22 Governments and the European Commission, collaborating through Mission Innovation, have announced four missions to catalyse investment and action to make the clean energy technologies that will decarbonise the most challenging sectors.
Towage operator Svitzer, part of A.P. Moller – Maersk, has signed an agreement with naval architect company Robert Allan for the design of the world’s first fuel cell tug for harbour operations, running on green methanol.
Shipping is the critical enabler in the world’s transition to low carbon operations and needs government support to ensure it is at the front of the queue for next-generation fuels, ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki told delegates at COP26.
With the restart of its cruises from Germany, cruise company AIDA Cruises has expanded the use of green shore power with ships of its fleet to two more German ports in the 2021 summer season.
ExxonMobil has signed a memorandum of understanding with Petronas to explore carbon capture and storage technologies projects in Malaysia.
To support a goal of a zero-emissions truck fleet by 2035, the Californian Port of Long Beach will start collecting its Clean Truck Fund Rate on April 1, 2022.
Danish ferry operator Scandlines has entered into a contract with Turkish Cemre Shipyard for the construction of an emission-free freight ferry for the Puttgarden (Germany) – Rødby (Denmark) route.
The preliminary results of a new study by Global Industry Alliance (GIA) for Maine Biosafety, an initiative addressing biofouling management, have revealed that removing slime from ships’ hulls reduces greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) emissions by up to 25%.
UK-based mining company Anglo American has set an ambition to achieve carbon neutrality across its controlled ocean freight activities by 2040, with an interim 30% reduction in emissions by 2030.
Towage services provider KOTUG International will use Shift Clean Energy’s new PwrSwäp clean energy service — which uses swappable batteries on a pay-as-you-go basis — on KOTUG’s E-Pusher vessels.
German dry bulk owner and operator Oldendorff Carriers and Canadian mining company Teck Resources Limited have signed an agreement to employ energy-efficient bulk carriers for shipments of Teck steelmaking coal from the Port of Vancouver to international destinations.
At the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) on climate change, the Dutch Port of Antwerp and the Canadian Port of Montreal have signed a cooperation agreement to support the creation of the first green shipping corridor in the North Atlantic.
As the world considers the harsh realities highlighted by COP26, The International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO) has warned that shipowners can deliver the target of net-zero emission shipping by 2050 but only with an acceleration in the commercial development of relevant technolo
Shipping joint venture Proman Stena Bulk has launched the Stena Pro Patria, the first of three 49,900 dwt methanol dual-fuel MR tankers that Proman and Stena Bulk are building together.
