The UK Government has launched the Smart Shipping Acceleration Fund to drive maritime innovation and harness the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) to boost the productivity of the maritime sector.
Port of Amsterdam, together with international partners, has signed two agreements on green hydrogen and hydrogen derivatives. Additionally, Evos signed an MoU with Cepsa to explore hydrogen export out of the south of Spain to Amsterdam.
South Korea’s Ulsan Port Authority (UPA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Pacific Environment (PE), an international environmental organization, to accelerate the transformation of shipping ports into eco-friendly ones.
On April 10, 2024, KEYS Azalea, Japan’s first LNG bunkering ship equipped with dual-fuel engines, completed its first LNG bunkering.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company, to support the maritime industry’s digital transformation and green transition.
The Global Maritime Forum and RMI (founded as the Rocky Mountain Institute), under Mission Innovation’s umbrella, have released a report outlining strategies for ports to become first movers in providing green methanol and ammonia bunkering.
German shipowner Hapag-Lloyd, the world’s fifth-largest liner shipping company, has joined the Singapore-Rotterdam green and digital shipping corridor (GDSC) initiative established by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Port of Rotterdam.
Industry leaders from North America, Asia and Europe have formed the North Pacific Green Corridor Consortium (NPGCC) whose members and partners will work together to decarbonize the value chain for commodities between North America and Asia.
Liepaja SEZ Authority and CIS Liepaja have concluded a two-year reservation contract for the potential construction site for the renewable energy complex in the Port of Liepaja.
Singapore has retained its position as the leading maritime city in the world, followed by Rotterdam and London, according to the 2024 Leading Maritime Cities (LMC) report.
Tugboat operator SAAM Towage and its partners in the public and private sectors have unveiled the first 100% electric, zero-emission tugboats that will service local clients in the Port of Vancouver starting this spring.
MPA Singapore has started the first pilot trial for electric harbor craft (e-HC) charging point at the Marina South Pier.
Two companies signed up to demonstrate green hydrogen and circularity projects at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges as part of the innovation hub.
Provaris Energy and Global Energy Storage (GES) will develop a new gaseous hydrogen import facility at the GES terminal in the Rotterdam port.
