Ofgem and its French counterpart the Commission de Régulation de l’Energie (CRE) have published a decision to discontinue public consultation for the AQUIND interconnector. The AQUIND Interconnector is a proposed 2GW subsea and underground high voltage direct current power transmission project betwe
Eco Livorno, the third of twelve hybrid vessels of the Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class, has been delivered to the Grimaldi Group by the Chinese Jinling shipyard located in Nanjing. The Eco Livorno, which flies the Italian flag, has a length of 238 meters, a beam of 34 meters, a gross tonn
APM Terminals Elizabeth in New Jersey USA has started to use green power, from a supplier that offers renewables such as wind and solar which will help the terminal reduce CO2 emissions by around 45% in 2021. The terminal expects the move will result in slashing 7 kg CO2/TEU from the current 16 kg C
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a well located in the North Sea offshore Norway.
SEA Europe, a shipyards and maritime equipment association, supports the inclusion of shipping into the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) as part of the EU Green Deal. However, the association said that the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions should be incentivised by internalising the external cos
Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has selected Corvus Energy to supply the energy storage system (ESS) for the world’s first zero-emission electric tanker.
Negative reactions to U.S. President Biden’s executive order to halt new oil and natural gas leasing on public lands and offshore waters are still coming in as the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) was next in line to give its view on the matter.
Chinese shipbuilder CSSC Jiangnan Shipyard, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has launched the 15,000 TEU LNG-powered CMA CGM Patagonia, being built for the French container shipping major CMA CGM. The containership is the first of five LNG-powered sister vessels ordered by the c
Novatek, Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer and LNG operator, signed an agreement on the environmental monitoring of the water area of Kamchatka Peninsula.
Alfa Laval has joined the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping to work on the development of low- and zero-carbon technologies for the marine industry. As a strategic partner Alfa Laval will be part of the Center’s advisory board, providing strategic and technical guidance for futu
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) and Fugro are taking steps to make seabed research at the IJmuiden Ver offshore wind farm zone more sustainable. According to the parties, Fugro’s research vessel Despina will blend biofuels with existing fuel during the survey work and thus save approximat
The Panama Canal contributed to a reduction of more than 13 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent emissions in 2020 by offering a shorter route to ships when compared to the most likely alternative routes. These savings are equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions of 2.8 million passenge
Technology company ABB has been selected to deliver an end-to-end electric power and propulsion solution for South Korea’s first domestic zero-emission ferry.
Singapore-based ship management company Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has met its Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) policy two years ahead of schedule, the company announced. EPS started disclosing a fleetwide CO2 emissions report last year, using the industry-accepted Annual Efficiency Rati
