Japan’s shipping heavyweight Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has received third-party certification for its book and claim service for pure car carriers following an audit by compatriot classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK). It is understood that this is the first time that ClassNK has gran
U.S. lawmakers have introduced a new act to bolster America’s commercial maritime industry and enhance its competitiveness amid China’s growing influence in the international shipping arena.
Perenco UK and Carbon Catalyst Limited are completing the final preparations for the CO2 injection test at a carbon capture and storage (CCS) license in the North Sea that encompasses what is seen as the UK’s largest depleted gas field. The partners secured a license to progress the Poseidon CCS pro
Trade and employers’ association Danish Shipping has adopted a new policy on biofouling management, recommending its members to follow International Maritime Organization (IMO) guidelines, which are currently not mandatory.
The U.S. government has published a new action plan to steer its maritime sector toward a sustainable future.
Nexans has secured a contract with Swedish transmission system operator (TSO) Svenska kraftnät to deliver subsea and onshore cables for an electricity connection project that will strengthen the electricity supply between the island of Gotland and mainland Sweden. As part of the contract described a
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €3 billion German-Dutch scheme to support the production of renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBOs), including renewable hydrogen, throughout the world.
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), an international trade association representing over 80% of the world’s merchant fleet, has appointed Thomas A. Kazakos as its next Secretary-General.
Norwegian government enterprise Enova has announced financial support for seven ammonia ships, two hydrogen ships, five electric ships and one charging facility, in the latest round of the country’s investments in green shipping.
Wison New Energies has obtained approval in principle (AiP) from the classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) for the front-end engineering and design (FEED) of its standardized floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit.
Fuel supply systems provider Auramarine has signed a cooperation agreement with logistics service company A2B-online to provide methanol safety systems and automation for the latter’s two newbuild 650 TEU methanol-fueled container vessels.
Aiming to “positively contribute” to a sustainable future in the San Francisco Bay Area, public ferry service provider San Francisco Bay Ferry (SF Bay Ferry) has joined Green Marine, an environmental certification program for the North American maritime industry. As disclosed, in order to obtain the
LNG dual-fueled vessels provide ‘the lowest’ compliance cost for meeting EU and IMO decarbonization regulations, an analysis by industry coalition SEA-LNG found.
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is seen as a bridge to help the world wean off carbon fuels. With that in mind, this developing technology is not going to be temporary and is definitely going to happen on a large scale. To reach that as quickly as possible, we need regulations, licensing, a supply
