Ports & Infrastructure
Port of Galveston wins $1 million grant for shore power pilot
The Port of Galveston has secured a $1 million grant for a shore power pilot project in partnership with Texas A&M University at Galveston aimed at reducing emissions from cargo shipping operations. Funded by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), the pilot will include establishing a
Peninsula secures LNG bunkering license in Gibraltar
Maritime fuel supplier Peninsula has won an LNG bunkering operator license from the Government of Gibraltar and the Gibraltar Port Authority. The company recently sent its new 12,500 cubic meters LNG supply vessel, Levante LNG, to the Strait of Gibraltar. Levante LNG will be operated by Peninsula, s
Estonia and Finland to create green shipping corridor
Estonia and Finland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a green shipping corridor on both sides of the Gulf of Finland, to ensure and accelerate net-zero goals.
Peel Ports cuts GHG emissions by almost a third in 3 years
The U.K.’s second largest port operator Peel Ports Group revealed that it has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions across its port facilities by almost a third since 2020. The port said in its ESG report that it had managed to cut Scope 1 & Scope 2 emissions across its port operations by a total of
Seaspan and AES to collaborate on LNG bunkering services in Panama Canal
Canada-based Seaspan and global energy company AES have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on LNG bunkering business development. The companies signed the MoU in the framework of the 3rd International LNG Global Forum in Cartagena, Colombia, which took place from October 2 to
COSCO’s boxship first to plug into shore power at HHLA CTT
The shore power system at HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT) in Hamburg, Germany was officially inaugurated with the successful supply of shore power to COSCO Shipping Taurus during a ship integration test this week, marking a significant milestone in its practical application. COSCO Shipping s
DP World, Maspion start construction of East Java terminal
Logistics provider DP World and Indonesian conglomerate Maspion Group have started construction of a new container terminal in Gresik, East Java
Bunker Holding: Biofuel available at more than 80 ports
Marine fuel supplier Bunker Holding has secured biofuel availability in more than 80 ports around the world.
Cepsa bunkers Hapag-Lloyd’s containership with biofuel in Barcelona
Spanish supplier of energy for maritime transport Cepsa has undertaken the largest supply of second-generation biofuels to date at the Port of Barcelona. The operation was conducted on a 350-meter-long containership operated by Hapag-Lloyd.
Hutchison Ports YANTIAN kicks off 1st green shipment for ZTE
Hutchison Ports YANTIAN hosted a ceremony on Thursday, September 28, for the inaugural green marine shipment for ZTE Corporation. The cargo, transported via rail from Changsha, Hunan province, has now been loaded onto Hapag-Lloyd’s 24,000-TEU dual-fuel vessel Berlin Express en route to the Port of R
Holland America Line fits entire fleet with shore power systems
Cruise line Holland America Line has recently installed a shore power system onboard its vessel Volendam, completing the outfitting of all eleven ships with shore power.
PTP joins Malaysia-Australia decarbonization initiative to fuel maritime transformation
The Malaysian Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), a joint venture between APM Terminals (30%) and the MMC Group, has been selected to join the Partnerships for Infrastructure (P4I) initiative, a government-to-government decarbonization scheme between Malaysia and Australia. The P4I project aims to spearh
Port of London welcomes world’s 1st green methanol-powered boxship
The world’s first methanol-fuelled container vessel, Laura Maersk, arrived at Port of London for its maiden call on 27 September, marking a new step in the journey towards decarbonization in the shipping industry.
MPA inks three MoUs in China to support maritime digitalization and decarbonization
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has signed three Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with regional maritime administrations and partners in China to advance collaboration on digitalization, decarbonization, talent development, and information exchange.