Green Marine
Remote control fire fighting system ready for crewless ship ops
Survitec’s fire fighting system and safety equipment aboard Yara Birkeland – the world’s first fully autonomous containership – has completed its first annual service ahead of the 3200 dwt ship’s first laden voyage.
Damen opts for world’s smallest BWTS
Dutch shipbuilder Damen has signed its first contact with Greek ballast water treatment systems manufacturer Erma First.
Uber Boat building UK’s 1st hybrid high-speed passenger ferry
The UK-based Uber Boat by Thames Clipper, a partnership between river bus service Thames Clipper and transport company Uber, is building the country’s first hybrid high-speed passenger ferries.
Crowdfunding campaign launched to support sailing cargo ships
WiSEED is launching a crowdfunding campaign for NEOLINE Développement.
Helsinki Shipyard to build LNG-fueled icebreaker for Nornickel
Finnish shipbuilding firm Helsinki Shipyard is building a new LNG-fueled icebreaker for Russian mining company Nornickel.
Global policies could make zero-emission shipping commercially viable
A new report for the Getting to Zero Coalition, an initiative for accelerating international shipping decarbonisation, outlining policy measures that could close the competitiveness between fossil fuels and zero-emission alternatives in shipping has been launched.
MAGPIE to create roadmap to green ports by 2050
MAGPIE (sMArt Green Ports as Integrated Efficient multimodal hubs) project says it works toward greener logistics in European ports, leading to emission-free and fully digitalised ports by 2050.
Southern Hemisphere’s 1st all-electric ferry launched in NZ
East by West Ferries has officially launched Ika Rere, the Southern Hemisphere’s first fully electric, zero-emission passenger ferry.
World’s 1st zero-carbon terminal gets Carbon Neutrality Certificate
The Second Container Terminal of Tianjin Port, also known as the world’s first zero-carbon terminal, has received the “Carbon Neutrality Certificate” issued by the China Classification Society.
World’s largest dual-fuel car carriers ordered in China
Jiangnan Shipyard and China Shipbuilding Trading, units of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), have received an order for the construction of “the world’s largest” dual-fuel car carriers.
Alfa Laval bags new orders amid increased interest in LPG as fuel
Due to increased demand for solutions related to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as fuel, Swedish company Alfa Laval has secured new orders for FCM LPG, a low-flashpoint fuel supply system (LFSS) that can work with LPG cargo handling systems
ZIM charters three 7,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel boxships
Israeli shipping company ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has entered into a new eight-year charter agreement for three 7,000 TEU liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel container vessels.
IHRB joins Sustainable Shipping Initiative
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) has welcomed its newest member, the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB).
South Korea: 23 shipping companies fined $81M for price fixing
South Korean antitrust regulator has sanctioned 23 domestic and foreign container shipping companies for fixing maritime freight rates.