Green Marine
Hapag-Lloyd CEO: Charter ship market is basically sold out
The unexpected demand recovery in the container shipping sector driven primarily by the US-based demand surge has seen the charter market depleted of available capacity. Furthermore, the demand upturn has lead to increasing delays and heavy port congestion. impacting schedule reliability. “Labor sho
Corvus Energy teams up with Toyota on production of hydrogen fuel cell systems
Energy storage company Corvus Energy is set to start the development and production of sustainable, large scale maritime-certified hydrogen fuel cell systems.
Stena Line inks 20-year contract in Ventspils
Swedish ferry operator Stena Line and terminal operator Noord Natie Ventspils Terminals (NNVT) have signed a 20-year contract securing the continuous ferry operation from the Freeport of Ventspils in Latvia.
Capital Product Partners grows fleet with Panamax trio
Greece-based shipowner Capital Product Partners L.P.(CPLP) has decided to acquire three 5,100 TEU sister container vessels from Capital Maritime & Trading Corp.
IMO says transition to LSFO went extremely smooth with only 55 FONAR reports
The transition to low sulphur in fuel oil in 2020 saw only 55 cases of 0.50% compliant fuel being unavailable, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) said describing the switch extremely smooth. The IMO gave the possibility for shipowners to be issued with a Fuel Oil Non Availability Report (
Niestern Sander hits milestone in Münsterland LNG conversion
The Royal Niestern Sander shipyard has completed the installation of the new aft ship with LNG tank and equipment on the AG Ems’ passenger ferry Münsterland.
Grimaldi welcomes 3rd hybrid RO-RO vessel into the fleet
Eco Livorno, the third of twelve hybrid vessels of the Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class, has been delivered to the Grimaldi Group by the Chinese Jinling shipyard located in Nanjing. The Eco Livorno, which flies the Italian flag, has a length of 238 meters, a beam of 34 meters, a gross tonn
SEA Europe favors EU Maritime Fund as an opt-out alternative to shipping’s inclusion into EU ETS
SEA Europe, a shipyards and maritime equipment association, supports the inclusion of shipping into the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) as part of the EU Green Deal. However, the association said that the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions should be incentivised by internalising the external cos
Italy & France pull the plug on Fincantieri’s takeover of Chantiers de l’Atlantique
The planned mega-merger between Italian shipbuilding major Fincantieri with its French counterpart Chantiers de l’Atlantique has fallen through. The decision has been made public in a joint statement by the French and Italian ministries of economies citing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the
WinGD’s biggest X-DF dual-fuel engine wins Guinness World Records power title
WinGD’s 12X92DF engine has been awarded the Guinness World Records for the most powerful Otto-cycle engine ever built. In tests carried out at engine builder CSSC-MES Diesel Co (CSSC-CMD) and verified by Guinness World Records, for the official record title ‘Most powerful marine internal combustion
Alfa Laval joins Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping
Alfa Laval has joined the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping to work on the development of low- and zero-carbon technologies for the marine industry. As a strategic partner Alfa Laval will be part of the Center’s advisory board, providing strategic and technical guidance for futu
Port of Nigg gets £8.3M boost to accommodate growth of renewables
Regional development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has approved investment of up to £8.3 million in Scottish government funding for the development of East Quay at Port of Nigg to help meet the needs of growing renewable energy sector.
Wärtsilä bags 36 engines order for Arctic LNG 2 carriers
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply dual-fuel engines for six new 172,500 cbm Arctic LNG 2 carriers.
New shore power system to further cut Port of Gothenburg’s carbon footprint
More ships will be able to connect to shoreside power at Swedish Port of Gothenburg within a few weeks, the port authority revealed.