AtoB@C Shipping, a Sweden-based subsidiary of Finnish shipping company ESL Shipping, has joined forces with compatriot forest industry group Metsä Group, to reduce fossil-based carbon dioxide emissions from shipping in the wood supply chain.
Japanese conglomerate Marubeni Corporation has signed a partnership agreement with Norwegian shipping company Solvang to start the joint operation of an ammonia carrier as it steps up efforts to contribute to the global low-carbon ammonia value chain. Under the partnership agreement, Marubeni and So
Classification society ABS has issued approval in principle (AiP) to Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases, part of Japan’s Nikkiso Co., for an ammonia fuel supply system that can be retrofitted to existing vessels or installed on newbuilds. ABS completed design reviews based on class and statutor
French shipowner VELA has revealed that construction of the company’s first wind-powered cargo trimaran started at Austal shipyard in Australia.
Significant investments in ports’ decarbonization infrastructure are needed in developing countries to ensure a fair and equitable energy transition, a new report found.
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has launched Star Princess—the second dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered vessel being built for the U.S.-based cruise line Princess Cruises. As disclosed, Star Princess is the second ship in the Sphere class, following the delivery of the first of the two o
Dutch shipping company Spliethoff Group has placed an order for up to ten energy-efficient multi-purpose vessels at Wuhu Shipyard in China.
The global shipping industry is not on track to meet the target of having zero-emission fuels account for 5% of all fuels by 2030, jeopardizing its ambition of hitting net-zero emissions by 2050, a new report shows.
UrbanLink Air Mobility, a South Florida-based air mobility company, has placed an order for 27 all-electric seagliders from REGENT Craft, a compatriot manufacturer of all-electric seagliders for sustainable maritime mobility, aiming to ‘advance’ multi-modal electric transportation ecosystems in coas
Germany’s Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have taken the next step in their partnership by signing a letter of intent (Loi) to work on accelerating maritime decarbonization, digitalization, and cybersecurity. The agreement, signed in the presence o
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) and the Federation of European Private Port Companies and Terminals (FEPORT) are calling for an EU-wide mandatory tax exemption for onshore power supply (OPS) in the compromise text on the revised Energy Taxation Directive (ETD).
Classification society ABS has issued general design approval (GDA) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for its detailed design of a liquefied hydrogen carrier.
LNG-powered AIDAnova has called at Kiel’s Ostseekai, marking the 100th cruise ship to be connected to the port of Kiel’s shore power facilities in 2024.
Germany’s Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has signed a joint declaration of intent with the South Korean Busan Port Authority (BPA) and Ulsan Port Authority (UPA) to collaborate on the decarbonization of maritime transport in the future.
