Green Marine

OCI gears up to meet growing ammonia demand with Rotterdam terminal expansion
OCI NV, a producer and distributor of natural gas-based fertilizers and industrial chemicals based in the Netherlands, has made a final investment decision (FID) for the first phase of its ammonia import terminal expansion project at the Port of Rotterdam.

Costa Cruises christens 2nd LNG-powered cruise ship
Italian cruise line Costa Cruises, part of Carnival Corporation, has christened its newest flagship, Costa Toscana, powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Georgia Ports Authority is new member of Green Marine
Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), the top U.S. container port by loaded export volume, is the newest participant in Green Marine, a voluntary environmental certification program for North America’s maritime industry.

Preparing for future fuel mix, Titan LNG rebrands as Titan
Dutch independent fuel supplier to the marine industry, Titan LNG, has decided to rebrand as Titan.

Alfa Laval acquires tank cleaning firm Scanjet
Swedish sustainable solutions provider Alfa Laval has signed an agreement to acquire Scanjet, a compatriot supplier of marine tank cleaning equipment.

Breeze to design ammonia-fueled gas carrier for NoGAPS project
Norwegian ship design company Breeze Ship Design has entered into an agreement with Nordic Green Ammonia Powered Ships (NoGAPS) project consortium to conduct feasibility studies and develop the concept design for the ammonia-fueled gas carrier MS NoGAPS.

DSME installs world’s 1st high-manganese steel LNG fuel tanks on VLCC
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and compatriot steel-making company POSCO have hit a new milestone in their technological development to build eco-friendly dual-fuel propulsion vessels.

KSOE scores order for LNG carrier duo
South Korean shipbuilding giant Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has received an order for the construction of two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.

LR: Rotor sails improve vessels’ EEDI score
Classification society Lloyd’s Register has granted approval in principle (AIP) for a Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) designed 210,000 dwt Newcastlemax bulk carrier equipped with Anemoi rotor sails.

Costa Group to bolster net-zero targets with new decarbonisation department
Cruise company Costa Group, a part of Carnival Corporation, has established a dedicated decarbonisation department within its Carnival Maritime unit based in Hamburg.

Sea Cargo Charter: Industry giants disclose climate impact of their shipping activities
For the first time, some of the world’s largest energy, agriculture, mining, and commodity trading companies publish the climate alignment of their shipping activities and gain access to new data that will allow them to work with their business partners in driving carbon efficiency and reductions an

Equinor comes on board Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center in push to speed up shipping decarbonisation
Equinor has joined the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping on its journey to accelerate the decarbonisation of shipping.

Construction starts on TUI Cruises’ methanol-ready cruise ship
Finnish shipbuilding company Meyer Turku has held a steel-cutting ceremony for Mein Schiff 7, the latest cruise ship to be built for German TUI Cruises, a joint venture between TUI and Royal Caribbean Group.

Tata Steel, Van Dam Shipping join forces to develop hydrogen-fueled vessel
Indian steel-making company Tata Steel has entered into an agreement with Dutch firm Van Dam Shipping to develop a hydrogen-powered vessel.