A new European partnership is intended to help shipping companies navigate one of the industry’s biggest climate challenges: how to decarbonise the existing fleet quickly, safely, and cost-effectively. The Fit-Horizons project is bringing together 19 maritime...
Marine energy storage systems (ESS) company Corvus Energy and Beyonder, a Norwegian battery technology company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop the next generation battery system for maritime applications. The agreement reflects a shared...
A new investigation into ferry emissions across Europe has highlighted the significant impact maritime pollution continues to have on major cities, and points to port electrification as a key part of the solution. Research by clean transport advocacy group Transport...
Following successful pilot projects and the first full-scale installation on a seagoing vessel, the 'Vertom Tula', Dutch company Wattlab is now looking at scaling its Solar Flatrack solution towards the international bulk shipping market. Currently, Solar Flatracks...
Cavotec has received an order valued at about €3m for shore power systems to be deployed across several ports in southern Italy. The order covers the supply of a range of Cavotec shore power technologies, including PowerFeed, PowerReach, and PowerMove systems. The...
According to BAR Technology, fuel strategy in global shipping is increasingly being shaped by immediate commercial realities rather than long-term decarbonisation targets, as volatility in energy markets pushes operators to rethink how they power their fleets. A...
Korean Register (KR) has announced the successful development of an exhaust gas after-treatment system for ammonia-fuelled engines, following the completion of a land-based demonstration and showcase. The system achieved a 95% reduction in NOx emissions and a 99.7%...
Interferry, the global voice of the ferry industry, has endorsed the European Commission’s launch of the Industrial Maritime Strategy and the inherent critical recognition of the ferry sector’s strategic importance. Notably, the push for Member States to reinvest EU...
Capt Mike Kaczmarek, Chairman, Clean Shipping Alliance, noted that the recent IMO Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 13) in London concluded with continued debate around exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS), but one outcome was clear: proposals to...
The Waterborne Technology Platform has welcomed the recognition of the Zero-Emission Waterborne Transport Partnership as stepping stone for future European public-private cooperation The European Commission has now published its Industrial Maritime Strategy and the...
According to shore power company NatPower Marine, the commercial challenges facing publicly funded shore power projects in the UK ports of Aberdeen and Portsmouth should not be dismissed as local pricing anomalies, rather regarded as an early warning signal for the...
IMO has commissioned a pre-feasibility study, in conjunction with the Government of Barbados, to set a pathway to exploring green shipping corridors to reduce emissions from shipping. An initial meeting with the Government of Barbados and national stakeholders in the...
GT Wings, provider of wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) to the commercial shipping industry, has secured verification from Lloyd's Register (LR) of sea trials performance assessment methodology for its AirWing jet sail technology. The announcement follows around...
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