Corvus Energy has been selected by Kongsberg Maritime to supply marine Energy Storage Systems (ESS) for Matson Navigation Company’s new LNG-powered Aloha Class containerships designed by Komac. With a capacity of 3,600 TEU, the 260m Matson Aloha Class vessels are the...
International Windship Association (IWSA) Secretary General, Gavin Allwright, has issued a number of recommendations and a call for action to the One Ocean summit, being held in Brest, France, convened by the French President. IWSA supports an appropriate level of...
The shipping industry has the ability to hit its international decarbonisation goals by following pathways identified in a new evidence-based study, which outlines the need for large-scale deployment of new technologies and the use of low-carbon fuels to help the...
The recent proposal by MEP Peter Liese to update Amendment 9 of the EU emissions trading system (ETS) draft directive and support the ‘polluter pays’ principle is cautiously welcomed by Intercargo, the international association representing the world’s dry bulk...
An industry partnership led by Grieg Maritime Group and initiated by Norway's Green Shipping Programme has started a pilot to retrofit an Open Hatch vessel to run on green ammonia. According to the company, there are several uncertainties on how well ammonia will work...
The UECC crew charged with bringing the first new Battery Hybrid LNG propulsion ship from Asia to Europe have given their verdict on this next generation clean vessel. As well as the noticeable build quality of the Auto Advance ro-ro, the general impression was how...
Finnish company Norsepower has been granted Approval in Principle (AiP) for its Rotor Sail technology solution from classification society, RINA. The Norsepower Rotor Sail Solution is a modernised version of the Flettner rotor – a spinning cylinder that uses the...
Norwegian ferry operator Torghatten Nord has signed a contract with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration to operate hydrogen ferries between Bodø and Lofoten from 2025. Torghatten Nord will build two new hydrogen vessels for delivery by the start of the contract...
Cruise ships can generate thousands of tonnes of wet waste daily, consisting of food waste from restaurants, galleys and bio-sludge from wastewater treatment, and Evac has addressed the question of dealing with this waste in an environmentally-responsible way. Such...
According to a new report from the Getting to Zero Coalition, for international shipping to decarbonise, zero-emission fuels need to become the dominant fuel source by the 2040s, while full decarbonisation could cost only slightly more than a 50% cut in CO2. The...
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), representing over 80% of world’s merchant fleet, has signed a Partnership Agreement with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to support the decarbonisation of the shipping sector and its role in the transition...
Japan-based company Eco Marine Power (EMP) has renamed and extended its maritime technology forum in order to further facilitate the exchange of ideas between ship owners, ship managers and technology providers. The group, first formed in February 2021, is now known...
AP Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has announced new aspiring emissions targets which go beyond previous efforts to reduce emissions related to the ocean fleet, and now apply across the whole company to include a commitment to deliver net zero supply chains to customers by...
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