Green Marine
Hapag-Lloyd enjoys earnings momentum, appoints first-ever female CIO
German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd wrapped up the first nine months of this year with significantly higher earnings than in the corresponding period last year.
IMO sets International Day for Women in Maritime
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council has decided to establish an International Day for Women in Maritime, to be observed on 18 May every year.
Purus Marine buys two LNG carriers
London-based maritime holding company Purus Marine has acquired two 180,000 cubic metres LNG carriers (LNGCs).
GES to prepare existing Rotterdam terminal for low-carbon future
Singapore-based storage terminals operator Global Energy Storage (GES), which launched in May this year, has unveiled its first major investment at Europoort in the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
AYRO wins EMFF grant to boost its wingsail tech
French wind propulsion specialist AYRO has received a grant from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for its wingsail project WINNEW.
AqualisBraemar LOC buys ship design business from Damen
Energy and marine consultancy AqualisBraemar LOC will acquire the UK operations of ship design and marine consultancy company OSD-IMT from Damen shipyards.
COP26: new task force to support seafarers through green transition
A Just Transition Maritime Task Force has been formed at COP26 to drive decarbonisation of the industry and support millions of seafarers through shipping’s green transition.
COP26: UK MPs prefer co-financed shore power model in ports
A survey of over 100 UK members of parliament (MPs) for the British Ports Association has revealed a tentative consensus for a joint model of funding for shore power in ports.
ICS, IMO, Green Climate Fund discuss provision of $1.5 million to fast track R&D
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have met with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to discuss funding options for the proposed ‘IMO Maritime Research Fund’ (IMRF).
Wärtsilä secures scrubbers deal with Trasmed GLE S.L.
Spanish company Trasmed GLE, a part of the logistics firm Grimaldi Group, has selected Finland-based Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment to install the open-loop exhaust gas abatement technology on two of its roll-on/roll-off passenger ferries.
Sustainable transport firms unite around carbon-neutral bunkering
Sustainable cargo initiative GoodShipping has unveiled a new partnership with 18 companies that will substantially reduce emissions from shipping.
Green corridors to simplify zero-emission shipping challenges, study suggests
A new study, produced for the Getting to Zero Coalition, an initiative for accelerating international shipping decarbonisation, has shown that developing green corridors can help simplify the challenges of zero-emission shipping.
COP26: 19 countries pledge to create zero-emission shipping corridors
Nineteen countries have signed a declaration to establish “green shipping corridors” — zero-emission maritime routes between two or more ports — in an effort to help the shipping sector decarbonize.
Berg teams up with Yaskawa/The Switch for electric propulsion
Berg Propulsion has signed a key supplier and cooperation agreement with Yaskawa Environmental Energy/The Switch to accelerate drive into electric propulsion.