UK-based Avenir LNG has completed its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) delivery into the newly commissioned Hamina LNG terminal in Finland. On 22 November, Avenir LNG provided an update on its social media channels stating that the LNG cargo was loaded by Avenir Supply & Trading onboard its vessel
Danish container shipping major Maersk has set ambitious 2030 targets as part of its 2040 decarbonization strategy that includes having at least a quarter of its ocean cargo transported with green fuels. “Nobody can predict the future, and there is still a lot of uncertainty. In the next 18 years, n
Centre Port Holdings, a UK-based marine and renewable energy infrastructure developer, has unveiled plans for a scheme that will use tidal energy to power a deep sea automated container terminal capable of processing between 1.5 and 4 million containers annually.
Norwegian company Kanfer Shipping AS has signed a partnership deal with Nimofast Brasil S.A. to establish small and medium-scale LNG shipping, small-scale floating storage units (FSU) and LNG bunkering solutions in Brazil from 2025 onwards. The contract will enable Nimofast to sell and deliver LNG o
Pacific Environment’s Ports for People campaign has launched a new initiative to assess port progress towards zero-emission shipping, P4P RePORT Cards.
Ulsan Port Authority (UPA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the international classification society Korean Register (KR) to support methanol-fueled ships and establish the South Korean port as a low-carbon energy hub. “UPA is actively working to make eco-friendly, and low-carbon
Companies from the French region of Brittany (Bretagne) will be present at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference in Amsterdam on 29 and 30 November to highlight their expertise and the region’s ports’ strategic position close to several fixed-bottom and floating offshore wind projects. Bretagn
Three start-ups focusing on green technology have won the first three prizes at this year’s Smart Port Challenge, launched by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the National University of Singapore (NUS). The first, second, and third-place winners under Port Innovation Ecosystem
The Swedish government has selected three Port of Gothenburg projects for a green transformation of shipping to constitute Sweden’s contribution to the international initiative Green Shipping Challenge.
Japanese energy giant JERA has teamed up with compatriot shipping majors Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) on the transportation of fuel ammonia for the Hekinan Thermal Power Plant, expected to begin commercial operation in the late 2020s. The three companies signed M
Stolt Tankers and Stolthaven Terminals have joined forces on the removal and sustainable treatment of wastewater from ships docked in Houston. Stolthaven Houston and New Orleans have been operating onsite biological wastewater treatment plants for more than 20 years, specialising in the handling of
German liner major Hapag-Lloyd has signed a 5-year global partnership with Portchain, a Danish startup focusing on digitizing operations in the container shipping sector. Under the contract, Hapag-Lloyd will deploy Portchain Connect platform across its global operations and digitize the berth alignm
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has released its final 2022 Scoping Plan, the state’s five-year roadmap for achieving its climate goals, which mandates, among other things, that at least 25% of ships in California waters will need to use green hydrogen fuel cell electric propulsion by 2045
Industrial gas supplier Air Products and Oiltanking Deutschland, a subsidiary of energy company Mabanaft, plan to build Germany’s first large-scale, green energy import terminal in the Port of Hamburg. The companies have signed a joint development agreement as an important step towards the developme
