Dutch company Econowind has successfully installed four 16m VentoFoil wind assisted propulsion units onboard the chemical tanker 'Jutlandia Swan', owned and operated by Danish shipping company Uni-Tankers. The ATEX-proof Wind-Assistance units were installed in four...
Royal Caribbean Group's new Galveston terminal, which is opening on 9 Nov, has been announced as the first cruise terminal to generate 100% of its needed energy through on-site solar panels, making it what is believed to be the first LEED Zero Energy facility in the...
Hurtigruten of Norway has an ambition is to develop a zero-emission ship for the costal route from Bergen to Kirkenes; the project is costed at close to NOK 130m and is being undertaken in close cooperation with several leading Norwegian maritime suppliers, including...
German propulsion company Schottel has been selected for funding within the Government of Canada's Quiet Vessel Initiative, which supports the development of new quiet vessel technologies, designs, and operational practices, leading to lower underwater noise from...
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Tohoku Electric Power have announced the delivery of a coal carrier vessel equipped with the Wind Challenger hard sail wind power propulsion system. The 235m, 100,422 dwt ship, named Shofu Maru, was built by Oshima Shipbuilding and has now...
The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has signed a partnership agreement with the Commonwealth Secretariat, under which both organisations commit to strengthening the maritime and port sectors in selected developing countries through...
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has responded to a request from the French authorities to provide surveillance support for multiple tasks including the monitoring of emissions from passenger and commercial ships using the busy ports in the area of Marseille...
Wärtsilä and Capital Gas Ship Management have agreed to partner in the development of a new Fleet Decarbonisation Programme aimed at achieving defined decarbonisation targets, under which Wärtsilä will assist Capital Gas with advanced planning, and with support in...
Lloyd’s Register's Maritime Decarbonisation Hub has welcomed a new partner, PSA Corporation, to ‘The Silk Alliance’, a cross supply-chain maritime partnership dedicated to the development of a fleet-specific fuel transition strategy for container ships operating in...
Alfa Laval will be a technology partner in a joint project initiated by the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) and Stena Bulk to investigate the on-board capture, storage and off-loading of carbon dioxide (CO2)....
Towage company Svitzer has underlined its commitment to climate change, saying that without action in the near term, the impact of humans on the planet will lead to irreversible shifts to ecosystems, cities, and way of life. As a result the company has published a...
European shipowners, ports, the cruise sector, shipyards and equipment manufacturers, fuel suppliers, shippers, forwarders and port operators have joined forces in a call on the EU Member States and the European Parliament to earmark the revenues generated from the...
Container ship operator Samskip is making carbon capture a key part of its integrated plan for decarbonising shipping, after choosing the Value Maritime ‘Filtree’ gas cleaning solution for the container ships 'Samskip Innovator' and 'Samskip Endeavour'. Each...
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