
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and the municipality of Rotterdam are exploring possibilities of installing more shore-based power at the port’s terminals to reduce CO2 emissions and air pollution.

Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Industry has approved a plan for the development and operation of Equinor’s Troll field in the North Sea.

Starting from February 2022, the Panama Canal will modify its toll structure for passenger vessels.

The Oil and Gas Authority is supporting the launch of a new climate compatibility checkpoint for the oil and gas industry.

Classification society RINA has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to the first European branch of China Merchant Group, CMIT Europe, for its weather independent shuttle tanker (WIST).

Following a 20-week retrofit, Marilyn Bell I ferry is now the first electric ferry service in Canada to be powered by a zero-emission, lithium-ion power and propulsion system containing no diesel components.

Amplify Energy has been accused of negligent conduct during the oil spill off the California coast, which renewed efforts to ban offshore drilling.

11 out of 23 ship finance portfolios are aligned with the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) decarbonization target. In 2020, only 20% of reporting signatories were aligned with this goal, according to a new Poseidon Principles report.

Japanese shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and its compatriot maritime technology company JRCS are planning to jointly research the use of AI-based object recognition technology to support watchkeeping aboard vessels.

The first large cruise ship built in China has been floated out at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) shipyard, part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).

The Wenzhou Taihan 550MW project, which combines floating solar with aquaculture, has been officially connected to the grid in East China.

The US Port of Oakland has exceeded all its original goals set in the master plan for the port’s long-term commitment to reducing the air quality and health risk impacts of its maritime operations, according to the results of the emissions inventory.

The classification society ClassNK has selected ForePass, provider of the unified end-to-end platform that accelerates machine learning and analytics projects, to speed up ship inspections and prevent pollution of the marine environment.

On the site of the former Coal Island, Germany’s duisport is to construct the trimodal Duisburg Gateway Terminal (DGT) by 2023 together with Cosco Shipping Logistics, Hupac SA, and the HTS Group.