Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s leading ports group, has today launched its wide-ranging new sustainability strategy, Ready for Tomorrow (RFT), backed by a plan to invest around £2 billion in decarbonising its own operations by 2040.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) issued a refusal of access direction notice on Monday to the Liberian-flagged container ship MSC Kymea II from Australian ports for 90 days. AMSA said that the notice followed months of sub-standard performance from the ship’s operator, MSC Shipmanagem
German liner major Hapag-Lloyd has signed a multi-year agreement for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) with Shell Western LNG B.V (Shell). The LNG is intended for Hapag-Lloyd’s twelve ultra-large dual-fuel container vessels currently under construction at the South Korean shipyard Daewoo Shi
UK-based small-scale LNG company Avenir LNG has conducted Germany’s first direct LNG unloading operation from a transport vessel into trucks. The operation took place on 22-23 February in the Port of Mukran where the small-scale LNG transport vessel Avenir Ascension unloaded LNG directly into transp
The Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) is marking the tenth anniversary of its Green Wave program, which provides financial incentives to shippers who voluntarily invest in environmentally sustainable practices. Since 2013, commercial vessels have been assessed and allotted savings on their harbour
The Netherlands-based company VoltH2 has secured a site for green hydrogen development in Germany as part of its mission to build a chain of green hydrogen plants in Europe. VoltH2 has selected Wilhelmshaven, Germany’s only deep-sea port and primary energy hub, as the location for its planned hydrog
Diamond Offshore’s Ocean GreatWhite rig is in the process of wrapping up its preparations for its upcoming assignment in the North Sea.
Saipem and Seaway7 have entered into a commercial collaboration agreement to jointly identify, bid and execute fixed offshore wind projects. Saipem and Seaway7 will pursue selected projects where the combined utilisation of the companies’ complementary assets, technologies, products, and competencie
Port of Rotterdam has seen a number of investments in energy transition projects in 2022 worth a total of approximately € 3 billion. Some of these projects include investments in a major biorefinery and Europe’s largest green-hydrogen plant. To remind, in July 2022 subsidiaries of Shell have taken t
India’s Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) has revealed its plans to increase the share of renewable energy to 60%.
The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) will collaborate with maritime intelligence company Global Spatial Technology Solutions (GSTS) in providing a green shipping corridor capability using the firm’s OCIANA platform.
Half of the maritime incidents recorded in 2022 occurred in ports and terminals, data from ship vetting agency RightShip shows. According to the data, there were 2,400 incidents in 2022 where the location was recorded. RightShip said that half of the incidents occurred for vessels in the ports and t
The Port of Montreal has earmarked $335+ million in its new five-year investment plan for its infrastructure on the Island of Montreal.
Spanish multinational energy company Cepsa has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the ACE Terminal in the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands to create a green hydrogen supply chain. Namely, Cepsa is developing 2GW of green hydrogen at its two Energy Parks in Andalusia, southern Spain, a
