Three Japanese companies have signed a basic agreement to explore a joint hydrogen production business using waste plastic gasification facilities in the Nagoya Port area. Iwatani Corporation, Toyota Tsusho Corporation and JGC Holdings Corporation signed the agreement in December 2022, stating that
Due to several ongoing projects, the UK’s Kishorn port (KPL) is currently playing host to giant semi-submersible and jack-up drilling rigs.
Port of Koper, a public limited company, which provides port and logistics services in the only Slovenian port, has revealed its plans to encourage and reward low-emission ships by introducing reduced port fees.
Dubai-based logistics heavyweight DP World and Saudi Arabia-based Hassana Investment Company, the investment manager for the General Organisation for Social Insurance (GOSI), have agreed on an investment of approximately $2.4 billion in three of DP World’s flagship UAE assets.
Ocean Network Express (ONE) has signed definitive agreements to acquire a 51% stake in each of TraPac and Yusen Terminals, currently held by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha respectively. TraPac is a container terminal operator and vessel stevedore that provides container termi
The Port of Tianjin, the largest port in Northern China, has marked another milestone in its strategy to convert the port into a smart and green energy hub. Namely, three wind turbines intended for clean power generation were connected to the port’s power grid marking the completion of phase II of t
Rotterdam Shore Power B.V, a joint venture of Eneco and the Port of Rotterdam Authority, will supply shore power for part of the DFDS ships that dock in Vlaardingen, the port authority revealed.
LNG has been described as a transitional fuel for the shipping industry for years now, and a practical solution for shipowners who want to act now on their emissions and not wait on the side-lines. Nevertheless, as of recently, we are also seeing that LNG is becoming a fuel in transition as owners s
U.S.-based Vision Energy, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Evolution Terminals BV, says to be on track to file the detailed environmental impact assessment for its energy project in the North Sea Port of Vlissingen, the Netherlands before January 31, 2023. Namely, Evolution Terminals is in advanc
ENGIE, Shell, Vopak and Anthony Veder have agreed to develop a green hydrogen logistic maritime corridor connecting the ports of Sines in Portugal and Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The project named H2Sines.RDAM aims to produce green hydrogen on a unit located in Sines, convert it to liquefied hydro
On 20 December, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito announced the award of $180 million in funding for projects supporting offshore wind development, with a part of this earmarked for Prysmian’s high-voltage cable factory in Somerset. The Massachusetts government will
A crew member of MSC Resilient III, a sub-Panamax containership, has died following an onboard incident earlier today while the vessel was undergoing cargo operations in South Port in Bluff, New Zealand. The incident was confirmed by the Maritime Union of New Zealand adding that the emergency servic
In the final round of talks over the weekend, the EU Council and the European Parliament hammered out a provisional political agreement on legislative proposals of the ‘Fit for 55’ package that aim to further reduce emissions and address their social impacts. The ‘Fit for 55’ package is aimed at ena
The Port of Narvik and Norwegian company Plug Nord have been awarded NOK 10.7 million (€1.02 million) in funding from Enova to build shore power for cruise ships.
