
The partnership board of the Zero-Emission Waterborne Transport has adopted a strategy which will enable Europe to demonstrate deployable zero-emission maritime and inland ships by 2030.

Thirty Japanese companies have completed the construction of a fleet operation center (FOC) in Makuhari, Chiba city, to provide onshore support for crewless maritime autonomous surface ships.

Danish ferry and logistics company DFDS revealed plans to launch its first green vessel no later than 2025.

Sustainable inland shipping company Zero Emission Services (ZES) BV has started operations with the Alphenaar, the first Dutch inland vessel to use interchangeable energy containers for propulsion.

Dubai-based port developer and operator DP World has agreed to jointly study with FESCO, Russia’s largest intermodal transport operator, the technical and economic conditions for developing a new container berth in the far east of Russia.

DTOceanPlus project has released an open-source suite of second-generation advanced design tools for the selection, development, and deployment of ocean energy systems.

Russian transport company Fesco Transportation Group and Atomenergoprom JSC, part of Rosatom, plan to create a transport and logistics hub at the Vladivostok Commercial Sea Port.

Turkish boat builder Sanmar Shipyards and Norway’s energy storage company Corvus Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a new range of zero-emission and hybrid tugs based on Robert Allan design.

On 1 September 2021, PAO Sovcomflot, Smart LNG — a joint venture between PAO Sovcomflot and PAO Novatek — and Far Eastern Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Center (FESRC) entered into a trilateral agreement to cooperate on the development of a ship repair cluster in Russia’s Far East.

Major European companies and project developers have joined forces with leading research institutions to unlock large-scale potential of combined wind, wave and offshore floating solar renewable energy sources in the newly launched €45 million marine energy project ‘European Scalable Offshore Renewa

Maritime data analytics specialist METIS Cyberspace Technology SA and diesel engine repair specialist Carl Baguhn GmbH & Co. KG have established a long-term strategic partnership to improve the environmental performance of existing ships and land-based power plants.

Hamburg’s Senator for Economic Affairs sees great potential for the creation of a hydrogen corridor from Hamburg via Copenhagen to Oslo.

The UK government recently unveiled its first Hydrogen Strategy with a vision to create a thriving low-carbon hydrogen sector over the next decade and beyond.

German cruise shipbuilding group Meyer Werft revealed plans to establish a center of excellence (CoE) for special vessels in Rostock.