Spanish wind assisted propulsion (WASP) company bound4blue and Maersk Tankers have reached a milestone in their collaboration with the installation of eSail units on board the 'Maersk Trieste'. Four of the 24m ‘plug and play’ suction sails have been fitted on the...
Netherlands-based maritime solar specialist Wattlab is introducing its SolarDeck system to the seagoing shipping industry. SolarDeck is a modular and scalable system of deck-mounted solar panels that are intended to yield significant reductions in fuel consumption and...
According to a new White Paper developed by the Kuehne Climate Center and GIZ, a full transition to greener refrigerated containers (reefers) could reduce GHG emissions by up to 3.74m tons CO₂e per year. Natural refrigerants such as propane match or outperform...
According to Danske Rederier (Danish Shipping), biofouling on ship hulls — in the form of small algae, barnacles, and other organisms — can spread invasive species over vast distances and cause problems in marine ecosystems on the other side of the world. IMO’s Marine...
Norwegian ferry operator Norled has contracted HAV Group company Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) to deliver three onshore charging stations that will be installed at three ports in Northern Norway. The three charging stations will be installed at the North Norwegian...
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) says it recently took part in the GBA Clean Energy Supply Chain Conference organised by Hong Kong Chamber of Shipping (HKCoS). Following the success of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Clean Energy Supply Chain Workshop in November...
Fortescue Executive Chairman Dr Andrew Forrest AO has welcomed the landmark carbon pricing agreement reached by the IMO, describing it as clear evidence that when industry is at the table, global cooperation can actually work – and drive serious economic change where...
According to Dutch company SodaFlexx International, as a growing number of international ports and coastal regions move to restrict or ban the discharge of wastewater from open-loop scrubbers, shipowners are increasingly seeking alternatives that ensure...
Stax Engineering, California-based maritime emissions capture and control company Stax Engineering, and Seabound, a UK-based onboard carbon capture company, have successfully demonstrated what is considered a first-of-its-kind fully integrated emissions and carbon...
Svitzer has signed a global EcoTow agreement with the Wallenius Wilhelmsen group, a move which Svitzer says marks a major step in its decarbonisation journey and supports Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s ambition to reduce Scope 3 emissions across Svitzer’s global operations....
Following the 83rd meeting of the IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) and the recently approved GHG emissions pricing framework, the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has developed a cost and compliance calculator to help explore how...
The newest shore-side power station of the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) at Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) has successfully passed its first practical test. For the first time, a container ship – the MSC Athens – has been...
The World Shipping Council has welcomed an unprecedented global agreement at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) today, as a critical next step toward shipping decarbonisation. Following a contentious and difficult debate, the IMO reached agreement on a...
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