
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, a unit of Finnish technology group Wärtsilä, has developed a cargo tank design suitable for liquid CO2 carrier (LCO2) applications, which was recently awarded approval in principle (AiP) by the classification society DNV.

Innovation platform, Plug and Play, together with founding partners Euronav, CMB, Port of Antwerp, City of Antwerp, and DXC Technology, has announced the launch of their first maritime program in Antwerp, Belgium.

BW Offshore has decided to recycle its laid-up FPSO Berge Helene despite previous plans to use it on a project development located in Brazil.

Equinor and partners have decided in favour of Troll West electrification and are submitting the plan for development and operation.

On 23 April 2021, Japan’s Mitsui & Co., Ltd. became a strategic partner of the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS), a not-for-profit international research and development center dedicated to the decarbonization of the shipping industry.

Canadian ferry operator BC Ferries has marked Earth Day on 22 April with the launch of its sixth battery electric- hybrid Island-class ferry.

Dutch transportation company Samskip has increased its commitment to greener shipping through a new formal agreement with sustainable cargo initiative GoodShipping to run part of its fleet on marine biofuels and significantly reduce carbon footprint.

The use of fossil fuels in the shipping industry will need to be banned in the latter half of the decade if the industry is to meet its decarbonization efforts, a study by MAN Energy Solutions shows. The study, carried out in partnership with the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Resea

Belgium’s tanker shipping company Euronav NV has confirmed that it signed contracts for the construction of two very large crude carriers (VLCCs) with South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI).

Norwegian engineering company TECO 2030 ASA has unveiled a newly developed TECO 2030 Future Funnel with hybrid and closed loop alongside the already existing open loop.

Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority has given consent to Aker BP for drilling in the Barents Sea, using the Deepsea Nordkapp rig.

Finnish cleantech company Norsepower has signed a framework agreement with Offshore Technology Development (OTD), Keppel Offshore & Marine’s technology arm, on the commercialization of rotor sails. Under the deal, OTD, which provides equipment to the offshore oil and gas, marine, and offshore wind i

Ahead of President Biden’s Leaders’ Summit on Climate, the world’s major shipping organisations have called on world leaders to urgently examine the role of market-based measures (MBMs) to ensure ambitious decarbonisation targets are met across the entire global shipping industry.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) with industry heavyweights to establish a fund for a maritime decarbonization center in Singapore. The deal was signed with BW Group, Sembcorp Marine, Eastern Pacific Shipping, Ocean Network Express, Foun