Helsinki-based wind propulsion company Norsepower has secured a new agreement to deliver six of its Norsepower rotor sails for a fleet of newbuild tankers commissioned by GEFO Shipping Group. These newbuild vessels, designed by Ship Design & Consult (SDC), and...
Oldendorff Carriers has ordered Becker Mewis ducts and rudder bulbs for another 12 ships (seven Babycapes and five Post-panamaxes), which will be installed during the first half of 2023, in a bid to further increase fuel efficiency and thus cut emissions. The company...
MAN Energy Solutions and the trade association for Greek shipowners – Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) – have announced their mutual commitment to a policy of decarbonisation, especialy in regard to the testing and development of alternative fuels and, more generally,...
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is establishing a wholly owned subsidiary called EcoMOL in the Philippines, which tackles immediate GHG emission reduction by ships' operational efficiency through digital solutions. MOL has set a target to improve 5 % fuel-efficiency by end of...
Mitsubishi Corporation’s 'Pyxis Ocean' is to be the first vessel to undergo installation and deployment of the WindWings wind propulsion technology developed by BAR Technologies and Cargill, and delivered by industrialisation partner Yara Marine Technologies. The...
The all-electric ferry 'Ellen', which operates between the South Danish islands of Ærø and Als, recently sailed 50 naut miles (92km) on a single battery charge, which Danfoss believes represents a new world record. The ferry was on show at the International Energy...
Container shipping line MSC is extending its use of blended biofuels through a new carbon insetting programme, MSC Biofuel Solution, which the company says will help customers to meet CO2 emission reduction goals. With decarbonisation among the biggest challenges...
Höegh Autoliners says that although its roots are Norwegian, its perspective is global, and green, with sustainability very much at the core operations. The company's vision is to not just talk about being green in 10- or 20-years’ time, but to act on it, now. Every...
Norwegian company Vard Electro sees plug-in potential for green energy sources as industry has to choose between AC or DC transmission networks. The company says that green energy technologies such as batteries, fuel cells, solar and wind are on the rise in shipping...
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) reports that one of the company's car carriers has completed a carbon-offset voyage for the ocean transportation of completed cars from Japan to Europe by using voluntary carbon credits. The initiative was conducted as a pilot case to study the...
Hydrogen has a crucial role in decarbonising the world’s energy system, but uptake will be too slow, meaning that governments need to make urgent, significant policy interventions, according to a new report by DNV. In Hydrogen Forecast to 2050, DNV predicts the amount...
A consortium between ABS and Arcsilea has won a tender from the European Commission, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG Move) to carry out a technical study on the Future of Ship Energy Efficiency Measures. The 15-month-long project will analyse the...
Dutch research organisation Marin, joined a consortium including Core IC, SSPA, Ayro, Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Flikkema Innovation Management & Consultancy, Wartsila Netherlands, Universita Degli Studi di Genova, Euronav and Anemoi Marine Technologies, has begun...
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