VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS HELP PROMOTE LOW CARBON MARINE TRANSPORTATION
Vehicle manufacturer JLR has signed up to join UECC’s Sail for Change initiative using low-carbon liquefied biomethane (LBM) in maritime transport to support the company’s sustainability ambitions through decarbonisation of its global logistics chain. The addition of...
RAL-DESIGN BARGES ENHANCE BUNKERING ON CANADA’S WEST COAST
The port of Prince Rupert has recently welcomed the startup of Wolverine Terminals’ marine bunkering service for deep sea shipping, thus adding a key logistical capability to this strategic deepwater port on the west coast of Canada. Using a pair of barges designed by...
ORGANIC WASTE DIGESTER AIDS CRUISE SHIP SUSTAINABILITY
US onboard marine organic waste management company Power Knot Ocean has announced that cruise ship ‘Goddess of the Night’, formerly known as ‘Mykonos Magic’, has deployed the LFC biodigester onboard as its premier food waste solution. The ship...
WIND WILL PLAY MAJOR PART IN FuelEU MARITIME COMPLIANCE – ANEMOI
According to wind propulsion system developer Anemoi, with the maritime industry facing the implementation of Fuel EU Maritime from 1 January 2025, vessel owners and operators are actively seeking proven solutions to meet increasingly stringent emissions requirements....
STRATEGIC MARINE’S SURFACE EFFECT OFFSHORE VESSEL CUTS EMISSIONS
Strategic Marine of Singapore has announced the signing and delivery of its first Surface Effect Ship (SES) to All Energies Services (AES), said to represent a ground-breaking moment in the company’s advancement within the offshore oil and gas sector. The contract...
OVER HALF OF VESSEL ORDERBOOK CAN USE ALTERNATIVE FUEL, SAYS CLARKSONS
Clarksons Research has released its latest Green Technology Tracker, including full year 2024 data points, charting the progress of alternative fuel uptake and investments in energy saving technologies across the global shipping fleet. Across 2024, 820 vessel orders,...
NORWEGIAN PROJECT EXPLORES NUCLEAR SHIP PROPULSION
Norwegian company Vard, part of the Fincantieri Group, has been collaborating with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Ålesund and other key stakeholders in a project, known as NuProShip I, exploring nuclear propulsion for the maritime sector....
IMO’S DOMINGUEZ STRESSES HUMAN FACTORS, SECURITY AND DECARBONISATION AS KEY TOPICS
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has highlighted the key items on the IMO agenda for 2025 in a video message at the start of the year. Dominguez said: “We start 2025 focusing on three main topics, as we were last year. The first one, seafarers, the second...