Green Marine
Jumbo Maritime’s HLV wraps up biofuel voyage across Atlantic
Heavy lift vessel (HLV) Jumbo Jubilee has completed a transatlantic voyage to and around the USA powered mostly with biofuels.
Port of Amsterdam, partners push ahead with plans for large-scale hydrogen import facilities
The Port of Amsterdam has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with tank storage company Evos and liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHC) pioneer Hydrogenious to develop large-scale import facilities for hydrogen at the port of Amsterdam. The facilities will comprise a LOHC dehydrogenation pla
WinGD’s X-DF engines to power QatarEnergy’s 25 newbuilds
Switzerland-based engine developer WinGD has been selected to provide dual-fuel engines to power QatarEnergy’s LNG carrier newbuilds. WinGD’s latest generation of X72DF-2.1 engines will power 25 vessels as part of QatarEnergy’s North Field East (NFE) project, the biggest LNG carrier newbuilding proj
Odfjell: Shipping will have to compete heavily for alternative fuels
The discussion around the decarbonization of the shipping industry is moving into a new stage and the issue is no longer around whether to decarbonize, but rather how to decarbonize the sector as efficiently and sustainably as possible. The industry stakeholders know that they would need to transiti
Germany to deploy Excelerate’s FSRU from 2023
The government of the Federal Republic of Germany has signed a five-year contract with the US-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) company Excelerate Energy to charter the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Excelsior. The government chartered the FSRU to help provide energy security and su
WISTA survey points to ‘shocking’ revelations on discrimination, harassment, and bullying of women seafarers
The Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA International) has released results of an in-depth survey in the maritime industry, describing the figures on gender-based discrimination against women, onboard harassment, and bullying as ‘shocking’. The online survey was conducted j
Hagland Shipping welcomes 1st battery-hybrid bulker from Royal Bodewes
Norwegian shipping company Hagland Shipping has taken delivery of the first in a series of three new battery-hybrid bulkers from Dutch shipbuilding company Royal Bodewes.
Seapeak to acquire Evergas for $700 million
Seapeak, formerly known as Teekay LNG Partners, has entered into a deal with Jaccar Holdings to acquire Danish shipping company Evergas for $700 million. Evergas owns and operates two very large ethane carriers and eight multigas/LNG carriers. All are on fixed-rate time charters to Ineos and are cap
RINA partners IWSA to boost uptake of wind propulsion solutions
Classification society RINA has become an associate member of the International Windship Association (IWSA), the not-for-profit organization that promotes and helps facilitate the uptake of direct wind propulsion solutions for commercial shipping.
ICS proposes sustainability fund to IMO that would reward ships using alternative fuels
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has submitted a refined proposal to shipping’s UN regulator seeking the establishment of a fund and reward system to accelerate the sector’s uptake of alternative fuels and its transition to a net zero future. The refined proposal combines elements from it
World’s largest LNG-fuelled cruise ship delivered
The Cruise Division of MSC Group and French shipbuilding company Chantiers de l’Atlantique have announced the delivery of the world’s largest LNG-powered cruise ship and one of the first to incorporate fuel cell technology.
Should shipping bid for existing alternative fuels, or wait for technologies to mature?
in an environment where there is a scarcity of renewable fuels, the question arises whether it is a sustainable pathway for shipping to take a limited amount of renewable energy and apply it to an industry where you only get 25% utilization of what you’re starting with.
Port of Immingham to get CO₂ import terminal
The Associated British Ports (ABP) has entered into an exclusive commercial relationship with Edinburgh–based oil and gas company Harbour Energy to develop a CO₂ import terminal at the Port of Immingham, the UK’s largest port by tonnage. The terminal will provide a large-scale facility to connect CO
Damen teams up with MC Energy on shore power solutions
Dutch company Damen Services has signed a collaboration agreement with Italian energy firm MC Energy covering the construction, sales, delivery and after-sales of shore power units B-shore.