In a new climate plan, the European Commission has proposed to extend the scope of the EU’s Emissions Trading System to cover CO2 emissions from ships.
SIDS DOCK has signed an agreement with Global OTEC Resources to collaborate on developing and deploying floating ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) technology in small island states.
The U.S. Testing Expertise and Access to Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) program has selected 14 marine energy projects to receive testing and technical support as part of its third call for applications.
The Italian government has decided to introduce a ban for large cruise ships docking in the Venetian Lagoon.
Electric ferries will be able to dock at four ferry berths in northern Nordland, Norway, that will undergo a NOK 301 million ($34.3 million) upgrade.
Dubai-based port and terminal operator DP World has once again won an international ruling against the Djiboutian government concerning the Doraleh Container Terminal. As informed, an Arbitral Tribunal of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) has ruled against Djibouti’s port company,
X-Press Feeders, operator of the ill-fated containership X-Press Pearl, through the vessel owner’s P&I insurers, has made an initial payment of $3.6 million to the Sri Lankan government to help compensate those affected by the consequences of the fire and sinking of the vessel.
The Biden administration has issued a new executive order tackling the consolidation in the container shipping industry as well as anti-competitive pricing, among others.
Dutch marine transportation services provider Future Proof Shipping has received a recommendation from Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR) for its inland vessel Mass to use hydrogen as a fuel for propulsion.
Italian oil major Eni has applied to a UK Government tender process for funds for the development of carbon capture and storage projects.
Spain has unveiled plans to develop up to 60MW of marine energy and up to 3GW of floating offshore wind capacity by 2030 in a roadmap released by the country’s Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.
Canadian company Oneka Technologies has closed a Ca$5.5 million ($4.4 million) financing round, bringing in Innovacorp, Baruch Future Ventures and MANN+HUMMEL as its latest partners.
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) has teamed up with the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) and RWE Renewables to test several floating photovoltaic (PV) systems with different structure designs on open waters.
“New technologies for greener shipping” has been chosen as the World Maritime theme for 2022, reflecting the need to support a green transition of the maritime sector into a sustainable future, while leaving no one behind, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) said.
