Green Marine
Saga Pure takes stake in hydrogen company Hyon
Saga Pure, a Norwegian green investment company that recently switched its focus from shipping to renewables, has decided to acquire a stake in Hyon AS, a compatriot hydrogen solutions provider.
Frontline adds two scrubber-fitted ECO-type VLCCs to its fleet
Norwegian tanker owner and operator Frontline has entered into an acquisition deal for two scrubber-fitted, ECO-type very large crude carriers (VLCCs) worth a total of $180 million. Frontline said it intends to meet the financing of this acquisition with existing borrowing facilities and establish l
Pioneer Marine puts entire bulker fleet up for sale
Greece-based dry bulk shipowner Pioneer Marine has announced that it will sell the remaining handysize bulk carriers after which the entire company will be dissolved.
Hapag-Lloyd, ONE wrap up integration with TradeLens
Germany-based company Hapag-Lloyd and Japan’s Ocean Network Express (ONE) have completed the integration with TradeLens, a blockchain-enabled digital shipping platform.
In focus: Time to part ways with old habits
Old habits die hard. Hence, it may be a lot more difficult for the offshore energy industry and the maritime sector to make peace with the transition they have to undergo and renounce previous business practices. The message was echoed in this week’s protest of Greenpeace environmental activists, wh
BPA joins World Ports Sustainability Programme
The British Ports Association (BPA) has joined the World Ports Sustainability Programme (WPSP) as a partner, supporting the global drive to improve the ports industry’s further integration of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in its business and operations.
Keel laid for MSC Cruises’ eco-friendly EVO class ship
Swiss-based cruise line MSC Cruises held a traditional coin ceremony for its second seaside EVO class ship at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy.
Green Marine environmental program attracts more European shipowners
Green Marine Europe, a voluntary environmental certification program for the European maritime industry that celebrates its first birthday, continues to attract new sustainability-driven shipowners.
Cyprus to vaccinate all seafarers on its vessels
On the International Day of the Seafarer, the Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry (SDM) revealed plans to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to all seafarers on Cyprus-flagged and -managed vessels.
NABU study: Ammonia can fully develop its climate protection potential
Green ammonia as an energy source has great potential for climate protection, a new study has found.
PGS optimizing vessel speed with Cognite
PGS and Cognite have systemized data to increase PGS vessel speed without jeopardizing the seismic acquisition operation or the vessel integrity. PGS is using Cognite’s Industrial DataOps to give seismic vessel operators an overview of the factors determining a vessel’s optimal operating speed. The
Crews mark Day of the Seafarer between a rock and a hard place as crew change crisis continues to brew
As the shipping industry marks this year’s Day of the Seafarer, hundreds of thousands of seafarers continue to face challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic with regard to repatriation, shore leave, and medical support. “After a year of seafarer mistreatment by governments and ineffective lob
Waterborne Technology Platform, EC sign partnership on zero-emission transport
The European Commission and the Waterborne Technology Platform signed a Memorandum of Understand (MoU) for a Co-Programmed Partnership under the framework of Horizon Europe. The partnership aims to accelerate the transformation of waterborne transport to eliminate all harmful environmental emissions
DNV releases new cloud simulator training certification
Norway-based classification society DNV has introduced a new class D for areas covering cloud-based simulation.