Green Marine

Damen to promote Bawat’s ship-based ballast water management system
Damen Green Solutions, a member of the Damen Shipyards Group, has been given the right to promote a green ship-based ballast water management system (BWMS) developed by water treatment supplier Bawat. According to Bawat, Damen was selected for the cooperation as it fits the supplier’s green approach

Corvus Energy to open US battery factory amid increased demand
Norway’s energy storage company Corvus Energy is expanding its US operations by opening a new factory in the state of Washington in an effort to meet demand for hybrid and zero-emission vessels.

Shipping’s future-fuel demand equal to entire current global renewables production, data shows
A new report commissioned by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) indicates that the global shipping industry will require the equivalent of the world’s entire current renewable energy demand in order to replace fossil fuel use.

K Line opens vehicle terminal powered by renewable energy
K Line and Daito have started the operation of the K Line’s first dedicated finished vehicle terminal powered by renewable energy.

Star Bulk: Green shipping corridors simplify the decarbonisation challenge
Last month, Greek dry bulk shipping company Star Bulk joined a landmark initiative that aims to create the first of its kind green corridor between Australia and East Asia for shipping iron ore.

Provaris progressing design works for new hydrogen carrier
Australian Provaris Energy, former Global Energy Ventures (GEV), is making progress on the engineering and development of its H2Neo GH2 carrier, with the aim to achieve approval for construction in 2023.

ClassNK certifies NAPA’s data-driven voyage efficiency solutions
NAPA, a provider of maritime software, services, and data analysis, has received a key innovation certification from class society ClassNK for its data-powered voyage efficiency solutions that have been used onboard Japanese shipowner Nissen Kaiun’s vessels.

Seaspan orders four LNG-fuelled boxships, closes $500M sustainability-linked private placement
Hong Kong-based operator and owner of containerships Seaspan Corporation, part of Atlas Corp., has entered into agreements with an unnamed shipyard to construct four 7,700 TEU dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG) containership newbuilds.

H2 Industries develops ship concept that converts plastic waste into clean hydrogen
H2 Industries and TECHNOLOG have developed 3D designs for a concept ship that will collect plastic waste and convert it into clean hydrogen.

Two Norwegian players to explore the use of hydrogen as ‘fuel for the future’ in maritime sector
Golden Energy Offshore has teamed up with Gen2 Energy to explore the use and availability of hydrogen-based fuel in the maritime industry.

Outpacing global regulator, EU moves to introduce carbon pricing for shipping and Ocean Fund
The European Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) has voted to adopt the European Commission’s proposal to include shipping in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), surpassing the (in)activity of the UN maritime body, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), to introduce a similar system

EU sets out plan to tackle double whammy of dependence on Russian fossil fuels and climate crisis
The European Commission has presented a plan on how the EU can rapidly reduce its dependence on Russian fossil fuels and fast forward the green transition.

GoodFuels, ITOCHU join forces for sustainable marine biofuel in Asia-Pacific
Dutch marine biofuels supplier GoodFuels and Japanese general trading company ITOCHU Corporation have entered into a partnership agreement to scale sustainable marine biofuel in Singapore, Japan and Asia-Pacific.

DEME’s offshore installation vessel Orion in LNG bunkering op
DEME’s new installation vessel Orion has officially joined the fleet and wrapped up a ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation.