On September 16, 2024, Eco Umande, a containership powered by green methanol, docked at Lithuania’s Klaipėda Port, marking the beginning of a new era in sustainable shipping in Europe.
A Global Center for Maritime Decarbonization-led consortium has conducted what is said to be “the world’s first” ship-to-ship transfers of ammonia at anchorages within the Port of Dampier.
For the first time ever, port terminal operator SAAM Terminals has certified all of its Chilean ports’ carbon emissions quantification and reduction in 2023, having collectively cut over 9,000 metric tons of CO2. As per SAAM Terminals, the operator’s Chilean ports, namely the Antofagasta, Iquique, S
The first dedicated LNG bunkering facility in the U.S. Gulf Coast, Galveston LNG Bunker Port (GLBP) – a joint venture between U.S. maritime infrastructure company Seapath and Houston-based clean energy solutions provider Pilot LNG – has formed a partnership with North American midstream company Ener
Container terminal operator Hutchinson Ports ECT Rotterdam (ECT) has revealed plans to enable sea-going vessels to connect to shore power by 2028. To achieve this, the operator joined forces with Rotterdam Shore Power (RSP), a partnership between Eneco and the Port of Rotterdam. ECT aims to have the
MarinEV, marine electrification business of Singapore-based green technology solutions provider Yinson GreenTech (YGT), has opened commercial trials for Singapore’s first fully electric cargo vessel, the Hydromover, to industry leaders looking to reduce the carbon footprint from their business activ
Denmark’s Port Esbjerg and Korea’s Port of Ulsan have formed a strategic partnership to drive innovation and sustainability in the maritime industry through both parties’ experience in handling hydrogen and ammonia as well as offshore wind projects. Port Esbjerg revealed the collaboration via social
In a move to bolster maritime sustainability, Norway-based classification society DNV and the Mumbai Port Sustainability Foundation (MPSF), a non-profit entity under the Mumbai Port Authority, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), aiming to advance decarbonization, digitalization, and emi
UAE-based logistics giant DP World has committed to new carbon reduction targets after receiving validation from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for its commitment to reduce carbon footprint.
Waterfront Shipping, a subsidiary of Methanex Corporation, has completed its first ship-to-ship methanol bunkering demonstration in the Caribbean at the Port of Point Lisas in Trinidad and Tobago.
For the eleventh consecutive year, Singapore has solidified its position as the world’s topmost shipping hub in the Asia-Pacific region, a new report shows. Together with Xinhua News Agency, a news agency in China, the Baltic Exchange has published the annual Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Cen
In a significant step towards reducing carbon emissions in Washington, the state has awarded $26.5 million to eleven ports to electrify their operations.
Proman highlights the potential of Trinidad as a methanol bunkering hub with 2,100 MT of methanol to be delivered to ships in August 2024.
In the first half of 2024, the Port of Oakland set a new record with 94% of ships plugged into the seaport’s electric grid, demonstrating a significant increase in shore power usage.
