Ports & Infrastructure
Bunkering ammonia not so dangerous after all?
Safety concerns surrounding ammonia bunkering and the design of ammonia-bunkering vessels are in the spotlight as the maritime industry explores ammonia as a potential green fuel. Despite ammonia’s well-known toxicity, it has been successfully transported as cargo on LPG ships in recent years. Now,
Shell carries out Port of Gibraltar’s first cruise ship LNG bunkering
Energy major Shell has carried out the first-ever cruise ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operation at the Port of Gibraltar.
Port of Kiel opens new shore power facilities
The Port of Kiel has opened two shore power facilities at the Ostuferhafen, consisting of a 50/60 Hz shore power facility for cruise ships and ferries as well as a 50 Hz shore power facility for ferries.
DNV: Onboard CC and nuclear propulsion can compete with other decarbonization solutions
Onboard carbon capture and nuclear propulsion, previously regarded as ambitious concepts, are not only mere contenders in the quest for cleaner shipping but formidable ones, fully capable of taking on established decarbonization solutions, according to the recent findings from DNV. DNV has conducted
Port of Rotterdam, Yokogawa exploring increase of energy and resource efficiency
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and Yokogawa Electric Corporation have initiated a feasibility study into increasing cross-industry integration for the efficient use of energy and utilities in the Rotterdam industrial cluster.
World’s first transpacific green shipping corridor in the making
The Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Shanghai have unveiled plans for the creation of the first-ever green shipping corridor across the Pacific.
Princess Royal unveils £420 million Aberdeen Port expansion
The Port of Aberdeen, the UK’s oldest business, now boasts the country’s newest harbor, signaling a vibrant future for energy, trade, and tourism in Scotland’s journey towards net zero emissions. Namely, the port’s £420 million (USD 514 million) expansion project was officially inaugurated on Friday
Workers protest against HHLA’s partial sale to MSC
In a show of collective dissent, hundreds of employees of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) rallied on Tuesday to protest against the proposed partial sale of the company to the Swiss container shipping giant, MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company). The demonstrators marched from the HHLA headqua
Port of New York, New Jersey unveils net-zero roadmap
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has released the Net-Zero Roadmap, a comprehensive plan comprised of more than 40 actions intended to achieve both its near-term emission reduction goals and its 2050 goal of net-zero carbon emissions.
Freeport East could play a key role in hydrogen-enabled shipping corridors, study shows
Freeport East, one of eight new Freeports in England covering an area within roughly 45 kilometers of the ports of Felixstowe and Harwich, holds the potential to become a key player in the development of hydrogen-enabled green shipping corridors as well as decarbonization of transport, a new study s
OCI Global secures green methanol bunkering permit in Egypt
OCI Global, a producer and distributor of hydrogen-based products, has secured its first green methanol bunkering permit in Egypt’s East Port Said and West Port Said.
MPA Singapore, Port of Rotterdam & partners set sights on 30 pct emission reduction by 2030
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the Port of Rotterdam (PoR) and 20 partners in the Green & Digital Shipping Corridor are working to reduce 20% to 30% of emissions from international shipping by 2030. This was agreed at the third Green Corridor workshop, held this week in Rotterda
Port of Rotterdam, PortLiner to construct electrolyte bunkering station
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and inland shipping operator PortLiner have signed a contract for the construction of a charging and storage pontoon for flow batteries in the Hartelkanaal.
Fertiglobe and AD Ports unite on ammonia storing and shipping
Fertiglobe, a strategic partnership between UAE’s ADNOC and Dutch OCI Global, has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with UAE’s AD Ports Group to explore logistics and supply chain opportunities for storing and shipping urea and ammonia at ports in Egypt and the UAE. According to