The maritime industry must take immediate collective action on an unprecedented scale to bring the decarbonization of the industry closer to the Paris 1.5°C trajectory, according to Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping. International and domestic shipping uses approximately 12.6 EJ
German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) and Hong Kong-based ship manager Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Ltd have signed a cooperation agreement to work on the development of digital products and testing of engine performance.
MSC Cruises, part of Switzerland-based shipping major MSC Group, has held a naming ceremony for MSC Seascape, the largest and most technologically-advanced ship built in Italy.
Unions representing seafarers and maritime employers have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) to take forward the ‘spirit of cooperation’ that marked the shipping industry’s joint efforts throughout the pandemic. The MOU’s signatories are the International Transport Workers’ Federation (I
U.S. naval architecture and marine engineering firm Elliott Bay Design Group has developed a new design of methanol-fuelled harbor power and charging barge.
IMO’s new Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) regulations will not help the environment and may actually lead to higher rather than lower emissions, German dry bulk carrier owner and operator Oldendorff Carriers said. The company released a study that delves into the rating scheme pointing to examples
Focusing on ammonia as one of the next-generation eco-friendly energy sources, South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Group (HHI) has joined forces with Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) to develop an ammonia floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU). Ammonia FSRU is a ship that
Members of the OCEAN Alliance, CMA CGM, COSCO Shipping Lines, OOCL and Evergreen have signed the Ocean Alliance Day 7 Product, which will launch in January 2023 with 40 services and an annual capacity of 22.4 million TEUs. It has been announced that 26 dual-fuel, LNG-powered CMA CGM ships would be a
The Port of Hueneme has received $10.4 million in funding from Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC) to help build shoreside power plug-in infrastructure on its North Terminal.
German engine manufacturing powerhouse MAN Energy Solutions demonstrated today the performance of its new dual-fuel four-stroke 49/60DF engine from the testbed in Augsburg, Germany. Based on the information presented today, MAN claims that its 49/60 DF engine offers a feasible decarbonization pathwa
The International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO) has joined the critics of the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) framework voicing opposition to its use as a benchmark for medium-term measures as part of the IMO’s revised GHG Strategy. INTERCARGO said that its members expressed thei
French ferry operator Corsica Linea has revealed that its first roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) ferry powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) A Galeotta was delivered.
Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has launched the world’s first framework for shipping industry companies to set near- and long-term science-based targets.
Tallink Superfast Ltd, a subsidiary of Estonian shipping company Tallink Grupp, has taken delivery of the new fast passenger ferry MyStar from Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC). Described as “the newest and most technologically advanced vessel on the Baltic Sea”, MyStar was delive
