The Port of Vancouver USA has secured ‘substantial’ federal funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for technologies as well as related infrastructure that could ‘improve’ the port’s operational capabilities while cutting down on harmful emissions. As disclosed, the port has been
Hydrogen Canada Corp. (HCC) and Korea Southern Power (KOSPO) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work on developing a clean ammonia production and export business in Canada. Specifically, the companies will cooperate on the development of HCC’s clean hydrogen/ammonia project which aim
A new consortium has embarked on a mission to optimize ship-port operations as part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) flagship project Decarbonization through the Digitalization in Shipping (DECARDIS). The European Space Agency (ESA) has initiated the project together with optimization platform c
German Aerospace Center (DLR) has started testing and developing ‘innovative’ propulsion systems based on hydrogen fuel cells with an output in the megawatt range. The center put into operation the BALIS test field in Empfingen on October 28, 2024. Currently, such propulsion systems are not yet comm
A consortium established by Japanese maritime majors NYK, Idemitsu Tanker, IINO Lines, and Nihon Shipyard has presented a design concept for Japan’s first Malacca Max type very large crude carrier (VLCC) that can run on methanol as an alternative fuel. To remind, the consortium was formed in January
Two California ports have bagged critical federal grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), allowing them to ‘further accelerate’ their zero-emission initiatives and take one step closer to the global climate neutrality targets. As disclosed, the Port of Los Angeles has secured “un
South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has received approval in principle (AiP) from classification society DNV and signed a joint development project (JDP) for AiP with Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its new design of a 15,300 TEU ammonia dual-fuel containership. DNV granted the appr
In a major fleet expansion move, UECC has signed a shipbuilding contract with a Chinese yard for up to four multi-fuel battery hybrid PCTCs.
Swedish ferry company Stena Line has reached another milestone in the construction of its methanol-ready NewMax hybrid ships, having held a joint launch and keel-laying ceremony last week.
Following the final investment decision (FID) on its one million ton per year green ammonia complex at Kakinada, India, energy group AM Green has awarded an engineering, procurement services, construction management, and commissioning services (EPsCM) contract to Rely, a company dedicated to integra
Vietnam’s Vingroup JSC and Abu Dhabi-based AD Ports Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly explore developing and modernizing ports, logistics and maritime infrastructure in Vietnam.
French shipping giant CMA CGM has held a christening ceremony for two of its 2,000 TEU LNG-fueled ships, CMA CGM Sintra and CMA CGM Altamira. The vessels are the eighth and ninth in a series of ten 2,000 TEU LNG-powered ships being built by HD Hyundai Mipo in South Korea for CMA CGM’s Northern Europ
Norwegian shipowner Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA (KCC) has decided to equip the upcoming CABU III newbuild with “the world’s largest” suction sails.
Candela, a Swedish maker of sustainable, electric hydrofoil vessels, has marked a new milestone as its P-12 Nova, described as the world’s first electric hydrofoil ferry, began operations in Stockholm. In the early morning of October 29, Nova, the first of Candela’s new P-12 model to enter service,
