Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Indian steel giant Tata Steel have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop and deploy an environmentally friendly bulk carrier and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the shipping of raw materials for the production of steel. In the initial stage, the...
https://splash247.com/mol-and-tata-steel-partner-up-to-develop-greener-bulker/
Port of Roenne A/S selected as wind turbine installation port for Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm
The central position in the Baltic Sea is a factor for Port of Roenne A/S to secure another contract as an installation port for a major offshore wind project.
Iberdrola and Vestas have signed a contract to supply 50 units of the offshore wind turbine V174-9.5 MW for the Baltic Eagle project situated in German waters 40 km west of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea.
All 50 turbines will in 2024...
Maersk is taking the next step on its methanol journey, revealing today it has signed with Hyundai Heavy Industries for eight 16,000 teu ships due for delivery in the first quarter of 2024. The contract for the methanol fuelled ships comes with options for four more to deliver in 2025. “As an...
https://splash247.com/maersk-orders-up-to-twelve-methanol-fuelled-16000-teu-ships-at-hyundai-heavy/
AN OCEAN OF ACTIONS – A Showcase of the WOC Internship Program 2021
World Ocean Council invites you to join the ShowCase event online on 9th September to have a taste of this special journey and provide feedback to our program.
22 August 2021
A cohort of 13 people has gathered for this 3-month Internship with two objectives in mind: to equip themselves as up-and-coming professionals with lifelong learning capabilities to meet of the need of future of work and to thrive in time of uncertainty, and...
Beware rolling back fiscal and monetary stimulus, New giant enters green bond market, and more
Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world
16-20 August 2021, Vol.12 Ed.33
Most-Read Commentary
Beware rolling back fiscal and monetary stimulus: Advanced economy governments have performed a high-wire fiscal act, heavily supported by central banks’ ultra-loose monetary policies, to fight the Covid-related downturn. Emerging market economies will face considerable risks when tightening...
Making ocean tech greener
Welcome to Dcarbonise Week – Virtual Sustainability Summit
Join us online from 4-8 October, where we will deliver connections, ideas and insights straight to your screen.
As a valuable Oi customer, we know you are interested in products and services that will help you deliver for your business and enhance your decarbonisation journey.
As we collectively strive to reach net zero goals, Dcarbonise Week, the Virtual Sustainability Summit, will offer insights and thought...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/08/20/making-ocean-tech-greener/
Stena´s pathway to decarbonise its shipping operations
The scale of shipping’s challenge to transition from fossil-based fuels to renewables must not be underestimated. We are a global industry, and ships must be able to serve all ports. There is still no easy answer on which technology to use and vessels built today could operate for up to 40 years. Nevertheless, Stena stands firmly behind the industry’s ambition to...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/08/20/stenas-pathway-to-decarbonise-its-shipping-operations/
The UK government’s focus on blue hydrogen and its “twin-track” approach to hydrogen production was unwelcomed by many in this industry, including the chair of the UK Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Association (UK HFCA), Christopher Jackson, who stepped down as he believes blue hydrogen could continue fossil...
https://splash247.com/chair-of-uk-hydrogen-group-quits-over-blue-hydrogen-support/
Class society DNV has awarded an approval in principle (AiP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for a fuel ready concept for a VLCC with dual fuel diesel/ammonia as a potential fuel combination after conversion from dual fuel diesel/LNG. The newly released ‘Gas Fuelled Ammonia’ notation has also...
https://splash247.com/samsung-heavys-ammonia-developments-advance/
Japanese company PowerX has unveiled plans to design and build an automated power transfer vessel to carry electricity from offshore wind farms to shore by 2025. The aim is to enable energy transmission between any two ports on the planet. PowerX said it will develop a vessel with a massive battery...
https://splash247.com/japanese-firm-looks-to-build-next-generation-of-energy-transfer-ships/