Green Marine
Wärtsilä hybrid propulsion for 11 new Eastern Pacific PCTCs
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to supply its hybrid propulsion system for eleven new pure car & truck carrier (PCTC) vessels.
Berge Bulk, Kongsberg Maritime aim to advance decarbonisation in shipping
Norwegian maritime technology group Kongsberg Maritime (KM) and Singapore-based dry bulk owner Berge Bulk have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop and advance the deployment of decarbonisation technologies onboard dry bulk cargo vessels.
KCC chooses We Tech Solutions for energy efficiency retrofit
Norwegian shipping company Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC) has contracted Finnish energy efficiency solutions provider WE Tech Solutions to retrofit two of its ships with Solution One Economical Operations solution with Shore Connection.
Third hybrid RoRo newbuild joins Finnlines’ eco fleet
Finnish shipping company Finnlines has taken delivery of the third and the last of three roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessels in the company’s new Eco class. The vessel, named Finneco III, was delivered at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) on 6 June 2022. Finneco III will enter the company’s
MEPC 78: IMO urged to kick-start shipping decarbonisation to cut Arctic melt
The Clean Arctic Alliance has called on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to take urgent action to curb climate impacts on the Arctic, by delivering meaningful short-term measures that would kick-start dramatic reductions in global greenhouse gas (GHG) and black carbon emissions from shi
CMA CGM orders its first methanol-powered containerships
French shipping and logistics major CMA CGM has placed its first order for methanol-powered vessels in an effort to expand its energy mix and become carbon neutral by 2050.
BIO-UV Group completes its first full turnkey BWTS project
France-based BIO-UV Group has retrofitted the general cargo ship MSC Caledonia II with BIO-SEA ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) in what is said to mark the completion of the company’s first full turnkey BWTS project. As part of the project, the 35,079 dwt ship was retrofitted in Port Khalid, S
In focus: G7 puts fossil fuel financing in crosshairs, commits to electricity sector decarbonization
The latest meeting of the G7 ministers for climate, energy, and environment has resulted in further commitments from the world’s most developed countries to curb the rise in global temperatures to 1.5°C and assist the countries affected the most by climate change. One of the commitments that stands
SINTEF designs world’s first electric speedboat
SINTEF, a Norway-based independent research organisation, has designed “the world’s first electric speedboat” as part of a European research project aimed at creating an emission-free boat.
Cortus Energy, Glocal Green plan production of renewable methanol for shipping
Swedish green technology company Cortus Energy has entered into a term sheet with the Norwegian company Glocal Green AS after completing technical verification of gasification of forest residues for the production of renewable methanol for shipping.
Deltamarin to design LNG/green hydrogen-fuelled ferry for Fennorail
Finnish ship designer Deltamarin has signed a deal with transport company Fennorail to design a train ferry that runs on LNG and hydrogen.
Port of Rotterdam ups its CO2 emissions reduction game
The Dutch Port of Rotterdam Authority aims to accelerate the reduction of its own carbon emissions and eventually become an entirely emission-free port.
German Chancellor: “LNG remains the central bridge to climate-neutral future”
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) remains the central bridge to Germany’s climate-neutral future if the country may have to resort to coal in the short term, Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of Germany, pointed out during his speech at the BDEW Congress in Berlin on 1 June 2022.
Turning battery-powered hydrofoil ferries into reality
Soon, electric passenger ferries skimming above the surface across the seas may become a reality. At Swedish Chalmers University of Technology, a research team has created a method for further developing hydrofoils that can significantly increase the range of electric vessels and reduce the fuel con