What is believed to be the world’s first ship-to-ship liquified carbon dioxide (LCO₂) transfer has been successfully completed at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Hangzhou Bay, Shanghai. The project was led by Shanghai Qiyao Environmental Technology (SMDERI-QET), a...
Conducted as part of the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation’s (GCMD) pilot project to establish a quality, quantity and GHG abatement assurance framework for drop-in biofuels, the container ship MOL Endowment was refuelled with 992t of marine biofuel product...
The Board of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents over 80% of the world’s merchant fleet, has submitted a revised proposal to IMO that reaffirms the industry’s commitment to meet 2050 net zero carbon goals and sets out the full details of how...
Freight forwarding company DB Schenker is expanding its green ocean freight services and has secured an arrangement to use 12,000t of biofuel component for all of its own consolidated cargo, less-than-container load (LCL), full-container-load (FCL) and refrigerated...
Singapore headquartered Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has announced the successful installation of Value Maritime’s (VM) Filtree system onboard its managed vessel ‘Pacific Cobalt’. The installation was carried out in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The Filtree system,...
A major shipping company based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Eco Marine Power (EMP) of Japan have agreed to undertake a joint Eco Ship technical study related to renewable energy solutions for ships including Aquarius Marine Solar Power, EnergySail and...
A signing ceremony has taken place for bare boat charter and time charter contracts for two 7,500m3 liquefied CO2 ships between Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ('K' Line) and the Norwegian Northern Lights joint venture. Both companies shared the recognition that carbon capture...
Classification society DNV has awarded an AiP to Michelin for the Wisamo wing sail system, the first AiP to have been awarded to an inflatable wing sail design which is currently being installed for testing on the DNV classed ro-ro 'MN Pélican'. First introduced in...
Towage operator Svitzer has achieved gold status in the Port of London Authority (PLA)’s Thames Green Scheme, in recognition of its environmental commitments and decarbonisation strategy. Svitzer introduced carbon neutral biofuel across its Thames-based fleet in 2022,...
Florida, US, cruise destination Port Everglades has completed a study to add shore power to the Port's eight cruise terminals. The final report, performed by Moffatt & Nichol, a global infrastructure advisory firm working in cooperation with Florida Power &...
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Vietnam Maritime Administration (Vinamarine) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance maritime and port cooperation between Singapore and Vietnam. Under this MoU, MPA and Vinamarine will...
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping have launched the 'ESG Playbook for Shipping', which combines BCG’s expertise in consulting services with the Center for Zero Carbon Shipping’s research capabilities in...
Wärtsilä and Carnival Corporation have carried out a joint pilot project to reduce plastic materials being used in marine operations; the aim of the project being to boost maritime sustainability by preventing plastics from harming the environment, and since plastics...
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