Belgium-based shipowner Exmar has partnered up with Canadian fertilizer company Nutrien to develop and build a low-carbon, ammonia-fueled vessel to reduce maritime emissions.
German propulsion manufacturer Schottel has secured a contract to deliver main propulsion units for five low-emission tugs ordered by Canada’s marine transportation company Haisea Marine.
Stena RoRo has signed an agreement with China’s CMI Jinling (Weihai) to order an LNG-powered E-Flexer roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) vessel that will be chartered out to Marine Atlantic, a Canadian federal Crown corporation.
Vard Electro has been awarded a contract for a hybrid battery power system with Atlantic Towing to be integrated on a platform supply vessel.
Canada’s Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) has announced its plans to install shore power capacity to help reduce greenhouse gases and other emissions from ships.
Heddle Shipyards, a Canada-based operator of shipyards and drydocks, is the newest participant in Green Marine – the largest voluntary environmental certification program for North America’s maritime industry.
Ship owners, builders, charterers, financiers, classification organizations, port authorities, government and non-government organizations across the United States and Canada have come together to launch the Blue Sky Maritime Coalition.
The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) has signed a cooperation and development agreement with Greenfield Global, which specializes in the production of biofuels, to implement green energy solutions. Under the deal, the duo aims to develop and commercialize green hydrogen, ethanol, and green methanol for
Canadian energy storage company, Sterling PlanB, and independent ship design group, ICE Marine Design, have signed a cooperation agreement to increase the uptake of energy storage systems (ESS).
Japanese shipping major Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) took delivery of a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Diamond Gas Crystal, built at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI).
Canadian ferry operator BC Ferries has marked Earth Day on 22 April with the launch of its sixth battery electric- hybrid Island-class ferry.
The Canadian government has awarded a C$7 million contract to Florida-based marine salvage company Resolve Marine Group to do a technical assessment of the wrecked vessel MV Schiedyk.
Canadian shipping company Canada Steam Ship Lines (CSL) will be testing second generation biodiesel on half of its fleet over the course of the 2021 navigation season — a first for the Great Lakes shipping industry.
The mere threat of a work stoppage by longshore workers at Canada’s Port of Montreal is forcing North American importers and exporters to divert large volumes of international cargo away from the port and is already causing havoc to supply chains, the Shipping Federation of Canada said.
