Green Marine
Sembcorp Marine hands over 2nd zero-emission battery-powered RoPax to Norled
Singapore-based shipbuilder Sembcorp Marine has handed over the second of three identical battery-operated roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) ferries to Norwegian ferry operator Norled AS.
Singapore: ONE opens new office for green initiatives
Singapore-based shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) has opened its new ONE Green Office, an educational, interactive and collaborative space for green initiatives. The new office was established in Singapore and will become a base for ONE’s global Green Strategy Department and South Asia re
Formation of CoolCo completed, new CEO named
The formation of the new shipping company CoolCo, with Eastern Pacific Shipping and Golar LNG as shareholders, has now been completed.
Vestas to test hydrogen-powered crew transfer vessel at Norther offshore wind farm
Vestas, in collaboration with Windcat Workboats, is launching a pilot programme to explore how a hydrogen-powered crew transfer vessel (CTV) can help reduce carbon emissions from offshore service operations. Developed by Windcat Workboats and its sister company CMB.Tech, who recently said this was t
DNV approves Vale’s multi-fuel tank design in a ‘major’ advance for low-carbon fuels adoption
Brazilian mining company Vale has received approval in principle from the classification society DNV for its design incorporating multi-fuel tanks on iron ore carriers, developed as a result of the project seeking to adopt alternative, lower-carbon fuels for shipping. DNV performed an independent as
France to get first high-powered hydrogen barge for electrification of ships at berth
Améthyste, ArianeGroup, Cetim, HDF Energy, Rubis Terminal and Sofresid engineering have teamed up to develop a multi-service power barge ELEMANTA H2, designed to supply green electricity and hydrogen to large ships, reducing their polluting emissions by more than 80% during port calls.
CMA CGM, ENGIE investing in biomethane production to meet shipping needs
French shipping major CMA CGM Group and compatriot utility company ENGIE have unveiled plans to co-invest in the Salamander project, known as the first industrial and commercial unit for second-generation biomethane production. As described, the Salamander project is the application on an industrial
Boluda aims to cut fuel consumption by 30%
Spanish tugboat operator Boluda Towage, part of Boluda Corporación Marítima, is expanding its cooperation with Dutch maritime technology company Onboard to reduce fuel consumption on a total of seventeen vessels by using data.
MPC Container Ships orders two carbon-neutral 1,300 TEU vessels for North Sea ops
Norwegian container tonnage provider MPC Container Ships ASA has ordered two carbon-neutral 1,300 TEU newbuildings at Chinese shipyard Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering.
TECO 2030 gets funding to develop hydrogen-powered high-speed vessel
A consortium led by Norwegian cleantech company TECO 2030, compatriot shipbuilder Umoe Mandal and maritime engineering company BLOM Maritime is developing a hydrogen-powered high-speed vessel with zero emissions under the “High-speed vessel of the future” project. Under the project, the county munic
Zero Carbon Center gets funding for 1st Book & Claim System
The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping has secured funding to initiate first of its kind Book & Claim System for shipping.
In focus: Offshore industry forms decarbonization tie-ups, as need for more renewable energy investments grows
Despite the projections stating the global energy investments are to reach $2.4 trillion this year, much more is still needed to successfully tackle the issues of energy security and climate crises globally
German regulator simplifies construction process of future LNG terminal in Stade
The German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has exempted Stade’s Hanseatic Energy Hub LNG terminal from tariff and network access regulation for 25 years, enabling the planned construction of the terminal to start earlier.
World’s largest ocean carrier MSC signs UN Sustainable Ocean Principles
Swiss Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s largest ocean carrier by operated container vessel capacity, has joined over 150 stakeholders in signing on to the UN Global Compact Sustainable Ocean Principles.