Norwegian energy major Equinor and German utility RWE have joined the NortH2 green hydrogen project in the Netherlands. NortH2 aims to produce green hydrogen using electricity from about 4 GW of offshore wind off the coast of the Netherlands by 2030, and 10+ GW by 2040. The project was launched in F
Japan is planning to introduce ammonia as fuel into the shipping industry and make it commercially available in the late 2020s as part of its efforts to go carbon-neutral by 2050. The solution was examined at today’s meeting of the fuel ammonia council, which was established back in October. The cou
Australian company Transborders Energy has lined up the country’s national science agency and Japanese firms to work on a plan to capture carbon dioxide, liquefy it, and transport to a site offshore Australia to be injected under the seabed.
The UK Crown Estate has set a target to become a net zero carbon business by 2030 and outlined its commitments to reach this goal, which include optimising the green energy potential of the UK’s offshore renewable energy resources. The move has come as the Crown Estate wants to align with the 1.5°C
Lack of sufficient recycling capability among shipyards included in the EU list to dismantle large ships remains an issue, according to BIMCO, despite the EU’s efforts to expand the list of approved yards. The EU Ship Recycling Regulation requires all large sea-going vessels sailing under an EU memb
Fourteen nations represented on the High-level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy (Ocean Panel) and accounting for 30% of the world’s oceans through their exclusive economic zones have committed to the sustainable management of the ocean. The nations led by Norway, include Australia, Canada, Fiji
Some 47% of all newly built dry bulkers delivered in 2020 are fitted with exhaust gas cleaning systems, known as scrubbers, data from BIMCO shows. Interest in scrubbers peaked in 2018 and 2019 ahead of the implementation of the IMO 2020 sulphur cap that entered into force in January 2020. Bulk carri
Hong Kong-based dry bulk shipping company Pacific Basin Shipping Limited has pledged to offset all carbon emissions from its global shore-side operations starting in 2020. These will include all office activities, commuting and business and crew travel. To this end, Pacific Basin has partnered with
The Methanol Institute is urging the maritime community to mitigate pollution and emissions risk in Polar regions by adopting methanol as marine fuel, and applying bunkering guidelines developed by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN). The call is being issued on the back of IMO’s meetin
A giant section of the Golden Ray wreck has been cut and lifted onto a barge, marking a major milestone in the removal of the capsized car carrier from St. Simons Sound near the Port of Brunswick. Responders lifted the section using ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene slings that are as strong
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a ‘Record of Decision’ (ROD) establishing safeguards to reduce or eliminate impacts to marine life while setting a path forward for appropriate geological and geophysical survey activities on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf. Geologic
Pacific Carriers Limited (PCL), a Singapore-based company whose subsidiaries are engaged in international shipping, was fined $12 million for concealing illegal discharges of oily water and garbage and a hazardous condition. On December 1, the company pleaded guilty before the U.S. federal court in
Italian cabling giant Prysmian has announced plans to accelerate the race to net-zero CO2 emission during its recent “Sustainability Day”. Its project aims to set science-based carbon reduction targets for the Prysmian Group, and will consider both Scope 1&2 (own organization) and Scope 3 (value cha
ZeroNorth, a digital spin-off from Maersk Tankers, and maritime software developer Veson Nautical have entered into a strategic product partnership. The agreement will allow ZeroNorth’s vessel optimisation software, Optimise, to integrate with the Veson IMOS Platform (VIP), a solution for commercial
