Green Marine

France: International maritime community unites to make ports greener
A number of port authorities and stakeholders around the world have signed a joint commitment to reduce the environmental impact of stopovers made by container and cruise ships during their sea journeys.

Besiktas: LNG Unity 1st LNG ship to dock in Turkey for repairs
Turkish ship repair yard Besiktas Shipyard says it welcomed LNG Unity as the first shipyard in the region providing in-house services for LNG repair activities.

WSC outlines six critical pathways to zero-carbon shipping
The World Shipping Council (WSC) — the united voice of liner shipping — has identified six regulatory and economic pathways, all of which are critical for the nations of the UN International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to address for a successful maritime energy transition.

GTT gets HSHI tank design order for 3 LNG-fueled container vessels
French LNG containment specialist GTT has received the fuel tank design order for three new LNG-fueled container vessels from the Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI).

Aker Clean Hydrogen, Kuehne+Nagel team up on green container shipping
Aker Clean Hydrogen, a Norwegian integrated clean hydrogen, ammonia and methanol producer, and Kuehne+Nagel, a Switzerland-based sea logistics provider, are joining forces to decarbonize the maritime logistics sector by offering green container transport.

ZIM hires 13 Navios containerships
Israeli shipping company ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has entered into a new charter agreement with Monaco-based shipowner Navios Maritime Partners for a total of thirteen containerships.

Fincantieri, BNP Paribas sign €700M sustainability-linked guarantee facility
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and BNP Paribas Italy have finalized an agreement to turn the guarantee line for a maximum amount of €700 million (about $797M) granted by the bank into a sustainability-linked guarantee facility.

Furetank joins LBG development for fossil-free shipping
Furetank joins the development of a new biogas plant producing around 5,000 tonnes of LBG annually as one of the keys to fossil-free shipping.

IMO Secretary-General: What is the pathway to net-zero shipping?
Kitack Lim, Secretary-General at the International Maritime Organization (IM0), has stressed the importance of collaboration across various maritime sectors in order to achieve industry targets for reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

GCMD, Global Maritime Forum join forces to accelerate shipping decarbonisation
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and the Global Maritime Forum have signed a partnership agreement to support and accelerate the transition of the global maritime industry to a low-carbon future.

Platts introduces LNG-fuel vessels based TCE
S&P Global Platts, an independent energy markets information provider, has launched time charter equivalent (TCE) assessments for Newcastlemax class dry bulk ships using LNG as bunker fuel.

Erik Thun orders next-gen dry cargo vessels
Swedish shipping company Erik Thun Group has ordered two new dry cargo vessels from Dutch shipyard Ferus Smit in an effort to replace some of the existing vessels with newbuilds.

Wärtsilä to maintain 2 LNG-fueled ferries from STQ
Wärtsilä has signed an optimised maintenance agreement with the Canadian ferry operator STQ for two LNG-fueled ferries.

Maersk posts record earnings, further expands logistics portfolio
Danish container shipping and logistics giant A.P. Moller – Maersk has delivered record earnings for 2021 despite persistent supply chain disruptions.