In a move to bolster maritime sustainability, Norway-based classification society DNV and the Mumbai Port Sustainability Foundation (MPSF), a non-profit entity under the Mumbai Port Authority, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), aiming to advance decarbonization, digitalization, and emi
Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean Engineering (KRISO) and Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the maritime research area.
Faced with challenges such as short supplies of carbon-neutral fuels, the shipping industry needs to explore every option for reducing fuel consumption in order to reach the 2030 decarbonization goal of 20% emissions reductions set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Norwegian classifi
Taiwanese shipping company Wan Hai Lines has held a naming ceremony for its newest containership, the WAN HAI A17, at Samsung Heavy Industries Geoje shipyard. The vessel was named in a ceremony officiated by Wan Hai Lines chairman Po-Ting Chen and S.A. Choi, vice chairman & CEO of Samsung Heavy Indu
Provaris Energy has completed a concept design study that, according to the company, reaffirms the low energy use and low capital of its compressed hydrogen supply chain for regional marine transport of hydrogen in gaseous form.
Progress, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker barge chartered by energy major Shell, has completed its first bunkering operation with containership Zim Mount Vinson, owned by Israeli international cargo shipping company ZIM.
LNG-fueled car carrier Cerulean Ace operated by Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has received Additional Fire-Fighting Measures for Vehicle Carrier (AFVC) certification from classification society ClassNK for its voluntary measures to prevent onboard fires during the transport of el
After winning the first tender by Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA), Germany’s container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd has selected Nordic energy company Gasum to deliver waste-based liquefied biomethane (bio-LNG) to its vessels during the two-year tender period. On April 16, 2024, ZEMBA,
OceanOpt, a provider of emissions management solutions, has partnered up with DNV Veracity, the data platform from independent assurance and risk management company, DNV, to ‘simplify’ emissions reporting and compliance with the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) for shipping companies
AtoB@C Shipping, a Swedish subsidiary of Finland-based shipping company ESL Shipping, christened its second plug-in hybrid vessel Stellamar in Ystad on August 30, 2024.
Swedish-Swiss equipment provider ABB and Swedish ship design and management company Wallenius Marine have joined forces with Danish tanker operator Terntank to monitor the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) performance aboard six tankers owned by Terntank. As reported, the trial aims to ‘lower emissio
Denmark’s fund management company focused on maritime investments European Maritime Finance (EMF), in collaboration with international shipping company Atlas Maritime, has confirmed the order of three LPG/ammonia carriers at South Korean shipyard HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). HD HHI’s parent co
Dutch logistics company Samskip has been formally approved by the European Union as partner in the HyEkoTank project.
Chinese majors COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry and COSCO SHIPPING Container Lines have signed a contract for the construction of twelve 14,000 TEU containerships with dual-fuel methanol propulsion.
