US company Stax Engineering says it is building momentum in the UK market, participating in a consortium that has secured £1.1m in government funding led by carbon capture startup Seabound for its first major European project. The maritime emissions capture and...
A pilot project has begun at Zuidnatie’s terminal in Antwerp, with Carisbroke Shipping's ocean-going vessel ‘UAL Osprey’ connected to shore power, supplied by means of a Zenobē battery. This makes Zuidnatie the first terminal in Belgium to test shore power in this way...
US company Alsym Energy, a developer of non-lithium rechargeable battery technology, has successfully developed what it believes to be the industry’s first high-performance, non-flammable battery storage technology suitable for warmer climates. The company believes...
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Singapore's Energy Market Authority (EMA) have shortlisted six consortiums whose proposals will be further developed in a closed Request for Proposal (RFP) to provide a low- or zero-carbon ammonia solution for...
HAV Hydrogen and Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) have completed a successful laboratory test of a hydrogen fuel cell in combination with a maritime control system. The successful test continues the FreeCO2ast project, which has developed a high-capacity...
The role of ports in supporting maritime decarbonisation and the transition to greener energy was the focus of the an IMO-led 'Port Actions for Green Shipping' workshop held recently in Mumbai, India. The aim of the workshop was to provide participants with...
Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has delivered a 23% cut in CO2 emissions on the 121m passenger vessel 'Richard With', owned by coastal ship and adventure cruise operator Hurtigruten. The vessel finished an extensive refit in 2022 using Kongsberg Maritime engineering and...
Dry bulk shipowner Berge Bulk is launching its Newcastlemax bulker, 'Berge Olympus', with four retrofitted BARTech WindWings by Yara Marine Technologies. The WindWings installation is part of Berge Bulk’s ambition to become carbon neutral by 2025 and marks the Berge...
The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) has joined the Napa-led Blue Visby Consortium, a cross-industry project aimed at reducing shipping’s greenhouse gas emissions by tackling the 'sail fast, then wait' practice – which sees ships sailing at speed across oceans...
Following a visit by the French Minister for Foreign Trade, Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad, Olivier Becht, DFDS has announced its commitment to investing in battery-powered vessels to decarbonise maritime traffic across the English Channel. The French...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has unveiled the first upgrade to one of its PCTC vessels as part of the company's journey to zero emissions, with a new bulbous bow fitted to the 'Aniara'. The work was carried out at the IMC-Yongyue (IMC-YY) repair yard in Zhoushan, China, and...
Mechanical sail developer Norsepower is supporting Northern Lights, a joint venture between oil majors Equinor, Shell, and TotalEnergies, on its decarbonisation journey. The third Northern Lights CO2 carrier vessel, to built by Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore (DSOC),...
Shipping must look beyond the engine, the real challenge is an industry transformed, cautioned ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J Wiernicki, speaking at an industry event in the US. Wiernicki said: “The real action is far beyond the engine. We have just seen MEPC 80...
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