Green Marine

Wärtsilä, partners join forces to speed up ammonia engine development
A consortium of shipping stakeholders, coordinated by the technology group Wärtsilä, is working to develop demonstrators for two-stroke and four-stroke marine engines running on ammonia fuel.

Canada eyeing green shipping corridor in the Great Lakes
Members of Canada’s Chamber of Marine Commerce (CMC) are looking to explore the potential for a multi-stakeholder initiative to establish a new Canadian Green Shipping Corridor in the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence waterway.

Grieg Edge’s green ammonia tanker design gets DNV’s approval
Classification society DNV has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of a green ammonia tanker that also runs on green ammonia developed by LMG Marin, Wärtsilä and Grieg Edge.

BP signs up to Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonization
UK-based oil and gas major BP has joined the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) as a strategic partner, which was marked by a partnership agreement ceremony in Singapore today.

CoolCo buys 5th and 6th LNG carrier from Golar LNG
The newly formed shipping firm CoolCo has completed acquisition of fifth and sixth out of eight LNG carriers from Bermuda-based shipper Golar LNG.

Bornholm to become green fuel hub for 60,000 ships
Bornholm Bunker Hub, an international shipping consortium, has come one step closer to establishing a green bunkering station at Bornholm after conducting a feasibility study and is looking for partners and customers seeking to accelerate decarbonisation and refuel vessels with sustainable fuels. Th

World Bank: How can carbon revenues support the green transition of shipping?
The money raised through carbon pricing could be allocated towards many purposes. The decarbonization of the shipping industry itself is priority number one, according to a new report released by the World Bank.

MPC Container Ships orders two 5,500 TEU green methanol-ready vessels
Norwegian container tonnage provider MPC Container Ships has ordered two 5,500 TEU wide beam eco-design vessels to improve the environmental footprint of its fleet.

Investigation launched into fire incident on world’s 1st LH2 carrier Suiso Frontier
ABTS is investigating a fire incident onboard the world’s first LH2 carrier Suiso Frontier that took place on 25 January in Hastings.

Industry’s first: Furetank granted green credit guarantee
Furetank has become the first shipping compnay in Sweden to receive a green credit guarantee by the the Swedish Export Credit Agency for financing a vessel of “top-class environmental and climate standard”.

Corvus Energy hydrogen fuel cell system gets DNV AIP
The Corvus Energy hydrogen fuel cell system developed through the H2NOR project has received approval in principle (AiP) from the classification society DNV.

Norsepower, NAPA team up to reap wind propulsion benefits using voyage optimisation
Finland-based clean tech company Norsepower has signed a formal agreement with NAPA, a compatriot maritime software, services and data analysis provider, to offer weather routing software in combination with its Rotor Sails solution.

ABB to power Polish hybrid-electric ferries
Technology company ABB has secured an order from the Polish shipbuilder Remontowa Shiprepair Yard to supply integrated power, automation and propulsion solutions to three large passenger and car ferries.

BW Tatiana FSRU in 1st STS LNG transfer in El Salvador
BW Tatiana FSRU, deployed in El Salvador as a part of the Energía del Pacífico LNG-to-power project, has completed its first ship-to-ship LNG operation.