Green Marine
ABS CEO: Shipping is ‘critical enabler’ in global transition
Shipping is the critical enabler in the world’s transition to low carbon operations and needs government support to ensure it is at the front of the queue for next-generation fuels, ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki told delegates at COP26.
Port of Felixstowe targets ops decarbonisation with new equipment
Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe, the UK’s largest container port, has made a ‘major’ investment in new equipment to help decarbonise its operations.
Samsung Heavy orders GTT tank design for 4 new LNGCs
Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has ordered the tank design for four new LNGCs from the French LNG containment specialist GTT.
AIDA Cruises expands shore power use in German ports
With the restart of its cruises from Germany, cruise company AIDA Cruises has expanded the use of green shore power with ships of its fleet to two more German ports in the 2021 summer season.
Japanese trio to trial hydrogen-fueled engine for large ocean and coastal vessels
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and its wholly-owned subsidiary MOL Drybulk have signed a basic agreement with their compatriot Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) to cooperate in a trial of a hydrogen-fueled engine equipped on an in-service vessel.
Port of Long Beach progresses towards zero-emission future
To support a goal of a zero-emissions truck fleet by 2035, the Californian Port of Long Beach will start collecting its Clean Truck Fund Rate on April 1, 2022.
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, NYK to jointly develop large LCO2 carrier
Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, and compatriot shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) have agreed to jointly develop a large-scale liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier.
Wärtsilä integrates with MESPAS maritime e-trading platform
Finnish technology company Wärtsilä has integrated with Swiss maritime e-trading platform MESPAS Connect for faster, easier and more efficient maritime procurement.
Maersk secures new terminal in Croatia for 24,000 TEU giants
Dutch container terminal operator APM Terminals, part of Maersk, and Croatian investor Energia Naturalis (ENNA) have signed a 50-year concession agreement for Rijeka Gateway, a joint venture container terminal between the two companies on the North Adriatic coast of Croatia.
World’s first liquid hydrogen bunkering facility for fuelling zero-emission ships revealed
Clean energy solutions provider Unitrove has unveiled the liquid hydrogen bunkering facility for fuelling zero-emission ships.
StealthGas unveils tanker spin-off plan
Greek LPG shipping company StealthGas revealed plans to spin off its four tanker-owning subsidiaries.
R&D investments to shape future of shipping
Shipping industry players have warned that lack of investment in developing green technologies is the biggest threat to achieving decarbonisation targets.
PHOTOS: Ever Given’s damage after Suez Canal grounding revealed
Ever Given, the giant containership that ran aground in the Suez Canal in March, has suffered the majority of the damage to its bulbous bow module and the area around its bow thrusters, as well as to the rudder and propellor, new photos show.
Fatal accident in waters off Libya after workers plunged into sea
An accident during vessel decommissioning operations in waters offshore Libya has resulted in the deaths of at least three Tunisian workers.