This week’s announcement on the creation of a new European Hydrogen Bank has been hailed by many as a game-changer that will help decarbonise the EU in a cost-effective way. The announcement was made by President of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von Der Leyen during her State of the Union addr
The first test delivery of hydrogen in the form of ammonia has been received at the climate-neutral HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder, where it was unloaded from the Hapag-Lloyd ship Prague Express, Germany’s port operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG confirmed.
Siemens Energy, Moss Maritime, DNV and Fearnleys have developed an LNG vessel design that will be powered by a hybrid combined-cycle power and propulsion plant. Under the concept, many engine components, including the main engines can be removed from the ship. The backbone of the vessel’s hybrid com
MOL and Ferry Sunflower Limited plan to conduct a trial use of the “berthing aid system,” which is under development by Furuno Electric.
A Dutch startup named Circular Maritime Technologies (CMT) has been launched targeting unsustainable shipbreaking practices that have seen ships taken apart by hand on South East Asian beaches. CMT aims to become the world’s first circular ship dismantling yard by developing and integrating technolo
China’s technology group ContiOcean Environment Tech has been awarded a contract for a methanol fuel supply system.
Norway’s cleantech company TECO 2030 has launched a new product concept for its containerized fuel cells, the TECO 2030 Power Barge. The power barge is a concept for a floating zero-emission power supply for powering ships at berth and at anchor in ports with hydrogen infrastructure. The solution co
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) has won design approval for the development of the world’s first 30,000cbm liquefied carbon dioxide carrier. The new carrier will incorporate a new type of steel in its tanks, supporting greater efficiencies in the carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain. The steel u
Taiwanese shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation has become a signatory to the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI), an information disclosure platform hosted by the Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI).
Hong Kong-based containership owner Seaspan Corporation has canceled the contracts for four 7,700 TEU dual-fuel liquefied natural gas containership newbuildings. The company said on Thursday that the decision was made as the counterparty failed to meet certain conditions in the contracts, hinting th
Royal IHC has taken a step further to become one of the world’s leading suppliers of sustainable dredging solutions with the launch of fully electrically powered IHC Beaver cutter suction dredger series. As announced today, the company is expanding its portfolio of standard Cutter Suction Dredgers (
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, a subsidiary of Korea Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., has won an order for the construction of two LNG dual-fuel pure car truck carriers (PCTC). The order is worth KRW 331 billion ( approximately $ 237 million) and it has been placed by
Greek shipping company Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) is accelerating its fleet modernization efforts as it seeks to invest in greener ships. The company said it was looking into divesting some of its older vessels and replacing them with more modern, eco-friendly vessels. The strategy builds upon t
Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) and classification society ClassNK have established “Zero-Emission Accelerating Ship Finance (program)” to support the maritime industry’s transition toward decarbonization.
