Green Marine
Alfa Laval invests in air lubrication technology
Sweden-based Alfa Laval has acquired a minority stake in the Netherlands-based technology company Marine Performance Systems, a developer of air lubrication technology for ships. The air lubrication technology generates microbubbles under the ship’s hull, reducing friction between the ship and the w
Prince Rupert Port to install shore power facilities as part of net zero drive
Canada’s Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) has announced its plans to install shore power capacity to help reduce greenhouse gases and other emissions from ships.
Tug crews at Port of Melbourne announce industrial action
Tug crews at the Port of Melbourne plan to stop work for 12 hours on Friday, July 9, as they seek to exert pressure on their employer Svitzer Australia to close a new enterprise agreement. Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) said that tug crews will be joined by supporters from the maritime industry,
NES to convert Fjord1 ferries to zero-emission battery operation
Norway’s ferry operator Fjord1 has contracted Norwegian Electric Systems AS (NES) to act as a system integrator and deliver power control, distribution and battery systems to three ferries that will be converted from gas and diesel propulsion to zero-emission battery operation.
Seanergy bolsters fleet with Capesize, offloads oldest ship
Athens-based Capesize vessel owner Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. has announced it will buy a 2009-built Capesize vessel and sell its oldest ship, M/V Leadership.
Cargo ship spills oil after collision with dredger off Manila
A cargo vessel collided with a dredger in the waters of the South Harbor Anchorage area in Manila, the Philippines, in the early morning hours of 8 July 2021.
Hyundai Motor launches project for fuel cell-propelled ships
South Korean Hyundai Motor Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with marine service provider Hyundai Global Service and classification society Korean Register (KR) to develop and commercialize hydrogen fuel cell systems on marine vessels.
Grimaldi christens 5th hybrid RoRo
Italian Grimaldi Group has christened Eco Catania, a new hybrid roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel delivered to the company last month.
All eyes on Suez Canal: Ever Given heads toward Port Said as it braces to depart the waterway
After over three months of being seized in the Suez Canal, the 20,000 TEU containership Ever Given is underway using engine, heading towards the Port of Said.
Navigator Gas, Marubeni team up on carbon-neutral ethylene voyage
Navigator Gas, owner and operator of handysize liquefied gas carriers, and ethylene trader Marubeni Corporation have announced plans to achieve the world’s first carbon-neutral ethylene voyage. The voyage would become carbon-neutral by offsetting the CO2 emissions from the voyage by investing in an
Ulstein and EDGE looking into hydrogen fuel cells for X-Bow
Norway’s maritime start-up EDGE Navigation and shipbuilder Ulstein are evaluating the use of a hydrogen fuel cell solution to achieve non-fossil propulsion for a container vessel concept.
World Maritime Theme 2022 centered around green technologies
“New technologies for greener shipping” has been chosen as the World Maritime theme for 2022, reflecting the need to support a green transition of the maritime sector into a sustainable future, while leaving no one behind, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) said.
Waste-carrying tug boats to run on biofuel
London-based waste management company Cory has revealed that its entire fleet of tugs will convert to low carbon biofuel.
Seaspan takes delivery of scrubber-fitted boxship duo
Seaspan Corporation, a Hong Kong-based owner and operator of containerships, has taken delivery of two 15,000 TEU scrubber-fitted containerships.