The Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA), a coalition of freight buyers driving demand for zero-emission shipping, has launched its second tender focused on pioneering the commercial deployment of e-fuels…
https://gcaptain.com/new-e-fuel-tender-puts-shipping-industry-to-the-test/
While current and upcoming policies from the International Maritime Organization (IMO), European Union, and United States will improve the business case for green shipping corridors, additional support measures are still…
https://gcaptain.com/green-shipping-corridors-face-cost-hurdles-despite-policy-support/
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Port operations were on the radar as maritime stakeholders held an encompassing conversation ranging from harbor dredging and anchorage development to sustainability and alternative fuels infrastructure.
The free-flowing discussion on Tuesday came at the 104th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, where thousands of academics, researchers, government officials, and private sector entities braved a rare snowstorm to absorb the latest research, exchange ideas,...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/at-trb-costly-issues-weigh-on-port-efficiency
LNG-fueled vessels are rapidly emerging as the frontrunner in alternative marine fuels, despite representing just a fraction of the global fleet. A recent report from industry coalition SEA-LNG revealed that…
Energy giant Eni and global shipping leader MSC Group have signed a groundbreaking memorandum of understanding to advance their joint pursuit of sustainable shipping and energy transition initiatives. The collaboration…
https://gcaptain.com/eni-and-msc-forge-landmark-partnership-to-accelerate-sustainable-fuels/
Container shipping companies like Maersk, CMA CGM and COSCO have ordered hundreds of new vessels in recent years meant to help their industry slash greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to meet rising demand from customers and regulators around the globe.
https://gcaptain.com/container-shippers-hedging-green-transition-with-dual-fuel-vessel-orders/
October 2024 marked a record-breaking month for alternative fueled vessel orders, with a total of 97 new orders placed, according to the latest figures from DNV’s AFI platform. The milestone…
By Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE, Oct 28 (Reuters) – At one of the world’s biggest bulk export ports in Western Australia, shippers safely completed the first transfer of ammonia from one vessel to another last month,…
https://gcaptain.com/will-rising-costs-and-safety-risks-sink-ammonias-future-as-a-marine-fuel/
A recent survey conducted by the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) has revealed widespread acceptance of ammonia as a marine fuel, albeit with important caveats. The…
https://gcaptain.com/why-ammonia-could-be-the-key-to-net-zero-shipping-and-whats-holding-it-back/
Marseille-based CMA CGM Group and French utility SUEZ Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a long-term industrial partnership focused on renewable biomethane production. The collaboration aims to…
https://gcaptain.com/cma-cgm-secures-biomethane-supply-for-its-gas-powered-ships/