Carbon Neutral Shipping

Report: Sustainable marine fuels should meet expansive criteria

The Sustainable Shipping Initiative released a report that defined sustainable marine fuel criteria.

Big-name shipping companies, such as A.P. Moller – Maersk, are taking action to reduce emissions and transition to more sustainable fuels. But guidelines on what makes a marine fuel sustainable have yet to be established. 

The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) recently released a report on how to define sustainable marine fuel criteria, in partnership with Copenhagen Business School (CBS) Maritime. 

Marine fuels are currently considered based on availability, cost and technological...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/report-sustainable-marine-fuels-should-meet-expansive-criteria

Survey: Even environmentally indifferent consumers want sustainable shipping option

Consumers call for more sustainable packaging and shipping in e-commerce.

As e-commerce skyrocketed during the pandemic, the environmental toll of home deliveries has not gone unnoticed. While some experts say that home deliveries are more efficient, this is only true if shoppers take fewer trips to stores.

And, consumers are recognizing the increase in plastic and what they consider to be excessive packaging used for shipping products to their doors.

Logistics data-science platform Sifted and experience management platform parcelLab published separate reports that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/survey-even-environmentally-indifferent-consumers-want-sustainable-shipping-option

Ware2Go offers free carbon offset program to merchants

UPS unit Ware2Go offers carbon neutral shipping

Ware2Go, the UPS (NYSE: UPS) company that focuses on enabling merchants of all sizes to achieve one- to two-day shipping, announced a carbon emissions offset program for all customers shipping small parcel, less-than-truckload, truckload and air shipments within its network. All Ware2Go merchants are automatically enrolled in the program, which is retroactive to offset all shipments made since January, and is free to participate in.

“At Ware2Go, our goal is to build merchant relationships based...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/ware2go-offers-free-carbon-offset-program-to-merchants

NZCS chat recap: Railroads on track for zero-emission future

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Net-Zero Carbon Summit.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Railroads tracking a net-zero future

DETAILS: Because of the inherent efficiencies of shipping by rail, railroads have built-in advantages when it comes to cutting emissions. In this fireside chat, Wabtec Chief Technology Officer Eric Gebhardt discusses how the rail sector is powering up that advantage using battery-electric locomotives, hydrogen fuel cells and public-sector partnerships.

SPEAKER: Eric...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nzcs-chat-recap-railroads-on-track-for-zero-emission-future

CMA CGM steering LNG-powered ships to US

CMA CGM Chairman and CEO Rodolphe Saadé recently announced that the France-headquartered company would dedicate six liquefied natural gas-powered container ships to the U.S. market as part of its drive to propel the energy transition of the shipping industry.

The first of these six container ships, which each will have a capacity to carry 15,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) will be delivered in October. All six will be operational by the end of 2022, CMA CGM said. The vessels will be...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cma-cgm-steering-lng-powered-ships-to-us

Holland Shipyards Group Secures Order for Hybrid Ferry Trio

Dutch ship designer and builder Holland Shipyards Group has secured a contract to build three additional hybrid ferries for towing and ferry company Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft Kiel (SFK), reads the company news release.

Hybrid drivetrain system

The contract follows the delivery of hybrid ferry Gaarden and fully electric ferry Düsternbrook to SFK in July 2020. The new ferries will be built based on the Gaarden’s design.

The new vessels will measure 32.40m in length and 8.80m in width and will...

https://mfame.guru/holland-shipyards-group-secures-order-for-hybrid-ferry-trio/

Ocean Infinity Launches Carbon Neutral Shipping Fleet

Subsea technology company Ocean Infinity has launched a marine technology and data company, Armada, says an article published on their website.

Technology and sustainability

The new company will have the largest fleet of unmanned surface robots in the industry. Armada, with a focus on combining technology and sustainability, will initially add 15 bespoke designed marine robots to Ocean Infinity’s current fleet of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs).

Surface robots

Each unmanned surface robot will...

https://mfame.guru/ocean-infinity-launches-carbon-neutral-shipping-fleet/

Smooth Fuel Switch With DNV GL Class Notation & Advisory Services

DNV GL has developed several class notations and advisory services to support the switch to low- and zero-carbon fuels, preparing shipowners for a carbon-neutral future.

Shipping is experiencing increasing pressure to decarbonize its operations and to reduce emissions to air.

To address some of this challenges, DNV GL conducted a webinar, touching upon the current landscape in decarbonization, as well as what the future holds in terms of alternative fuels and energy efficiency technologies.

Regulat...

https://mfame.guru/smooth-fuel-switch-with-dnv-gl-class-notation-advisory-services/

Carbon Neutrality by 2050? Is Maersk Betting Too Much?

The Dawn Of Low-Carbon Shipping

In a major development, the world’s largest container shipping company, Maersk has announced an astonishing goal that vows to send goods (everything from electronics to soybeans to sneakers) around the world with zero carbon emissions by the year 2025, says an article published in National Public Radio.

Inapt business decision?

The environmental logic behind such a promise is straightforward: Shipping contributes substantially to global climate change.

But the business case is not as obvious.

The...

http://mfame.guru/carbon-neutrality-by-2050-is-maersk-betting-too-much/

Maersk Round Trip To Test Emission Reduction Target

  • Maersk ship Mette Maersk commences on a round trip trial of commercially viable biofuel testing.
  • The biggest biofuel testing of the world will save 1.5 million kilos in a 25000 nautical miles Rotterdam-Shanghai trip
  • The vessel having a capacity of 18000 containers will complete its journey by June, 2019
  • The ship is using a mixture of 20% second generation plant-derived biofuel.

According to Bloomberg report, the Mette Maersk, one of the company’s biggest vessels, will set off on a 25,000...

http://mfame.guru/maersk-round-trip-to-test-emission-reduction-target/

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