Shipping is one of the few transport modes that does not achieve zero emissions in the Net‐Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario, released by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The agency ascribed this to a lack of available low‐carbon options on the market and the long lifetime of vessels (typically
Norwegian natural gas supplier Gasnor has completed bunkering of the newbuild LNG-fueled fish carrier Bjørg Pauline, owned by aquaculture group Nordlaks.
Finland-based clean tech company Norsepower has installed five tilting rotor sails onboard a newbuild very large ore carrier (VLOC) chartered by Vale, a Brazilian mining company.
Biofuels and natural gas are not a sustainable alternative for the shipping industry’s decarbonization path, environmental groups said in a letter addressed to the European Commission. The 17 organizations believe that the EU should promote the use of green synthetic fuels, or e-fuels, by ships and
Waterfront Shipping’s methanol-fuelled ship took part on Monday in the launch of the world’s first barge-to-ship methanol bunkering operation at the Port of Rotterdam. During the operation, Takaroa Sun, a long-term chartered vessel owned by NYK Bulkship (Asia), a subsidiary of NYK, was provided with
Norwegian maritime technology group Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has signed a contract to upgrade three Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Express passenger vessels with comprehensive equipment packages for hybrid operation.
Japanese shipping company NYK and Sweden’s Northern Offshore Service AS (N-O-S) have concluded a bareboat charter contract for a crew transfer vessel (CTV) to service offshore wind farms. The CTV, named Energizer, is owned by NYK and will be chartered to N-O-S through a 10-year bareboat charter cont
Scotland-based University of Strathclyde has designed a greener, more efficient rudder system that will be demonstrated as part of a €6 million EU-funded research project.
To realise the company’s vision of zero emissions and a more sustainable future, Royal IHC is actively cooperating with all stakeholders – including national governments, customers and suppliers. IHC is already an active member in joint industry projects such as ZERO JIP, Green Maritime Methanol, an
eCap Marine, a recently created company through the merger of the maritime business of eCap Mobility and Hybrid Port Energy, a Becker Marine Systems’ subsidiary, is seizing on the market demand for green energy technologies onboard ships. Namely, the company, officially launched on January 1, 2021,
French major Total has completed what is called the first ship-to-containership LNG bunkering operation in France.
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will introduce a combined engine plus selective catalytic reduction (SCR) packaged product, made to comply with China’s Stage II marine engine emission standard.
Marine engine developer WinGD has completed a successful Type Approval Test (TAT) for their X82DF dual-fuel engine.
Titan LNG, a Dutch independent LNG supplier, has completed a bunkering operation with its recently commissioned FlexFueler 002.
