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4th International Green & Smart Shipping Summit (Rotterdam 8-9 Oct) and WOC Collaborate

4th International Green & Smart Shipping Summit (Rotterdam 8-9 Oct) and WOC Collaborate

World Ocean Council Engages as Strategic Partner to Advance Science and Solutions for the Future of Shipping

24 September 2019

The 4th International Green & Smart Shipping Summit (Rotterdam, 8-9 October) again gathers maritime industry leaders and policymakers to address alternative fuels, green port initiatives and the importance of digitalization for efficient and environmentally conscious ship operations.

Key...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/09/24/4th-international-green-smart-shipping-summit-rotterdam-8-9-oct-and-woc-collaborate/

Meelunie joins forces with GoodShipping Program to decarbonise its ocean freight

Meelunie joins forces with GoodShipping Program to decarbonise its ocean freight

Initiative will see 340 tonnes of CO2 removed annually from transshipments on Meelunie’s oldest trading route in Asia

AMSTERDAM, 23 SEPTEMBER, 2019 – Meelunie, a leading global supplier of plant-based ingredients, and the GoodShipping Program have joined forces to decarbonise Meelunie’s Asian ocean freight, the companies have announced today. Meelunie, which exports to over 100 countries around the world,...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/09/23/189257/

Lloyd’s Register signs up to Getting to Zero Coalition.

Alastair Marsh

Lloyd’s Register signs up to Getting to Zero Coalition.

Organisation part of industry alliance leading collaboration for international shipping’s decarbonisation.

23 September 2019, New York – Lloyd’s Register is among senior leaders within the maritime, energy, infrastructure and finance sectors that have signed up to the Getting to Zero Coalition, a partnership between the Global Maritime Forum, the Friends of Ocean Action, and the World Economic Forum.

The Coalition, which is...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/09/23/lloyds-register-signs-up-to-getting-to-zero-coalition/

Hybridization is an attractive option for feeder vessels

Hybridization is an attractive option for feeder vessels

Dear Viewers,

The shipping industry must cut GHG emissions. A new joint study demonstrates how hybrid power systems can make a difference.

MAN Energy Solutions, DNV GL and Corvus Energy looked into hybridization options for larger cargo vessels with fluctuating energy needs. The ship chosen for the investigation was a 1,700 TEU diesel-powered container feeder vessel. The study showed that at current market conditions, using batteries as...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/09/20/hybridization-is-an-attractive-option-for-feeder-vessels/

Offshore wind gears up for worker training

For the past several years, the emerging offshore wind industry has been busy securing state and federal permits, convincing state governments, fishermen, environmentalists and coastal residents of the advantages of wind power and raising capital to finance offshore development.

Now attention can turn to creating a workforce that is skilled, trained and ready to jump in when this promising renewable energy sector takes off.

“It was difficult to put money into training in the early stages because...

https://www.workboat.com/news/offshore/offshore-wind-gears-up-for-worker-training/

Maritime Forecast to 2050: fuel flexibility key to competitiveness in low-carbon shipping future

Maritime Forecast to 2050: fuel flexibility key to competitiveness in low-carbon shipping future

DNV GL: Download the Maritime Forecast to 2050 – 3rd edition

Download the Maritime Forecast to 2050 >>

The Maritime Forecast 2050 examines the future of the shipping industry in a rapidly changing global energy landscape. This year’s report focuses on the challenge of reducing the carbon intensity of the global fleet to meet the ambitious targets set by the IMO’s greenhouse gas reduction (GHG)...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/09/18/maritime-forecast-to-2050-fuel-flexibility-key-to-competitiveness-in-low-carbon-shipping-future/

Brookes Bell acquires specialist petroleum consultancy Associated Petroleum Consultants Ltd.

Brookes Bell acquires specialist petroleum consultancy Associated Petroleum Consultants Ltd.

Brookes Bell, the leading international multi-disciplinary technical and scientific consultancy serving the marine and energy sectors, announces the acquisition of Associated Petroleum Consultants (APC) for an undisclosed consideration.

APC is an association of consultants to the oil and shipping industry, with over 30 years of experience in the investigation of disputes and claims arising from the...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/09/18/brookes-bell-acquires-specialist-petroleum-consultancy-associated-petroleum-consultants-ltd/

Revised Energy Taxation Directive should enable the transition to the decarbonisation of maritime transport

Martin Dorsman

Revised Energy Taxation Directive should enable the transition to the decarbonisation of maritime transport

The European maritime industry partners – ECSA, INTERFERRY, EUDA and CLIA Europe – welcome the long awaited report on the evaluation of the Energy Taxation Directive (ETD) published by the European Commission yesterday. 

They agree that this directive needs updating and may be seen as a means of enabling the transition to a carbon neutral economy.

They recognise that the...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/09/14/revised-energy-taxation-directive-should-enable-the-transition-to-the-decarbonisation-of-maritime-transport/

CSM Energy teams up with Shipbroker Waterworks offshore to extend turnkey solutions

Valentin Hartmann, Partner – Waterworks Offshore; Sven Boedewig, Managing Director – Waterworks Offshore; Joachim Brack, Managing Director – CSM Energy; Mark O’Neil, CEO – CSM

CSM Energy teams up with Shipbroker Waterworks offshore to extend turnkey solutions

Expanding Columbia Shipmanagement has announced a strategic co-operation between its offshore and energy subsidiary CSM Energy and Waterworks Offshore Services, one of the leading German offshore shipbroking houses with a strong footprint in...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/09/05/csm-energy-teams-up-with-shipbroker-waterworks-offshore-to-extend-turnkey-solutions/

Fugro awarded multi-annual marine site characterisation project off the German coast

Fugro Scout

Fugro awarded multi-annual marine site characterisation project off the German coast

Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Das Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH)) has awarded Fugro a multi-annual geotechnical site investigation contract in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea. The programme will be completed in three phases over the next 3 years and comprises geotechnical investigations at potential offshore wind farm development areas. Our site...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/09/03/fugro-awarded-multi-annual-marine-site-characterisation-project-off-the-german-coast/

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