Green Marine
Hapag-Lloyd, Forto partner up on biofuel offering
German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd and compatriot digital freight forwarder Forto have partnered up to launch a biofuel program for ocean shipping customers who seek to reduce their transport emissions.
Avenir LNG to build LNG and BioLNG terminal in Port of Oxelösund
UK-based LNG company Avenir LNG has signed a deal with Oxelösunds Hamn to build an LNG and BioLNG terminal up in the Port of Oxelösund, Sweden.
UECC forges green towage tie-up with Svitzer
European shortsea RoRo shipper UECC is expanding the use of carbon-neutral biofuels in its logistics chain through a new partnership with towage provider Svitzer, a wholly owned subsidiary of AP Moller-Maersk. The two companies have signed a three-year contract for Svitzer’s EcoTow product that will
Pacific International Lines orders WinGD engines for 4 ammonia-ready newbuilds
Singapore-based container operator Pacific International Lines returned to WinGD with an order for 82-cm bore engines for its four 8,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel vessels. The ammonia-ready vessels will be built at privately-owned Chinese shipyard Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, and are scheduled for delivery in
Awilco LNG enters into new six-month charter agreement
Norwegian LNG transportation company Awilco LNG has entered a new time charter contract for a firm duration of about six months with an oil major.
MAN ES joins Stena-Proman methanol retrofit project
MAN ES is to collaborate with Stena Teknik and Proman on a project to retrofit MAN engines to make them capable of dual-fuel operation.
Ammonia & LNG-ready VLCC joins Capital’s fleet
Athens-based Capital Ship Management Corp. (Capital) has taken delivery of the first of two ammonia and LNG fuel ready very large crude carriers. The 300,000 DWT newbuilding vessel M/T Amore Mio is an eco-type crude oil carrier fitted with a scrubber in compliance with the IMO 2020 sulphur cap. The
Over 100 X-Press Feeders ships to start using ZeroNorth platform
Danish technology company ZeroNorth has signed a deal with Singapore-based global common carrier X-Press Feeders to deploy the ZeroNorth platform across the carrier’s entire fleet of feeder vessels.
SEA/LNG builds case for retrofitting VLCCs to LNG
Retrofitting existing very large crude carriers (VLCC) to run on LNG as fuel has enormous benefits over alternative options to future-proof the ships from becoming obsolete as new environmental regulations take the stage in 2023, a new study from SEA/LNG claims. The multi-sector industry coalition c
Western Baltic Engineering joins ÈTA Shipping’s shortsea vessel project
Dutch shipping company ÈTA Shipping and Lithuania-based marine engineering specialist Western Baltic Engineering have started their joint engineering of ÈTA Shipping’s launching project ÈTA 6700.
EuroDry wraps up installation of BWT plants across nine ships
EuroDry, a spin-off from Euroseas focusing on dry bulk shipping, is set to complete the installation of ballast water treatment plants on board nine bulkers by the end of this month. “Eight of our vessels (89%) have ballast water treatment plants (BWTP) installed on-board. We expect the installation
Financial consortium, Turkish gov’t eye investment in hydrogen fuel cell tech
A financial consortium has opened preliminary talks with Turkish officials for the establishment of foreign direct investment (FDI) in hydrogen fuel cell technology and projects supporting the implementation of hydrogen fuel cells, powering commercial shipping and other strategic uses.
ScottishPower, Hutchison Ports looking into green hydrogen production facility
Glasgow-based electricity company ScottishPower has teamed up with Hutchison Ports to explore the development and construction of a multi-hundred MW green hydrogen production facility at Port of Felixstowe, Britain’s top container port. The duo is planning to use green hydrogen for onshore purposes,
Ecochlor inks deal with air lubrication developer
Boston-based provider of ballast water treatment solutions Ecochlor has entered into a collaborative agreement with air lubrication developer Armada Technologies. Under the deal, Ecochlor will provide Armada with technical assistance and global sales and marketing support. The Armada hull air lubric