Green Marine

Gen2 Energy, Sirius D&I to develop world’s 1st container carrier for hydrogen
Norwegian green hydrogen company Gen2 Energy AS has signed a contract with compatriot ship designer and system integrator Sirius Design & Integration AS for the design of two specialized ships for the transport of large quantities of containers with compressed hydrogen.

Hapag-Lloyd partners Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping
German container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping have formalized their collaboration by signing a partnership agreement on 12 April.

DSME orders GTT tank design for two new LNGCs
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has ordered tank design for two LNG carriers (LNGCs) from French LNG containment specialist GTT.

Crowley and Shell seek ways to decarbonise maritime sector
Florida-based marine company Crowley and the U.S.-based unit of Shell have teamed up to look into advancing decarbonisation of the maritime sector.

Impact Today: New standard for vessel reporting needed to boost data quality, decabonisation
Impact Today has released its new white paper which calls for the maritime sector to create a new data standard aimed at evolving noon reports into holistic vessel reports to support vessel and voyage optimisation

Cambiaso Risso joins Poseidon Principles to support shipping’s green transition
Italian insurance broker and shipping agency Cambiaso Risso has joined the Poseidon Principles for Marine Insurance, the global framework for responsible marine insurance, as an affiliate member.

Corvus, NAVTEK and BMA team up on swappable battery, fuel cell container solutions
Norway’s energy storage company Corvus Energy, Turkish ship design and engineering company NAVTEK Naval Technologies and compatriot marine electrical system integrator BMA Technology have decided to strengthen ties in science and technology towards maritime sector decarbonization.

Icelandic-German collab to convert emissions into green methanol for ships
Icelandic energy company Landsvirkjun and German investment company PCC SE have agreed to jointly explore the possibility of capturing and utilising carbon emissions that will be used to produce green methanol for ships.

Samsung Heavy, Seaborg join forces to develop floating nuclear power plants
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Seaborg Technologies, a Denmark-based startup focused on nuclear reactor technology, have entered into a partnership to develop floating nuclear power plants.

Iceland: PSW’s solution to enable fossil-free berthing for cruise ships
Faxagardur port area in Reykjavik has hired Norwegian power systems provider PSW Power & Automation to deliver shore power solution for cruise vessels visiting Iceland.

Danaos orders four more methanol-ready containerships
Greek shipowner Danaos Corporation has placed orders for four methanol-ready 7,200 TEU containerships.

CMA CGM ships to stop loading plastic waste from mid-April
Following a decision to no longer carry plastic waste on its ships, CMA CGM informed that no plastic waste will be loaded onboard the company’s vessels from 15 April 2022.

NAPA, ClassNK to assess fuel and carbon emission savings across Marubeni’s fleet
Maritime software, services, and data analysis provider NAPA, class society ClassNK and Japanese conglomerate Marubeni Corporation have teamed up to assess fuel and carbon emission savings through voyage optimisation.

Liquid Wind: eMethanol can deliver significant reductions in CO2 production compared to fossil marine fuels
eMethanol produced from renewable energy sources can have carbon equivalence up to 94% lower than fossil fuels, according to a lifecycle assessment conducted by Swedish eMethanol producer Liquid Wind.