Green Marine
Rio Tinto and LNG Canada open new wharf at Kitimat port
Anglo-Australian mining corporation Rio Tinto and Shell-Led LNG Canada have opened a newly extended wharf that will increase the capacity of Rio Tinto’s port facilities in Kitimat.
In focus: Governments take the lead in funding energy transition projects
Although the year draws to a close and embraces the holiday spirit, the global energy transition shows no signs of slowing down. In the week behind us, we witnessed that governments spare no expense to support clean energy projects and step up the energy transition game.
Yara Birkeland, world’s 1st fully-electric boxship, prepares for commercial ops
Yara Birkeland, the world’s first autonomous and fully electric containership, will soon commence commercial operations while beginning a two-year test period, prior to entering full autonomous operation on a route off the coast of Norway.
John Fredriksen firm takes interest in Valaris
Billionaire John Fredriksen’s Seatankers Group has acquired an interest in Seadrill’s rival offshore drilling contractor Valaris.
Keel laid for Van Oord’s new cable-layer
Van Oord has laid the keel for its new 130-meter hybrid cable-laying vessel Calypso. The Dutch company held a ceremony at the Vard Tulcea shipyard in Romania to mark the milestone. To remind, Van Oord placed an order with VARD for Calypso in December last year as part of the company’s strategy to st
IMO to expand number of council members to 52
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has decided to expand the number of member states in the IMO Council by adopting the amendments and increasing the number from the current 40 members to 52.
CSL completes world’s longest biofuel trials
Canadian bulker operator CSL Group has completed the world’s longest-running trials of B100 biodiesel on marine engines, accumulating nearly 30,000 running hours.
AW Ship Management scores management deal for three nuclear transport vessels
UK-based ship management company AW Ship Management has been appointed by Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS) to provide ship management services for its fleet of three specialist nuclear cargo vessels.
Samsung Heavy bags $208 million order for LNG carrier
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received an order to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier.
Tharsis wraps up wind-assisted propulsion installation on diesel-electric vessel
Dutch shipowner Tharsis Sea-River Shipping has finished concluded the installation of two retractable wing sails on its general cargo vessel M/V Tharsis.
CSL takes minority stake in Canadian engineering firm
CSL Group, a Canada-based owner and operator of self-unloading ships, has acquired a strategic minority stake in compatriot engineering firm EMS-Tech.
Costamare orders containership fleet
Greek shipping company Costamare has signed two shipbuilding contracts for the construction of a total of eight boxships.
Chevron Shipping commits to ship emissions reporting
Chevron Shipping Company, a California-based marine transportation unit of oil giant Chevron, has joined the Sea Cargo Charter, a benchmark initiative for responsible shipping activities, transparent greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting, and improved decision-making in line with UN decarbonization targets
Zinus to develop next-gen shore power solution for cruise ships
Norwegian provider of shore power solutions Zinus AS has received a contract from compatriot company Havnekraft AS to develop and deliver a flexible shore power solution for cruise ships calling at Haugesund Cruise Port.