The Hamburg City Council has commissioned the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) to install shore power systems at the Burchardkai, Tollerort and Eurogate container terminals as well as the Steinwerder and HafenCity cruise terminals.
The US ports of Seattle, Tacoma, and the combined container operations of The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) have adopted near-term implementation plans that will enable each port to identify, prioritize, and focus resources on actions that help achieve their collective zero-emission vision.
German shipping company Hartmann Reederei has taken delivery of GasChem Homer, the first in a series of three 5,000 cbm LPG carriers being built in China.
SIMEC Atlantis Energy is preparing to start with the assembly and testing phase of its novel variable pitch system for tidal energy turbines, developed as part of a collaborative EU-backed project.
French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has delivered an approval in principle (AiP) to compatriot shipping company Zéphyr & Borée for its first open-top 1,800 TEU containership, demonstrating the feasibility of using wind-propelled wing-sails on this type of vessel.
Danish shipping company Norden has decided to provide transparency on carbon emissions pre- and post-voyage as the first step in the company’s strategy to bring down emissions in the supply chain.
US ship owner and operator Crowley has committed to net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across all scopes by 2050, pursuing a path aligned with the latest climate science to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Sustainable design company Albatross Designs Group has launched Albatross Marine Hydrogen, an entity dedicated to making the world’s maritime shipping industry achieve net-zero emissions through the use of green hydrogen as a primary fuel source and fuel cell technologies.
Backed by the Government of the Netherlands, nine Dutch research institutes and test facilities have joined forces to accelerate the research into offshore renewable energy.
Two tidal energy projects, led by major companies Nova Innovation and Magallanes Tidal Energy, have been selected to receive a share of £116 million to drive forward green innovation in the UK.
Maritime classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted Swedish company Alfa Laval the first marine approval for operating boilers on methanol.
The €20 million EuropeWave scheme has selected seven wave energy projects for support to further develop their device concepts in the first half of 2022.
Dutch maritime technology company Value Maritime hit the headlines earlier this year as it developed what it claims to be the world’s first onboard CO2 capture and storage (CCS) unit for the maritime industry.
Europe could benefit from the €140 billion economic opportunity and 1.2 million new jobs by 2050 if it takes the lead in the global ocean energy market, a newly launched report states.
