‘K’ LINE COMPANY ORDERS ALL-ELECTRIC TUG
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (‘K’ Line) subsidiary Daito Corporation has signed a contract for construction of an electric tugboat, powered by a large-capacity lithium-ion battery, with Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI). The electric tugboat is to be equipped with...
FUEL-FROM-WASTE COULD BE CRITICAL FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
According to US fuel-from-waste company WasteFuel, the transportation sector contributes significantly to climate change, so addressing transport sector emissions is critical to achieving overall net zero targets. For 45% of countries, transport is said to be the...
IMO HEADS TO AZERBAIJAN FOR COP29
Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez will lead IMO’s delegation to the annual UN Climate Change Conference (COP 29) to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 to 22 November 2024. The 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)...
CORVUS BATTERIES CLOCK UP SAVINGS OF 10 MILLION TONS CO2e
Supplier of zero- emission solutions for the maritime industry Corvus Energy has announced that the company’s battery systems have cumulatively helped customers reduce 10 million tons of CO2 since the first installation in 2013. The savings are based on...
NCL MOVES TOWARDS LOW-CARBON FUEL
While docked at the IJmuiden Cruise Terminal in the Netherlands, Norwegian Cruise Line’s ‘Norwegian Dawn’ received a GoodFuels B30 sustainable biofuel blend. Supplied by FincoEnergies in partnership with KPI OceanConnect, this biofuel adoption is seen as...
AVAT AND KBB COOPERATE IN TURBOCHARGER EFFICIENCY
A recent cooperation agreement between the two German technology companies AVAT and Kompressorenbau Bannewitz GmbH (KBB) is expected to help make turbocharger technology for large combustion engines even more powerful and efficient through digitalisation....
EU POLICYMAKERS NEED TO INVEST IN CLEAN MARITIME FUELS
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform, members of which include European Community of Shipowners Associations (ECSA), the eFuel Alliance, EWABA (A European association for waste-based and bio-fuels), Hydrogen Europe, FuelsEurope, and the Methanol Institute, has requested...
EMISSION REPORTING MODULE CERTIFIED BY LRQA
Certification institute LRQA (formerly part of Lloyd’s Register) has approved Dutch company Shipping Technology’s CO2 Emission Reporting Module, known as ST Brain, that calculates the CO2 emissions of inland navigation vessels and coasters. Inland shipping...