Singapore-based tanker owner and operator Hafnia Tankers has entered into an agreement with compatriot F-Drones to use drones for the delivery of goods to the company’s vessels. Under the agreement signed in September, Hafnia will use drones for deliveries to Singapore-based vessels, the company sai
Stena Ebba, Stena Line’s fifth E-Flexer vessel, has set sail towards the Baltic Sea, following the completion of construction works and sea trials at the China Merchant Jinling (Weihai) shipyard, China. The Stena Ebba will join its sister vessel Stena Estelle on the Karlskrona-Gdynia route later thi
Solstad Offshore’s construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Ocean is saving more than 25% fuel since the installation of a battery and shore power system. Investing in battery hybrid systems for its vessels is one of Solstad’s measures taken to achieve the target of 50% emission reduction by 2030,
Newfoundland-based Port of Argentia and Torrent Capital have set up a joint venture company, Argentia Capital Inc, which will focus on the construction of port infrastructure, and investments in upcoming renewables and oil and gas projects. The establishment of the joint venture comes ahead of a hos
Classification society DNV has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) to advance net-zero ambitions in Singapore’s maritime sector and support the new generation workforce. As part of the three-year partnership, DNV Maritime Decarbonization & Auto
Ten companies have joined the Cargo Owners for Zero Emission Vessels (coZEV) initiative launched by cargo owners that aim to switch all of their ocean freight to vessels powered by zero-carbon fuels by 2040. The latest signatories of the platform include Beiersdorf, Dupont, Electrolux, ETTLI Kaffee,
Swedish shipping company Furetank has signed a contract for the construction of two more dual-fuel tankers. The 17,999 dwt tankers have been ordered from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Yangzhou, and they are set for delivery in fall 2024 and spring 2025 respectively. The Vinga vessels have dual
A broad coalition of 35 maritime companies supported by Transport and Environment NGO are urging the European co-legislators to add ships under 5,000 GT including offshore and service vessels into EU regulations targeting decarbonization of the shipping industry. A joint letter addressing the EU Par
Guangzhou Shipbuilding International, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has delivered a 110,000 dwt LNG dual-fuel crude oil/product tanker to the Bank of Communications Financial Leasing (BoComm FL) from China. The official delivery signing ceremony was held on 15 September in an
The shipping industry is ‘partially on track’ with regard to the progress in technology and supply of scalable zero-emission fuels (SZEF) to achieve the target of a 5 percent share of international shipping fuels by 2030, according to a new joint report produced by UMAS and UN Climate Change High Le
Finnish shipping company Meriaura, engine maker Wärtsilä, and Green NortH2 Energy have signed a Letter of Intent for building a cargo vessel that runs on green ammonia. The vessel will be ordered and operated by Meriaura, and Green NortH2 Energy is responsible for supplying green ammonia fuel, which
The world’s rapidly growing fleet of ships that can burn liquefied natural gas (LNG) is at risk of financial losses of $850bn by 2030, according to a new study by UCL Energy Institute researchers. Namely, 65% of the newbuilding deliveries by 2025 is capable of running on LNG as a marine fuel, up fro
Container shipping major Maersk has voiced support for the Clean Shipping Act, the first stand-alone legislation in the U.S. that aims to address pollution from the shipping industry. The bill was introduced into the U.S. Congress in July 2022 by Congressman Alan Lowenthal who represents the Port of
Decarbonization of shipping and new environmental regulations in the next decade combined with geopolitical issues and workforce and skill shortages have emerged as the top three issues dominating maritime leaders’ agendas. These are the findings of the fifth annual Global Maritime Issues Monitor jo
