South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Mipo has secured a new order worth KRW 514.8 billion (around $370 million) for the construction of four LNG bunkering vessels. The shipbuilding contract was revealed in HD Hyundai Mipo’s stock exchange filing on November 7, 2024. The deal includes the construction
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has shared details of four pilot projects aimed at assisting developing countries in reducing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As informed, the projects were selected under the IMO CARES Global Technology Challenge. The initiatives are said to cover
Norwegian shipping and logistics company Wallenius Wilhelmsen has signed a multi-year shipping contract with an undisclosed automotive manufacturer.
Singapore’s green technology solutions provider Yinson GreenTech has joined forces with Norwegian autonomous maritime technology company Zeabuz to introduce autonomous and remote-control capabilities into its fleet of marine electric vessels. The two companies formalized their collaboration through
Four Northern European ports have been granted EU funding for projects to reduce emissions from containerships moored at their quays.
Belgian shipping company EXMAR has opened a new entity, EXMAR LPG France, which will own and operate six newbuild dual-fuel LPG/ammonia midsize gas carriers (MGCs) under construction at HD Hyundai Mipo in South Korea. The company announced the opening of the new French entity in its third quarter re
The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez will lead the specialized agency’s delegation to the annual UN Climate Change Conference (COP 29) to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11 to 22, 2024.
Chinese Wuhu Shipyard has launched the second methanol-ready 14,600 dwt Orca class multipurpose vessel ordered by Germany’s SAL Heavy Lift.
At Portsmouth International Port in the UK, work has started on a shore power system that will allow ships to connect to clean electric power while berthed.
South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has issued a request for information (RFI) for a strategic pilot project to use green and cleaner fuels for its diesel-operated tugboat fleet. According to TNPA, this pilot project seeks to retrofit existing tugboats to utilize alternative fuel
Finland’s crane manufacturer Konecranes has unveiled that it will set net-zero group emission reduction targets aligned with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) net-zero standard, complementing its existing near-term target of halving its operational and value chain emissions by 2030. This l
Norwegian shipping and logistics company Wallenius Wilhelmsen has exercised an option for two additional 11,700 CEU methanol dual-fuel Shaper class pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) to be built in China.
American multinational oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil has supplied Hapag Lloyd’s containership Colorado Express with a B25 bio marine fuel blend in Antwerp.
The U.S. marine transportation company Centerline Logistics and compatriot naval architecture and marine engineering firm Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) have formed an exclusive partnership for the construction and deployment of a series of barge-based clean power solutions for ports lacking conven
