Green Marine

Fosen Yard Emden bags order for 6 eco-friendly mini-bulkers
Germany-based shipbuilder Fosen Yard Emden GmbH has received an order for the construction of six mini-bulker cargo ships.

bremenports: Adjustments needed to adapt ports to climate change
The PortKLIMA project, backed by bremenports, an infrastructure management firm operating ports of Bremen and Bremerhaven, has published the final report identifying the effects of climate change on seaports in Germany.

TotalEnergies: LNG bunker market could reach 10 MTPA by 2025
The LNG bunker market could reach ten million tonnes a year by 2025, TotalEnergies Marine Fuels forecasts in its new white paper on marine transport energy transition.

Marine insurers agree framework to support green shipping
Six of the world’s leading marine insurers have launched an initiative to provide transparency on carbon emissions and support the shipping industry’s green transition.

Havila Capella embarks on maiden voyage
Norwegian shipping company Havila Voyages has informed that its newbuild eco-friendly hybrid-powered cruise vessel, Havila Capella, began the maiden voyage.

Port of Gothenburg set to become transport hub for captured CO2
The Swedish Energy Agency has approved the partial funding of the collaborative project CinfraCap, bringing the region a step closer to a carbon capture infrastructure at the Port of Gothenburg.

Eagle Bulk Shipping becomes mission partner to zero carbon shipping center
US-based Eagle Bulk Shipping has signed a partner agreement with Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, an independent not-for-profit research and development center.

AqualisBraemar LOC acquires UK marine consultancy from Damen
London-based energy and marine consultancy AqualisBraemar LOC (ABL) has completed the acquisition of the UK operations of ship design and marine consultancy company OSD-IMT from Damen Shipyard.

Samsung Heavy picks GTT tank design for new LNG carrier duo
Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has ordered tank design for two new LNG carriers from the French LNG containment specialist GTT.

P&O Ferries and We4Sea team up for vessel performance monitoring
Ferry and logistics group P&O Ferries and data solutions provider We4Sea have signed a cooperation agreement to launch a vessel performance monitoring solution.

Hyundai Glovis, BLG form JV for automobile port handling
South Korean roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) shipping company Hyundai Glovis and Germany-based seaport and logistics service provider BLG Logistics have entered into a strategic partnership for automobile port handling in Bremerhaven.

Video: World’s 1st hybrid cargo vessel leaves shipyard
Aasfjell, a battery hybrid bulk carrier newbuild ordered by Norway’s shipping company Aasen Shipping, has left the Royal Bodewes shipyard in Hoogezand, the Netherlands.

Port of Houston gets energy transition-ready terminal
Vopak Moda Houston, jointly owned and operated by Royal Vopak and Moda Midstream, says that its marine terminal in the Port of Houston is now fully operational.

World’s 1st methanol-powered pilot boat launched
The world’s first methanol propelled pilot boat has been launched by the Fastwater project, a consortium of Europe’s maritime research and technology leaders set to demonstrate the feasibility of retrofit and newbuild vessels to operate on methanol.