Ports & Infrastructure
Gateway Terminal in New Haven secures ‘vital’ funding for zero-emission technology
Gateway Terminal in New Haven, Connecticut, an Enstructure company, has been awarded funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) via the agency’s Clean Ports Program to purchase and install electric and zero-emissions (ZE) equipment and infrastructure. As disclosed, the allocated gra
Final preparations for OEEC 2024 underway
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2024 (OEEC 2024) is coming up this month. Work on the event is at full steam at Navingo (the company behind OEEC and Offshore-Energy.biz brands) with final tweaks and preparations underway. The exhibition floor has been almost completely booked and visitors ar
Shanghai going all-out to become green international shipping center
Shanghai, the main hub of the East China region, is taking necessary steps to achieve its ultimate goal of becoming ‘a digital, intelligent and green international shipping center’.
New agreements propel marine electrification in Singapore
Singapore and Norway have strengthened their collaboration with two new agreements aimed at advancing sustainable marine electrification solutions in Singapore and across Asia. On November 6, Norwegian companies Evoy and Pascal Technologies signed a letter of intent (LoI) with Singapore’s Lita Ocean
Höegh Evi, port of Port-La Nouvelle to develop floating terminal for H2 imports
Norwegian clean energy infrastructure solutions provider Höegh Evi has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the French port of Port-La Nouvelle to develop a floating terminal for hydrogen imports.
Fuella reveals second green ammonia project in Brazil
Norwegian green hydrogen and ammonia company Fuella has signed an agreement with the Port of Pecém to develop a large-scale green ammonia project in Pecém, in the State of Ceará, in Brazil. Under the agreement signed on October 28, Fuella aims to develop a facility that will produce 400,000 tons of
Expanded emissions regulation in California for tankers and RoRo vessels to commence from 2025
In a bid to further bring down harmful pollutants from oceangoing vessels, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is expanding its 2020 CARB At-Berth regulation, requiring tanker and roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessels to utilize a CARB-approved emission control strategy (CAECS) while docked at Calif
AES Corporation gauging interest in LNG bunkering in Panama ahead of 2025 launch
Panam LNG Bunkering, a subsidiary of AES Corporation, has invited shipping companies to submit expression of interest (EOI) for LNG bunkering services in Panama as it prepares to launch operations in March 2025. The company issued a notice on October 28 to all shipping agents, vessel owners, and ope
Port of Rotterdam introduces location-based technology to curb CO2 emissions
The Port of Rotterdam has decided to introduce a new geofence system, which is part of the first phase of the Just-in-Time sailing project aimed at reducing CO2 emissions and improving ship movement efficiency.
US awards Hawaii with $59.2 million for deployment of zero-emission projects
The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) will receive $59.2 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Ports Program to support the state’s climate adaptation and air quality planning efforts.
Port of Vancouver USA clinches major federal funding to ‘advance’ zero-emissions technology and infrastructure
The Port of Vancouver USA has secured ‘substantial’ federal funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for technologies as well as related infrastructure that could ‘improve’ the port’s operational capabilities while cutting down on harmful emissions. As disclosed, the port has been
ESA, Awake.AI, ABB and Wallenius Marine join forces on optimization of ship-port operations
A new consortium has embarked on a mission to optimize ship-port operations as part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) flagship project Decarbonization through the Digitalization in Shipping (DECARDIS). The European Space Agency (ESA) has initiated the project together with optimization platform c
California ports land ‘unprecedented’ federal grants for zero-emission projects
Two California ports have bagged critical federal grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), allowing them to ‘further accelerate’ their zero-emission initiatives and take one step closer to the global climate neutrality targets. As disclosed, the Port of Los Angeles has secured “un
New partnership seeks to develop ports, logistics and maritime infrastructure in Vietnam
Vietnam’s Vingroup JSC and Abu Dhabi-based AD Ports Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly explore developing and modernizing ports, logistics and maritime infrastructure in Vietnam.