Green Marine

UK partners join forces to advance green hydrogen production and distribution
UK-based marine energy company Marine Power Systems (MPS) has joined forces with Marine2o to develop integrated solutions to support the production of green hydrogen from offshore renewable energy sources, using marine vessels to transport this energy vector to market.

Eni and Fincantieri join forces to promote energy transition initiatives
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and compatriot oil and gas company Eni have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a partnership for promoting initiatives focused on the energy transition.

Hyundai Glovis teams up with Air Products on hydrogen supply chain
Hyundai Glovis, the logistics arm of Korean Hyundai Group, has signed a deal with U.S.-based hydrogen and LNG supplier Air Products to work on establishing a global hydrogen supply chain.

Bocomm Leasing books eight Ultramax bulkers at Cosco Shipping
China’s Bank of Communications Financial Leasing (Bocomm Leasing) has placed an order for eight Ultramax newbuilds at compatriot Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry Zhoushan.

Kanfer Shipping in chartering 2 new LNG bunker ships talks
Norway-based shipping company Kanfer Shipping is in talks for chartering of its first two small-scale LNG bunker and distribution ships ordered from the Chinese Taizhou shipyard.

FMC calls on ocean carriers to adopt fair pricing in container shipping
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has urged the world’s top ocean carriers to adopt three best practices related to when and how detention and demurrage fees are applied, as well as how to dispute the charges.

Celsius Tankers orders 4 Gunvor-chartered LNG carriers from Samsung Heavy
Danish ship owning company Celsius Tankers has ordered a new series of LNG carriers from Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries that will be chartered to Swiss LNG trading company Gunvor.

Valenciaport 1st in Europe to install green hydrogen supply station
The Port of Valencia has revealed that it will be the first European port to install a green hydrogen plant to reduce the environmental impact of its terminal machinery operations.

New ZeroCoaster study looks into hydrogen value chain for maritime
Zero Emission Compressed Hydrogen (ZECH) study on hydrogen value chain for maritime is a part of the ZeroCoaster project study coordinated by Vard, a major shipbuilding company.

SunStone takes delivery of third eco-friendly expedition ship
Florida-based expedition cruise ship owner SunStone Ships has taken delivery of the third out of seven next-generation, Infinity-class expedition cruise vessels at China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI).

Pelagic Partners extends its LPG fleet together with B-Gas
Maritime investments fund Pelagic Partners acquires two LPG carriers together with Danish gas shipping specialist B-Gas.

Novatek talks Arctic LNG projects with major shipping companies
Russia’s natural gas producer Novatek held its first Arctic LNG Projects Shipowners Conference in Moscow with stakeholders in Russian Arctic shipping attending.

Klaveness sells oldest vessel in fleet renewal push
Norway-based shipping company Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC) has concluded a sale contract for its oldest vessel, a 2001-built Cabu ship as part of its fleet renewal policy.

Sovcomflot presents Green Funnel LNG vessels to IMO
Russia’s largest shipping company Sovcomflot (SCF) has presented the technology of its LNG-powered tankers of the ‘Green Funnel’ series to the International Maritime Organization (IMO).