Finnish ferry operator Wasaline has signed a biogas contract with Gasum and a Fuel EU Maritime pooling agreement with Stena Line which enables Wasaline to use only biofuels in the future. According to Wasaline, this will make the Vaasa – Umeå route the first...
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...
Wärtsilä’s Decarbonisation Programme is to be applied to two Pure Car/Truck Carrier (PCTC) vessels operated by Sallaum Lines DMCC Dubai, an international ro-ro cargo operator. Based on analysis and modelling, the programme will be tailored to these specific vessels so...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Erma First for its amine absorption-based Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) system. Erma First’s CCS system uses absorption technology to mix CO2 flue gases with a proprietary amine solvent, which is then...
Global trade association for shipowners, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents over 80% of the world merchant fleet, has launched its Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) Data Collection System. CII is a rating system developed by IMO to measure the...
US Robotics company Greensea IQ's EverClean 'Always Clean' hull management service for commercial vessels is claimed to offer emissions savings of 6.4% with corresponding cuts in fuel consumption. Greensea IQ is now offering an enhancement to the service with the...
Safetytech Accelerator, in collaboration with CoolCo, MOL and Shell International Trading and Shipping, has chosen Green Instruments and Everimpact as the first two technology providers to be evaluated by the Methane Abatement in Maritime innovation initiative (MAMII)...
The potential for shipping routes and maritime hubs’ actions to reduce shipping’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and support maritime decarbonisation was examined during a recent IMO-Singapore NextGEN workshop. The workshop was organised by IMO, the Maritime and Port...
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