The world’s first conversion of a large container ship to LNG as fuel has hit a major milestone as an LNG bunker tank was lifted into Hapag-Lloyd’s Sajir boxship at the Chinese shipyard Huarun Dadong Dockyard Co. The 6,500-cbm LNG Mark III tank was designed by the French LNG containment specialist G
Maersk Supply Service and Ørsted will jointly test a prototype buoy that will act as both a mooring point and a charging station for vessels. The solution will be tested on one of Ørsted’s offshore wind farms in 2021. The buoy can be used to charge the smaller battery- or hybrid-electrical vessels a
Trafigura, one of the world’s largest ship charterers, has proposed that the International Maritime Organization (IMO) introduces a carbon levy to help boost competitiveness and uptake of alternative fuels. The company is proposing a levy between $250 and $300 per metric tonne of CO2 equivalent on s
France-based Ponant has become the first international cruise line to join the Green Marine environmental certification program for the marine industry.
On 24 September, the IMO and the global maritime community come together to celebrate the annual World Maritime Day. The 2020 theme is Sustainable Shipping for a Sustainable Planet. The topic is in line with the industry-wide efforts pushing to save fuel, and develop green energy sources as they wor
Teekay Corporation, Teekay LNG Partners and Teekay Tankers have joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative.
With the EU advancing on its plans to include international shipping in its Emissions Trading System (ETS), the pressure is on for the international maritime industry to introduce a market-wide measure to pay for its share of emissions. Under the plan, the EU wants to include the maritime sector int
Technology company ABB has won a contract with China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International Ltd for supplying a full scope of integrated solutions for P&O Ferries’ two new vessels.
Oil major Shell and tech giant Microsoft are embarking on a new strategic alliance to support progress towards a world with net-zero emissions.
DNV GL pointed to a relatively limited uptake of hydrogen as a ship fuel in the fourth edition of its Maritime Forecast to 2050 presented on Tuesday. The surprising assessment is a result of both the estimated price of the fuel and the investment costs for the engine and fuel systems. The forecast a
To support Singapore’s harbour craft industry’s transition towards a low-carbon future, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI) have launched a joint call for proposals on the electrification of harbour craft.
To adjust and transform to cleaner sources of energy, the world’s largest oil and gas firms could sell or swap oil and gas assets of more than $100 billion, Rystad said.
Swedish Stena Group is developing a solution to use recycled batteries in charging stations at ports. The project is targeting the development of a new type of energy storage, similar to very large powerbanks, which will be essential for the quick charging of electric ferries in the future. The core
BP has been doing its part to unlock the value of technology and tap into its benefits. This has become especially noticeable during 2020 with plans to become a net-zero company by 2050.
