Hapag-Lloyd has decided to transform connectivity at sea with the rollout of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet technology across its fleet.
As the European Union (EU) prepares to implement the EU Emission Trading System (ETS) directive for the maritime sector, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has raised concerns about the potential for carbon and business leakage due to the current legislation’s limited scope. The EU ETS direc
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) and New York-based maritime software company OrbitMI have announced a strategic collaboration, cemented by Bureau Veritas investing in OrbitMI to support maritime decarbonization.
Lomar’s corporate venture lab lomarlab has partnered with Silicon Valley tech start-up Blue Dot Change to develop a solution that will work on the reduction of methane emissions.
Denmark’s tanker shipping company Uni-Tankers and marine energy solutions provider KPI OceanConnect have completed the trial of the B30 biofuel blend onboard Uni-Tankers chemical tanker.
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions Norway has signed a contract with Høglund for the delivery of complete cargo and fuel gas control systems to four very large ethane carriers (VLECs).
South Korean companies Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Pan Ocean have teamed up to demonstrate a digital twin-based ship management platform on one of Pan Ocean’s LNG carriers. To this end, SHI and Pan Ocean signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of comprehensive digital s
Chinese shipbuilder New Times Shipbuilding (NTS) has held a launching ceremony for two liquified natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel bulk carriers owned by Himalaya Shipping.
Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller Maersk and French major CMA CGM have decided to join forces on several areas relating to decarbonization, including the development of greener fuels for ships.
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) and South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean have announced a Joint Development Project (JDP) on the structural assessment of independent liquified natural gas (LNG) fuel tanks for ultra-large container ships.
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and inland shipping operator PortLiner have signed a contract for the construction of a charging and storage pontoon for flow batteries in the Hartelkanaal.
Ascenz Marorka, a subsidiary of French containment specialist GTT, has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) for its ShaPoLi solution.
Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA (KCC), part of Norwegian shipping company Torvald Klaveness, is embarking on an initiative to enhance vessel connectivity through a pilot program with Starlink, a satellite internet service provided by Marlink. Through this endeavor KCC aims to facilitate digital c
