DECARBONISATION STRATEGY WINS GOLD FOR SVITZER
Towage operator Svitzer has achieved gold status in the Port of London Authority (PLA)’s Thames Green Scheme, in recognition of its environmental commitments and decarbonisation strategy. Svitzer introduced carbon neutral biofuel across its Thames-based fleet in 2022,...
LARGE HYBRID FISH CARRIER ENGINEERED IN DENMARK
Danish naval architect Knud E Hansen has designed, project-managed and supervised the construction for a Live Fish Carrier (LFC) for Bakkafrost in the Faroe Islands. This innovative vessel is one of the largest LFCs at 109.2m in length and 22.2m breadth and with...
US CRUISE PORT COMPLETES SHORE POWER PLAN
Florida, US, cruise destination Port Everglades has completed a study to add shore power to the Port’s eight cruise terminals. The final report, performed by Moffatt & Nichol, a global infrastructure advisory firm working in cooperation with Florida Power...
SINGAPORE AND VIETNAM COLLABORATE ON GREEN SHIPPING INITIATIVES
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Vietnam Maritime Administration (Vinamarine) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance maritime and port cooperation between Singapore and Vietnam. Under this MoU, MPA and Vinamarine will...
ABS PROMOTION REFLECTS EMPHASIS ON ENERGY TRANSITION
ABS has announced the appointment of Patrick Ryan (pictured) as its chief technology officer, a move that the classification society says builds on its global maritime technology leadership position. Having served in the key executive leadership role of ABS SVP Global...
BCG AND MÆRSK MC-KINNEY MØLLER CENTER DEVELOP SUTAINABILITY PLAYBOOK FOR SHIPPING
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping have launched the ‘ESG Playbook for Shipping’, which combines BCG’s expertise in consulting services with the Center for Zero Carbon Shipping’s research...
LPG CARRIER COMPANY EXERCISES OPTION MAN DUAL-FUEL RETROFITS
The COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Guangdong) yard has announced that it will retrofit the main engines aboard two LPG carriers from the fleet of Tianjin Southwest Maritime, a Chinese liquefied-gas carrier operator. The order exercises an option in a contract signed...
SHELL PLANS BIOFUEL JV WITH SEED COMPANY
Shell Oil subsidiary Equilon Enterprises and agricultural company S&W Seed Co, have announced the execution of an agreement to establish a joint venture for the purpose of developing novel plant genetics for oil seed cover crops as feedstocks for biofuel...