The race is on just outside the Philippine capital to avert the worst oil spill in the country’s history. A 22-year-old tanker carrying industrial fuel oil capsized and sank 3.6 nautical miles off Lamao Point in the Philippines due to rough seas early on Thursday morning as a typhoon passed by....
https://splash247.com/the-philippines-racing-against-time-to-avert-nations-worst-oil-spill/
In a cruise industry first, Australian expedition cruise specialist Coral Expeditions is to use a combination of robotic hull cleaning and graphene-based hard foul release coatings from GIT Coatings on its 2019-built, 93.5 meter expedition ship Coral Adventurer.
In April, the 120-passenger ship was initially coated with two of GIT’s graphene-based hard foul release coatings. Its hull was coated with XGIT-FUEL and its propellers with XGIT-PROP.
XGIT-FUEL is a graphene-based hard foul release hull...
Japanese shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has found a novel way to earn carbon credits while also feeding locals with a much-loved delicacy. NYK is investing in Ireland’s Verdant Bloom, the parent company of Urchinomics Group, which aims to restore kelp forests to sequester CO2. These...
https://splash247.com/japans-nyk-finds-novel-way-to-gain-carbon-credits-and-feed-the-nation/
Lomar Shipping’s corporate venture lab, lomarlabs, has entered into a groundbreaking collaboration with maritime deep-tech start-up CargoKite to develop a revolutionary new class of micro ships that will leverage large…
https://gcaptain.com/lomar-shipping-looks-to-kites-to-help-lower-emissions/
Japanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has invested in a startup company Carnot that develops technology for highly efficient engines using heat-resistant materials. Steel and aluminium engines require constant cooling to prevent them from overheating, which reduces performance and increases the...
https://splash247.com/mol-invests-in-next-gen-engine-technology-startup/
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has declared it will invest in UK-headquartered Carnot, which says it has developed advanced technical materials and an innovative engine design that radically […]
Transport Canada yesterday announced that 14 green shipping projects have been awarded a total of CAD 14.7 million (nearly US$11 million) through the Clean Vessel Demonstration Stream of the agency’s Green Shipping Corridors Program. It says the funding will:
“Our Government is committed to protecting and preserving the environment from coast...
Blánaid Sheeran, Opportunity Green’s policy officer, explains why the new UK government has all evidence it needs to support a wider Emissions Control Area. A recent study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) demonstrates severe air pollution problems in UK waters, due to...
Climate action NGO Opportunity Green has urged the UK’s new Labour government to support the calls for the North Atlantic Emissions Control Area (ECA). Highlighting a recent study into the impact of an ECA in the North Atlantic Ocean published by the International Council on Clean Transportation...
https://splash247.com/uk-urged-to-back-north-atlantic-eca-scheme/
Cummins Inc., an engine-maker and power distribution company that was fined a record $1.675 billion for emissions violations, has received a $75 million Department of Energy grant for zero-emissions manufacturing.
The company will match the grant to convert approximately 360,000 square feet of its manufacturing space in Columbus, Indiana, the company announced. The funds will enable the company to expand production of battery packs and powertrain systems for Accelera by Cummins, the company’s...