Green Marine

Gasunie and Fluxys team up on North Sea Port hydrogen network
Gasunie and Fluxys have joined forces for a Dutch-Belgian hydrogen network connection in North Sea Port.

Germany: 1st emission-free hybrid push boat christened in Berlin
Germany’s emission-free hydrogen-fueled push boat Elektra has been christened earlier this week, allowing the testing of the vessel to begin.

EU Parliament votes for EU ETS reform to combat climate change
On 17 May 2022, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted in favour of amendments to the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) in the Environment Committee.

New initiative to explore world’s first cruise-led green corridor
The U.S. Port of Seattle, Alaskan City and Borough of Juneau, Canada’s Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, major cruise lines, as well as the Global Maritime Forum, Blue Sky Maritime Coalition, and Washington Maritime Blue have announced a new commitment to explore the feasibility of the world’s first

Snam and Golar LNG sign FSRU deal for Sardinia energy supply
LNG shipper Golar will deliver the existing LNG carrier as a FSRU that Italian energy firm Snam will install in the port area of Portovesme, Sardinia.

First ammonia cracker prototype turns zero-emission shipping into a reality
Helbio, a subsidiary of Sweden-based energy system developer Metacon has delivered the first “ammonia cracker” prototype to the Norwegian maritime technology company Pherousa Green Technologies.

CF Industries becomes strategic partner to zero-carbon shipping centre
Hydrogen and nitrogen products manufacturer CF Industries has decided to join the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, an independent not-for-profit research and development centre, as a strategic partner.

SABRE consortium win ABS AiP for ammonia bunkering vessel design
The SABRE consortium has received approval in principle (AIP) from the US classification society ABS for an ammonia bunkering vessel design.

Eastern Pacific chooses Value Maritime’s carbon capture solution for tanker pair
Singapore-based shipping company Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has contracted Dutch maritime technology company Value Maritime (VM) to install carbon capture and filtering systems on two medium range (MR) tankers.

Scandlines installs Norsepower rotor sail on its second hybrid ferry
In an effort to become emission-free by 2040 and reach decarbonisation targets, Danish ferry operator Scandlines has installed a Norsepower rotor sail on its hybrid ferry M/V Berlin.

Korean shipbuilders witness LNG carrier order surge
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering and Samsung Heavy Industries have won orders for a total of seven new LNG carriers.

French shipowner opts for wind propulsion tech
Following the three-year collaboration, French maritime firm Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has decided to equip one of its vessels with suction sails from Spanish cleantech engineering company bound4blue.

Neste unveils new co-processed marine fuel to help maritime sector cut emissions
Together with its Danish partner Nordic Marine Oil, Finnish oil refining and marketing company Neste is piloting a new Neste Marine 0.1 co-processed marine fuel in Scandinavia – a solution helping the maritime sector to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

United Heavy Lift orders two more F900 Eco-Lifters
German multipurpose shipping company United Heavy Lift (UHL) has ordered two additional F900 Eco-Lifter newbuilds at the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) shipyard in Hudong, China. With the newly ordered vessels, due to be delivered in 2023 and 2024, UHL will have a fleet of nineteen F900