Green Marine
Holland America Line completes cruise industry’s 1st long-term biofuel test
Holland America Line has completed the cruise industry’s first multiweek test of biofuels on board Volendam at the Port of Rotterdam.
MAN clears path for methanol uptake with new engine approval
German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) is pushing forward with the development of methanol-ready engines for the maritime industry to meet the growing demand for methanol as one of the marine fuels of the future. The company has secured type approval certificate for its four-stroke
Liquid Wind and Ørsted get green light to build 1st large-scale electrofuel facility
FlagshipONE, the Swedish green fuels project jointly owned by power-to-fuel developer Liquid Wind and offshore wind developer Ørsted, has obtained the environmental permit for building the first large-scale green electrofuel facility for the marine industry. The Land and Environment Court in Umeå gr
In focus: All roads leading to hydrogen
This week’s announcement on the creation of a new European Hydrogen Bank has been hailed by many as a game-changer that will help decarbonise the EU in a cost-effective way. The announcement was made by President of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von Der Leyen during her State of the Union addr
Hamburg receives first shipment of hydrogen from the UAE
The first test delivery of hydrogen in the form of ammonia has been received at the climate-neutral HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder, where it was unloaded from the Hapag-Lloyd ship Prague Express, Germany’s port operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG confirmed.
New LNG carrier design eliminates methane slip
Siemens Energy, Moss Maritime, DNV and Fearnleys have developed an LNG vessel design that will be powered by a hybrid combined-cycle power and propulsion plant. Under the concept, many engine components, including the main engines can be removed from the ship. The backbone of the vessel’s hybrid com
World’s 1st circular ship dismantling yard on the cards
A Dutch startup named Circular Maritime Technologies (CMT) has been launched targeting unsustainable shipbreaking practices that have seen ships taken apart by hand on South East Asian beaches. CMT aims to become the world’s first circular ship dismantling yard by developing and integrating technolo
TECO 2030 introduces floating zero-emission power supply for ships
Norway’s cleantech company TECO 2030 has launched a new product concept for its containerized fuel cells, the TECO 2030 Power Barge. The power barge is a concept for a floating zero-emission power supply for powering ships at berth and at anchor in ports with hydrogen infrastructure. The solution co
Royal IHC expands portfolio with fully electric-powered Beaver CSDs
Royal IHC has taken a step further to become one of the world’s leading suppliers of sustainable dredging solutions with the launch of fully electrically powered IHC Beaver cutter suction dredger series. As announced today, the company is expanding its portfolio of standard Cutter Suction Dredgers (
Kongsberg Digital to digitise entire GasLog LNG fleet
Norwegian digital solutions provider Kongsberg Digital has signed an agreement on the Vessel Insight infrastructure with Gaslog LNG, a Bermuda-based provider of LNG shipping services.
AtoB@C Shipping secures €32.2M loan for electric hybrid vessels
AtoB@C Shipping, a Swedish subsidiary of Finland-based shipping company ESL Shipping, has signed a €32.2 million loan agreement with Swedish ship financing provider Svenska Skeppshypotek.
Partnership formed to establish green hydrogen supply chain between Ireland and Europe
Irish green hydrogen company EIH2 and Port of Cork have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Dutch Port of Amsterdam to establish a supply chain for green hydrogen between Ireland and Europe via the Port of Amsterdam. The agreement is said to reflect the collaboration between Ireland
EU launches €5 billion call to make transport energy efficient
The European Commission (EC) has launched a call for proposals under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for Transport programme which makes available over €5 billion for European transport infrastructure projects.
ICCT: For renewable LNG to make climate sense, methane slip must be eliminated
The use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel for ships has grown exponentially over the past few years as the bridging fuel of choice. At the moment, LNG as a fuel is dominating the orderbook of larger ships. Data from DNV shows that of the 1,046 ships on order with alternative fuels, 167 are [&he