Green Marine

Lookout Maritime, Anglo-Eastern form sustainability-driven partnership
Lookout Maritime, a new company formed to drive decarbonisation and wider sustainability within the shipping industry, has formed a strategic partnership with Hong Kong-based ship management company Anglo-Eastern.

NYK to develop concept design for “ammonia ready” LNG-fueled ship
Japan’s shipowner Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) Line has joined forces with compatriot company MTI Co. and Finnish maritime consulting and engineering firm Elomatic Oy for the development of a concept design for “ammonia ready” liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled vessel (ARLFV).

CMA CGM, AD Ports to build new terminal at Khalifa Port
French container shipping major CMA CGM and the UAE-based port operator Abu Dhabi Ports (AD Ports) have signed a 35-year concession agreement to develop a new terminal in Abu Dhabi.

Windship Technology secures DNV’s AiP for triple-wing design
British company Windship Technology has received approval in principle (AiP) from classification society DNV GL for its patented triple-wing rig.

World’s largest boxship says hi to Hamburg
On 8 September 2021, the Megamax container ship Ever Ace called at the Port of Hamburg for the first time with the evening‘s high tide.

GOGL orders three dual-fuel ready bulkers
Bermuda-registered, Norway-based dry bulk shipping company Golden Ocean Group Limited (GOGL) has entered into an agreement for the construction of three latest generation 85,000 dwt Eco-type Kamsarmax vessels.

MOL signs transition loan contract for Japan’s first LNG-fueled ferries
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has concluded a syndicated transition loan contract for two LNG-fueled ferries, Sunflower Kurenai and Sunflower Murasaki.

Maersk invests in US startup to secure green bio-methanol production
Danish shipping major A.P. Moller – Maersk has decided to invest in California-based WasteFuel, a start-up focused on turning waste into sustainable aviation fuel, green bio-methanol, and renewable natural gas.

AIDA Cruises aims to have carbon-neutral fleet by 2040
German cruise line AIDA Cruises, part of Carnival Corporation, wants its fleet to be zero-emission by 2040, ten years ahead of the climate targets set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

SINTEF commits to solving challenges related to ammonia as marine fuel
Norway-based research organization SINTEF intends to work on solving research hurdles linked to the use of ammonia as a zero-emission fuel for the shipping sector.

SEA-LNG: LNG-fueled vessels to account for 30% of orders in 2021
The multi-sector industry coalition SEA-LNG recognizes significant growth in LNG-fueled vessels orders in 2021 and expects this trend to continue.

EU wants to demonstrate zero-emission ships by 2030
The partnership board of the Zero-Emission Waterborne Transport has adopted a strategy which will enable Europe to demonstrate deployable zero-emission maritime and inland ships by 2030.

GTT scores LNG tank design order from Hyundai Samho
French LNG containment specialist GTT has received an order for the tank design of two new LNG carriers from the Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI).

Japanese, Russian firms to jointly develop dual-fuel methanol carrier
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and compatriot general trading company Marubeni Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Russian government and companies for a joint study to build, operate and utilize a dual-fuel methanol carrier.