Green Marine
LR approves China’s first ammonia-powered Newcastlemax bulker design
Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) for the country’s first Newcastlemax bulk carrier concept to be powered by ammonia.
US steps up efforts to enable green shipping corridors
The United States has unveiled a framework document for advancing domestic and international green shipping corridors, demonstrating clear ambitions to decarbonize maritime trade routes in the coming period.
Zero-carbon shipping centre and govt to establish green corridors in Chile
Chilean Ministries of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, and Foreign Affairs have teamed up with the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping to launch a joint project to establish green shipping corridors in the country.
Hyundai Glovis, Woodside ink long-term LNG shipping deal
Hyundai Glovis, the logistics arm of South Korea’s Hyundai Group, has signed a long-term contract with Australian Woodside Energy to enter the liquefied natural gas (LNG) transportation business.
Hapag-Lloyd partners Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping
German container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping have formalized their collaboration by signing a partnership agreement on 12 April.
DSME orders GTT tank design for two new LNGCs
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has ordered tank design for two LNG carriers (LNGCs) from French LNG containment specialist GTT.
QatarEnergy hands out first batch of LNG ship-owner contracts
State-owned oil and gas company QatarEnergy has signed a series of time-charter parties (TCPs) with a subsidiary of Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) for the long-term charter and operation of four LNG ships.
Crowley and Shell seek ways to decarbonise maritime sector
Florida-based marine company Crowley and the U.S.-based unit of Shell have teamed up to look into advancing decarbonisation of the maritime sector.
Impact Today: New standard for vessel reporting needed to boost data quality, decabonisation
Impact Today has released its new white paper which calls for the maritime sector to create a new data standard aimed at evolving noon reports into holistic vessel reports to support vessel and voyage optimisation
AET to speed up decarbonisation with major tech investments
AET, a Singapore-based petroleum logistics unit of Malaysian energy logistics group MISC Berhad, has made significant technology investments and teamed up with like-minded partners to accelerate decarbonisation, according to the company’s CEO.
Cambiaso Risso joins Poseidon Principles to support shipping’s green transition
Italian insurance broker and shipping agency Cambiaso Risso has joined the Poseidon Principles for Marine Insurance, the global framework for responsible marine insurance, as an affiliate member.
PIL tests marine biofuel as a potential drop-in fuel solution
Singapore-based shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL) is conducting a trial use of marine biofuel on its container vessel as part of its efforts to achieve decarbonisation objectives.
Corvus, NAVTEK and BMA team up on swappable battery, fuel cell container solutions
Norway’s energy storage company Corvus Energy, Turkish ship design and engineering company NAVTEK Naval Technologies and compatriot marine electrical system integrator BMA Technology have decided to strengthen ties in science and technology towards maritime sector decarbonization.
Ship-to-ship bunkering of ‘world’s 1st LNG-fueled VLCC’ done
Dutch marine fuel supplier Titan LNG has teamed up with Petronas Marine, Petronas’ marine solutions unit, to deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) under a term supply agreement to the “world’s first LNG-fueled very large crude carrier (VLCC)”. The ship-to-ship bunkering of the Yuan Rui Yang VLCC, char