Containership owner and lessor Seaspan Corporation has partnered with Hapag-Lloyd, one of the world’s largest container shipping lines, to retrofit five existing ships to methanol fuel. Hapag-Lloyd is a major…
https://gcaptain.com/seaspan-and-hapag-lloyd-to-retrofit-five-containerships-to-methanol-fuel/
DFDS, a leading European shipping and logistics company, has announced its plan to introduce up to six fully electric ferries on the English Channel. The announcement came after a meeting…
https://gcaptain.com/dfds-commits-to-electrify-cross-channel-transport-with-battery-powered-vessels/
While the maritime industry has faced scrutiny over greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions primarily within the shipping sector, other stakeholders, notably Maritime Ports and Terminal Operators, also contribute to emissions albeit to a lesser extent. This segment examines how these entities impact emissions and suggests measures for emission control, says an article published on marine insight website.
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By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — The shipping industry is being lined up as a guinea pig for a world-first: a global, mandatory charge on greenhouse gas emissions. The International Maritime Organization…
https://gcaptain.com/worlds-first-global-co2-charge-inches-closer-at-imo-meeting/
The price gap between sustainable shipping fuels and conventional fossil fuels is expected to narrow and could achieve cost parity as early as 2035 with the help of decisive policy…
Zero Emissions Ships Technology Association (ZESTA) has outlined four required outcomes from the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 81) meeting, says an article published on safety4sea website.
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Amidst the complexities of the energy transition, experts emphasize the necessity for substantial financial support and standardized regulations...
https://mfame.guru/the-path-to-net-zero-key-insights-from-appec-2024/
Seatrium and Solvang in world’s first full-scale CCS retrofit
A study commissioned by the Singapore-based Global Center for Maritime Decarbonization (GCMD) finds that a lack of port readiness may present a carbon capture bottleneck. It comes as on board carbon capture and storage (OCCS) systems have been getting a lot of shipowner attention lately, with one just-announced pilot program targeting a capture rate of 70% of the carbon dioxide (CO2) in the exhaust gas from the main engine of an...
Patrick Terminals has announced the introduction of nine electric terminal trucks and charging infrastructure into terminal operations in Fremantle. The project is an initiative of Patrick Terminals’ decarbonisation plan and […]
Kenneth Lim, Assistant Chief Executive (Industry and Transformation) of the Maritime Port and Authority of Singapore, discussed Singapore’s...
https://mfame.guru/collaboration-key-to-green-shipping-corridors-insights-from-apm-2024/