Green Marine
KR awards AIP for Korea’s 1st 8K ammonia bunkering vessel
The Korean Register (KR) has granted approval in principle (AIP) for an 8K ammonia bunkering vessel, the first of its kind in Korea.
MOL, Enviva team up on developing green bulkers
Enviva, a global energy company specializing in sustainable wood bioenergy, and Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) have signed a memorandum of understanding agreement to develop and deploy an environmentally friendly bulk carrier. The goal of the agreement is to reduce the greenhouse
ESPO: Ports need more onshore power to cut GHG emissions
In an effort to step up the shipping industry’s decarbonisation, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has called for more onshore power supply (OPS) where possible.
Mitsui E&S, Tsuineishi push forward with consolidation efforts
Japanese shipbuilders Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co. and Tsuneishi Shipbuilding have agreed on the main terms and conditions of a business tie-up further driving consolidation in the sector. Mitsui announced plans to split its naval ship business and merchant shipbuilding business as part of its Mid-Te
Update: Ever Given being towed for technical inspection
Grounded container vessel Ever Given has been fully refloated and is being towed to the Great Bitter Lakes region for its technical examination, Boskalis subsidiary SMIT Salvage said in an update. The ship is being moved north through the waterway by a team of tugboats as we speak, data from Marine
Hyundai Heavy setting up hydrogen supply chain by 2030
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group plans to go into all areas of hydrogen value chain, from production to transport, storage and use of hydrogen fuel.
Japan’s ports waive fees for LNG, hydrogen-powered ships
The Tokyo Port is waiving port entry fees for LNG-powered and hydrogen-powered vessels as a way of encouraging greater uptake of these fuels in the maritime sector. The waiver is set to enter into force on April 1 running for the remaining five years, until March 31, 2026. According to the Tokyo met
UN: Seafarers’ vaccinations must be prioritized with shipping tipped to overtake aviation in vaccine delivery
COVID-19 vaccinations of seafarers must be prioritized amid concerns that lack of inoculation for vessel crews could leave the global supply chains vulnerable, five top UN bodies agree. The World Health Organisation, International Labour Organisation, International Maritime Organisation, Internation
The Ocean Cleanup: Coldplay to sponsor river plastic extractor
The Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch non-profit developing advanced technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic, announced its collaboration with musicians and philanthropists Coldplay.
Can European fleets be made greener?
Although inland navigation, short sea shipping and river-sea shipping are already CO2-efficient, there is still potential to make the European fleets greener.
Norwegian firms to build zero-emission self-unloading bulker
Norwegian shipowner Egil Ulvan Rederi has won a contract to develop, build and operate a zero-emission self-unloading bulker, set to be powered by hydrogen and wind. The contract award from cargo owners HeidelbergCement Norway and Felleskjøpet AGRI is being revealed after an intense tender process w
Danish Shipping joins Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping
Trade and employer organisation Danish Shipping and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping have formalized their collaboration by signing a partnership agreement.
Ever Given refloated after a week of blocking ships in the Suez
The giant containership Ever Given, which ran aground in the Suez Canal last week, blocking passage on both sides of the waterway and creating a massive logjam, has finally been refloated. To remind, the 20,000 TEU ship, flying the flag of Panama, has been taken on time-charter by Taiwanese shipping
Samsung Heavy lands $2.5 billion deal for 20 Evergreen boxships
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has been selected by Evergreen Marine Corp. to build twenty 15,000 TEU containerships for the Taiwanese shipping major.