Green Marine

Corvus puts forward leasing for energy storage systems
Norway-based energy storage company Corvus Energy is now offering a global lease financing product in cooperation with Viridis Kapital to accelerate shipping’s green transition.

Norwegian maritime player Wilhelmsen shifts focus to renewables
Norwegian maritime industry group has embarked on a major organisation redesign project in an effort to increase focus on renewable energy and decarbonisation.

Total to supply LNG to MSC Cruises’ liners in Marseille
French major Total and MSC Cruises put pen to paper on a supply deal for the latter’s upcoming LNG-powered cruise ships to make calls in the port of Marseille.

Fincantieri teams up with Enel X to decarbonize ports
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and Enel X have signed a letter of intent to work together on building and running next-generation port infrastructure with a low environmental impact and developing electricity-powered solutions for ground logistics services. Enel X is the global business line of the

MAN bags engines order for 10 Shell-chartered VLCCs
MAN Energy Solutions has been contracted to supply 10 of its dual-fuel ME-GI engines for the Shell-chartered VLCC newbuilds.

One of the world’s largest containerships blocks Suez Canal
A 20,000 TEU containership has run aground in the Suez Canal blocking passage for ships in both directions. The vessel in question has been identified as Ever Given, chartered by Taiwanese shipping company Evergreen Marine Corporation. The Panama-flagged vessel suffered a blackout while transiting i

Titan LNG christens second bunkering barge
Titan LNG, a Dutch supplier of LNG to the marine and industrial markets in Europe, has christened its second bunkering barge at the Port of Antwerp.

James Fisher to add LNG dual-fuel pair to fleet in 2022
Marine services provider James Fisher and Sons is pushing forward with its GHG emissions reduction plans as it aims to add two #LNG-fueled IMO II tankers to its fleet in 2022.

New IMO study shows global shipping emissions growth
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has released the Fourth IMO GHG Study which is the first iteration since the adoption of the initial GHG strategy.

RMI claims greenest fleet throne
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Registry comprises the world’s youngest blue water fleet with an average age of 9.4 years based on Clarksons Research’s World Fleet Register (Clarksons).

HMM’s 2nd LNG-ready 16,000 TEU newbuild named HMM Gaon
Hyundai Heavy Industries hosted a naming ceremony for the 16,000 TEU container ship HMM Gaon, at its headquarters in Ulsan on Monday, March 22. The colossal containership is the second newbuild from a batch of eight ships ordered by HMM. The start of the deliveries was marked by HMM Nuri earlier thi

Kongsberg’s tech to boost MS Gann’s green credentials
Kongsberg Maritime will supply training vessel MS Gann with SAVe Energy battery system and hybrid shaft generators, in addition to power management, propulsion control and monitoring systems.

MOL, NYK clamp down on microplastics
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) plans to install a microplastic collection device on a newbuilding woodchip carrier that will be delivered in 2022 and sail under a charter contract with Marusumi Paper. Microplastics are small particles less than 5 millimeters in diameter that are

FueLNG, CMA CGM in Asia’s LNG bunkering first
Singapore hosted its and Asia’s first ship-to-containership liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering.