In a push to decarbonise operations at its facilities, California’s Port of Oakland, the fifth busiest container port in the US, has approved an environmental ordinance calling for its seaport tenants to develop a plan to reach zero emissions from cargo handling operations. The Oakland Board of Port
Germany-based engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions has obtained Approval in Principle (AiP) from the Italian classification society RINA for its methanol-ready MAN L/V 32/44CR engine. The AiP covers an upgrade concept for the four-stroke engine for conversion to dual-fuel running on methanol, MA
In early March, Japanese shipping major NYK sent one of its vessels to PHP Ship Recycling Facility in Bangladesh for green recycling. The company said that PHP Ship Recycling Facility, which is a ship-recycling facility operated by PHP Ship Breaking and Recycling Industries Ltd., has become the firs
Florida’s Port Everglades has won a $32 million grant to mitigate environmental threats from flooding and sea level rise and ensure continued access for marine vessels. The grant is part of more than $275 million for resilience projects issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, t
Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI), a subsidiary of state-owned China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has signed a contract with Guangzhou Yuanhai Car Carrier Transportation, COSCO Shipping’s joint venture, to build three 7,000 CEU pure car truck carriers (PCTCs). The dual-fuel car ca
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) dismissed fears regarding potential security threats from cranes sourced from China caused by media reports that the cranes might be used for spying. “There have been no known security breaches as the result of any cranes at U.S. ports, despite ala
S.N. Corporation’s Unit-02 ship recycling yard at Shitalpur, Sitakunda in Bangladesh has been certified as compliant with the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) guidelines for the Hong Kong Convention (HKC) on sustainable ship recycling. The certification process was undertaken by the Japan
Italian energy company Snam has selected Lithuanian oil and LNG terminals’ operator Klaipedos Nafta (KN) for collaboration in the start-up of a greenfield FSRU-based LNG terminal in the port of Piombino. KN said it will support Snam in the FSRU installation and subsequent commissioning and testing o
An industrial-scale concept for a floating green ammonia production unit developed by Netherland-based SwitcH2 BV and Norway-based BW Offshore has secured Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society DNV. With AiP in place, the technical feasibility of the design has been affirmed and the
ZIM Sammy Ofer, the first LNG-fuelled containership to join ZIM’s fleet, has kick-started its maiden voyage, the Israeli shipping company said. The containership departed Asia earlier this week heading for the United States East Coast. The vessel joins ZIM’s flagship service, ZIM Container Service P
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed an agreement with tanker owner EURONAV Luxemburg to buy a very large crude carrier (VLCC), as part of the UN-coordinated operation to remove more than one million barrels of oil from a decaying tanker off Yemen’s Red Sea coast. The new vessel to
Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has delivered the giant 24,116 TEU containership MSC Tessa to its owner Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). The massive vessel was independently designed by Hudong-Zhonghua and it belongs to the category of the world’s largest containerships based o
In line with its decarbonization efforts, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is mandating for all harbor craft to become fully electric, capable of using B100 biofuels or be compatible with net zero fuels such as hydrogen by 2030. In addition to slashing emissions, switching from die
Bermuda-based bulk carrier company Himalaya Shipping has taken delivery of the second LNG dual-fuel 210,000 dwt newcastlemax newbuild from New Times Shipbuilding (NTS) in China. The vessel named Mount Ita is the second in a series of twelve newcastlemax dry bulk vessels under construction at the yar
