Green Marine
Corvus marks 500th project order with 3 zero-emission harbor tugs
Norway’s energy storage company Corvus Energy has marked its 500th project order with three zero-emission harbor tugs to be built by Turkish Sanmar Shipyards to serve Canada’s Kitimat LNG project.
ABS, Kongsberg Digital integrate solutions to power maritime digitalization and decarbonization
Classification society ABS and digital solutions provider Kongsberg Digital, part of the Kongsberg Group, have joined forces to power maritime digitalization and decarbonization.
Rolls-Royce new member of ITF Corporate Partnership Board
Technology company Rolls-Royce has joined the Corporate Partnership Board of the International Transport Forum (ITF) to work together with the ITF on transport decarbonisation, innovation and digitalisation.
Govts urged to support ferry industry’s decarbonization
In order to help the ferry industry decarbonize, ports around the world need to be equipped with shoreside infrastructure to supply alternative fuels. A joint industry effort, supported by governments, is needed to achieve the ultimate goal, operators believe.
Scandlines: Another hybrid ferry to get Norsepower rotor sail
Following the successful installation of the Norsepower rotor sail on the hybrid ferry M/V Copenhagen in 2020, and a year of demonstrated results, Danish ferry operator Scandlines has prepared the sister ferry M/V Berlin for its own rotor sail installation.
GasLog sells GasLog Salem LNG carrier to CDBL
Greek owner and operator of LNG carriers GasLog has completed the sale of GasLog Salem LNGC to a subsidiary of China Development Bank Leasing (CDBL) for $128 million.
Green hydrogen fuels to decarbonise 80% of global shipping
A rapid replacement of fossil fuels with renewable fuels based on green hydrogen and advanced biofuels could enable to cut up to 80% of CO2 emissions attributed to international maritime shipping by mid-century, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) finds.
Höegh LNG charters Höegh Gallant FSRU to New Fortress
Bermuda-based Höegh LNG Partners has recently entered into a ten-year agreement with U.S.-based gas-to-power developer New Fortress Energy to charter the Höegh Gallant FSRU.
Norwegian, German regulators approve Octopus Bidco’s Ocean Yield acquisition
Octopus Bidco AS, a company owned by funds advised by American investment company Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR) and its affiliates, has received clearance from the Norwegian Competition Authority and the German Federal Cartel Office to acquire Norwegian shipowner Ocean Yield ASA.
Wärtsilä systems for two Capital Gas LNG carriers
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will supply four shaft generator systems for two LNG Carrier vessels that the Sout Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries is building for the Greek ship management service provider Capital Gas.
Ocean Infinity buys Red Rock with focus on autonomous port ops
Marine robotics company Ocean Infinity has acquired Red Rock, a technology company focused on solutions that aim to enable autonomous port operations. The acquisition will combine Ocean Infinity’s Armada robotic vessels and low emission operations with Red Rock’s ability to develop hardware and soft
Swire Group joins Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center
John Swire & Sons Limited, the parent company of the Swire Group, and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping have signed a partnership agreement, committing to a long-term strategic collaboration around the development of safe and sustainable decarbonization solutions for the maritim
Shell’s JV orders 1st LNG-fueled, wind-assisted CO2 carriers
Northern Lights, Shell’s joint venture with energy majors Equinor and TotalEenrgies, has placed an order for two LNG-powered, wind-assisted CO2 carriers at China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. (DSIC).
In focus: Shipping poised to lead clean fuels uptake as major oil spill spurs calls for offshore drilling ban
In a week that once again reminded us of the devastating effects the use of fossil fuels has on environment – now on full display across the coast of Southern California due to the newest oil spill – the calls to break our addiction on such sources of energy echoed around the world. Shipping industr