Ports & Infrastructure
New tool identifies best ports for developing green first-mover initiatives
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Lloyd’s Register (LR) Maritime Decarbonisation Hub, in collaboration with Arup, have introduced the Sustainable First Movers Initiative Identification Tool, a system to help shipping stakeholders align investment decisions that support the maritime energy transit
Project for implementing Scotland-Rotterdam hydrogen export route moves forward
The consortium behind the LOHC for Hydrogen Transport from Scotland (LHyTS) project, which aims to establish a hydrogen export route from Scotland to Rotterdam via liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC), has conducted engineering studies targeted at developing a pilot project as a precursor to large
BW LPG forges JV with Confidence Petroleum, invests in LPG onshore terminal in India
Singapore-based owner and operator of LPG vessels BW LPG Limited has signed agreements with Confidence Petroleum India Limited, including a 50/50 Joint Venture (JV) called BW Confidence Enterprise Private Limited to invest in the development of onshore LPG import infrastructure in India. This JV, ba
RINA teams up with PCF, Oceania on low-carbon LNG production and bunkering project in Port Hedland
Pilbara Clean Fuels (PCF), Oceania Marine Energy, and Italy’s classification society RINA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop an ‘end-to-end’ low-carbon profile LNG production and marine vessel bunkering capability concept for the port of Port Hedland. The three companies plan
Copenhagen, Hamburg container terminals bid farewell to fossil fuels
Container terminals in Copenhagen and Hamburg have taken another step towards carbon neutrality by phasing out fossil fuels.
FEPORT raises alarm over potential cargo diversion as EU ports brace for impact of EU ETS
Members of the Federation of European Private Port Operators (FEPORT), meeting in Antwerp for their General Assembly, expressed growing concerns about potential cargo diversion from EU ports due to the forthcoming implementation of the EU ETS for shipping in 2024. The EU ETS directive for the mariti
Unity is key to successful green transport corridors
Germany and Sweden have together made considerable advancements in establishing a green shipping and logistics corridor between Kiel and Gothenburg, participants at a recent port event in Gothenburg said.
Environmentalists block Newcastle port, demanding rejection of new coal projects and 75% tax for clean energy transition
Environmental activists from Rising Tide blocked the Port of Newcastle, the world’s largest coal port, over the weekend demanding action on climate change and rejecting new coal projects. The blockade, which commenced at 10 am on Saturday, has gathered over a thousand of individuals who joined in ka
Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port picks Lhyfe to develop green hydrogen production site
French hydrogen producer Lhyfe has won the call for proposals launched at the end of 2022 by Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port to develop a green hydrogen industrial production and distribution site in Montoir-de-Bretagne (Loire-Atlantique). The call for proposals, concerning the provision of land located a
IRENA, DP World team up to decarbonize maritime logistics, port sectors
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has signed a collaboration agreement with DP World, a UAE-based port developer and operator, to advance decarbonization solutions for ports and maritime logistics.
Fluxys gauging market interest in hydrogen and derivatives at Zeebrugge terminal
Belgian energy infrastructure group Fluxys and its subsidiary Fluxys LNG have opened a call for market interest regarding the expansion and reshaping of the terminal in Zeebrugge for the import of hydrogen and hydrogen derivatives. The call was launched on November 22, 2023, and will run until Febru
Singapore’s 1st fully electric cargo vessel, the Hydromover, hits the water
The Goal Zero Consortium, comprising companies such as SeaTech Solutions International (S), Shift Clean Energy, and Yinson GreenTech, has launched Singapore’s first fully electric cargo vessel, the Hydromover. The milestone launch was revealed by the CEO of the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of S
Titan bunkers LNG-powered AIDAnova in Hamburg
Dutch bunker supplier Titan has performed a bunkering operation of AIDA Cruises’ AIDAnova for the first time in Hamburg.
Countdown begins: Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023 opens in one week
Industry giants, experts, policymakers, innovators and start-ups from the offshore energy sector will meet at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023 (OEEC 2023) in Amsterdam one week from now. The backdrop to two full days of discussions, insights and updates is the exhibition floor that w