WIND PROPULSION COULD RESOLVE PREMATURE SCRAPPING SITUATION
A new report from the UCL Energy Institute has highlighted the looming risk of maritime asset stranding, stating that a rapid energy transition could “lead to ‘premature scrapping’ of over a third of the fleet, valued at over US$ 400bn, unless they undergo costly...
WÄRTSILÄ MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT SUPPORTS FERRY DECARBONISATION GOAL
Wärtsilä has signed a ten-year Lifecycle Agreement with Spanish ferry operator Baleària, covering Baleària’s new high-speed aluminium structure catamaran ro-pax ferry, the ‘Margarita Salas’, which recently entered service. The ship was built at the...
CALIFORNIA PORTS TO RECEIVE GREEN PASSENGER VESSEL
All American Marine (AAM) and Harbor Breeze Cruises are partnering to design and construct a new state-of-the-art 33m hybrid passenger vessel which will exceed US EPA Tier 4 and California Air Resources Board (CARB) air quality requirements. The vessel will be...
GLANDER DEVELOPS FuelEU MARITIME COMPLIANCE CALCULATOR
Bunker trading firm Glander International Bunkering has introduced a tool to help users calculate key data for compliance with FuelEU Maritime, which came into effect on January 1, 2025. FuelEU Maritime aims to reduce carbon emissions in the shipping sector by...
GERMAN NGO SEEKS EUROPEAN SCRUBBER BAN
German nature conservation and biodiversity organisation NABU has sent a letter signed by 14 environmental protection organisations to the OSPAR Commission (North-East Atlantic Marine Convention), which demands that the discharge of waste water from exhaust gas...
JOTUN HELPS SALLAUM LINES TOWARD CLEANER OPERATIONS
Shipping company Sallaum Lines has taken a step towards optimising hull performance environmental impact for its fleet with the investment in Jotun’s hull performance solution, HPS, including HullKeeper, for its four PCTC newbuildings in Nanjing Jinling Shipyard. The...
BALEÀRIA TO BUILD TWO ZERO-EMISSION FAST FERRIES FOR SPAIN-MOROCCO GREEN CORRIDOR
Spanish shipping company Baleària has unveiled plans for two all-electric catamaran ferries destined for the Tarifa-Tangier Ville route, the first green corridor between Spain and Morocco. The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras has prioritised sustainability and...
DENMARK’S LARGEST CONTAINER PORT TO PROVIDE SHORE POWER
The Port of Aarhus is to equip its container terminal with an onshore power plant, supplied by Danish PowerCon, and said to be the first of its kind in Denmark. This follows a shore power facility opened at the port’s cruise terminal, which completed its first...