Green Marine
U-Ming invests in Capesize pair
U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation, a Taiwanese bulk carrier company, has ordered two 210,000 dwt bulk carriers from China Shipbuilding Trading Co. and Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industries. Under the contract, U-Ming has options to buy two more ships potentially bringing the total value of
Green Marine develops new performance indicator
Green Marine has broadened the scope of its North American environmental certification program for the maritime industry by adding a performance indicator to assess community relations.
IMO says transition to LSFO went extremely smooth with only 55 FONAR reports
The transition to low sulphur in fuel oil in 2020 saw only 55 cases of 0.50% compliant fuel being unavailable, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) said describing the switch extremely smooth. The IMO gave the possibility for shipowners to be issued with a Fuel Oil Non Availability Report (
Niestern Sander hits milestone in Münsterland LNG conversion
The Royal Niestern Sander shipyard has completed the installation of the new aft ship with LNG tank and equipment on the AG Ems’ passenger ferry Münsterland.
Grimaldi welcomes 3rd hybrid RO-RO vessel into the fleet
Eco Livorno, the third of twelve hybrid vessels of the Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class, has been delivered to the Grimaldi Group by the Chinese Jinling shipyard located in Nanjing. The Eco Livorno, which flies the Italian flag, has a length of 238 meters, a beam of 34 meters, a gross tonn
Occidental delivers world-first carbon-neutral crude shipment
A division of Occidental Petroleum, Oxy Low Carbon Ventures (OLCV), has delivered the world’s first shipment of carbon-neutral oil to India.
COSCO Ports takes stake in Saudi Arabian terminal
China’s COSCO Shipping Ports (CSPL) has entered into an agreement with the founding shareholders of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Gateway Terminal Limited (RSGT) to acquire a 20 per cent stake in the terminal which is located at Jeddah Islamic Port.
APM Terminals Elizabeth to cut emissions by 45% in 2021
APM Terminals Elizabeth in New Jersey USA has started to use green power, from a supplier that offers renewables such as wind and solar which will help the terminal reduce CO2 emissions by around 45% in 2021. The terminal expects the move will result in slashing 7 kg CO2/TEU from the current 16 kg C
Trio teams up on Canada’s Maritime Cyber Security Centre of Excellence
Polytechnique Montréal, Neptune Cyber and Davie Shipbuilding have launched a five-year R&D partnership focussing on cyber security for maritime critical infrastructure.
SEA Europe favors EU Maritime Fund as an opt-out alternative to shipping’s inclusion into EU ETS
SEA Europe, a shipyards and maritime equipment association, supports the inclusion of shipping into the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) as part of the EU Green Deal. However, the association said that the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions should be incentivised by internalising the external cos
Corvus Energy wins battery contract for world’s 1st zero-emission tanker
Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has selected Corvus Energy to supply the energy storage system (ESS) for the world’s first zero-emission electric tanker.
LNG-powered CMA CGM Patagonia hits the water
Chinese shipbuilder CSSC Jiangnan Shipyard, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has launched the 15,000 TEU LNG-powered CMA CGM Patagonia, being built for the French container shipping major CMA CGM. The containership is the first of five LNG-powered sister vessels ordered by the c
Italy & France pull the plug on Fincantieri’s takeover of Chantiers de l’Atlantique
The planned mega-merger between Italian shipbuilding major Fincantieri with its French counterpart Chantiers de l’Atlantique has fallen through. The decision has been made public in a joint statement by the French and Italian ministries of economies citing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the
WinGD’s biggest X-DF dual-fuel engine wins Guinness World Records power title
WinGD’s 12X92DF engine has been awarded the Guinness World Records for the most powerful Otto-cycle engine ever built. In tests carried out at engine builder CSSC-MES Diesel Co (CSSC-CMD) and verified by Guinness World Records, for the official record title ‘Most powerful marine internal combustion