Biofuels could play an important role in decarbonizing the maritime industry, which is under pressure to gradually reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, Takuya Koizumi, general manager of NYK’s Decarbonization Group, said.
Swedish maritime battery system supplier Echandia has received an order to deliver battery systems to a Northern European ferry operator.
US-based shipping company SWITCH Maritime has received approval from the U.S. Coast Guard for its hydrogen-powered ferry Sea Change to enter commercial operations.
Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) and Green2x have entered into a partnership to design, establish and operate one of the world’s largest biofuel plants to date at CMP’s terminals in the port of Malmö, Sweden.
The construction of Artemis Technologies’ EF-24 passenger ferry, a world-first in high-speed electric maritime transport, is rapidly progressing, the UK-based maritime design and applied technologies company Artemis Technologies said.
SAFEEN Group, a maritime services provider and part of the UAE-based AD Ports Group, has decided to trial an electric tug within the company’s Marine Services fleet, the first of its kind in the Middle East.
The first prototype trials of the Blue Visby software have resulted in significant CO2 savings, the Blue Visby Consortium confirmed.
Chinese shipbuilder New Times Shipbuilding has launched the liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel bulker for Singapore-based shipowner Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS).
A factory acceptance testing (FAT) ceremony for China’s first methanol dual-fuel low-speed marine engine was held in Dalian on May 18, 2024.
TFG Marine, an international marine fuel joint venture founded by Trafigura, Frontline and Golden Ocean, has revealed that its dual-fuel bunker vessel MT Diligence completed the first refueling in Singapore.
Greek shipping company Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has welcomed six environmentally friendly ships since the beginning of 2024.
British cruise line Marella Cruises, part of TUI UK, and Cornwall-based greentech innovation company Cleaner Seas Group have embarked on an industry-first initiative with a six-month trial in microplastic capture aboard the Marella Explorer.
Japanese trading company Mitsui & Co. has decided to invest in a maritime investment fund, managed by Danish fund management company Navigare Capital Partners, targeting $650 million in capital focusing on sustainable shipping including green vessels and carriers.
The Shipyards’ & Maritime Equipment Association of Europe (SEA Europe) and the federation of trade unions industriAll Europe – the social partners for shipbuilding and ship repair – have called on the next European Commission to issue ‘a robust EU maritime industrial strategy’.
