Denmark’s Port of Esbjerg recently inaugurated its first shore-to-ship power units, which allow docked vessels to run on renewable electricity from offshore wind turbines, instead of using on-board diesel generators. The shore-to-ship units, using Honeywell solution to estimate the vessels’ carbon...
https://splash247.com/port-of-esbjerg-harnesses-offshore-wind-for-shore-to-ship-power/
Harvey Gulf International Marine is stepping up its environmental game by converting another platform supply vessel, the , to run on both battery power and diesel. The second in a series of ten ships Harvey plans to convert to hybrids, sports 754 kWh of battery power. After the conversion, the...
https://splash247.com/harvey-gulf-converts-another-psv-to-hybrid-power/
30 countries join global initiative to tackle marine litter
A major international project that will help reduce marine plastic litter from maritime transport and fishing sectors is up for a successful start, after getting 30 countries on board. Five regions will be represented in this global effort: Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Pacific.
The GloLitter Partnerships Project is implemented by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Food and Agriculture...
| Stena Bulk unveils decarbonisation plan to become net zero emissions business by 2050 |
| Set of five milestones between 2020 and 2050 form roadmap to net zero business |
8 April 2021, Gothenburg – Leading tanker shipping company Stena Bulk has today announced a set of five dated decarbonisation targets which form a comprehensive roadmap for the company to become a net zero business by 2050.
The first of these milestones was achieved in 2020, when Stena Bulk began offering customers...
Swedish shipowner Stena Bulk has rolled out a set of five dated decarbonisation targets aiming to become a net zero business by 2050. The first of these milestones was achieved in 2020, when Stena Bulk began offering customers low-carbon shipping options with up to a 100% reduction of CO2...
By Alessandra Prentice and Christophe Van Der Perre (Reuters) – Hundreds of miles from the nearest shore, ribbon-like fronds flutter in the ocean currents sweeping across an underwater mountain plateau the size…
MAN Energy Solutions has commenced a three-year ‘AmmoniaMot’ (Ammonia Engine in German) project. The key goal is to define the steps necessary to produce a dual-fuel, medium-speed engine capable of running on diesel-fuel and ammonia. AmmoniaMot is supported by the German Federal Ministry of...
https://splash247.com/medium-speed-ammonia-fuelled-engine-development-project-underway/
Four ports on the North American west coast – the Port of Vancouver in Canada, and the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma, along with the combined container operations of The Northwest Seaport Alliance, all in Washington state – have jointly committed to phase out emissions from seaport-related activities...
https://splash247.com/northwest-ports-in-canada-us-commit-to-phase-out-maritime-emissions-by-2050/
ESG towards Sustainable Shipping
Wearing my NAMEPA hat, I was invited by Green4Sea to participate in their Annual Forum discussing ESG and sustainability. It was my honor to be included amongst a panel which featured Kostas Gkonis, Secretary General, INTERCARGO; Jan Fransen, Executive Director, Green Award Foundation; Stavros Meidanis, Managing Director & Chief Sustainability Officer for Capital-Executive Ship Management Corp; and Maria Kryratsoudi, Business Development...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/04/07/esg-towards-sustainable-shipping/
The European innovation project Flagships will deploy the world’s first commercial cargo transport vessel operating on hydrogen later this year, plying the river Seine in Paris, gliding passed the Eiffel Tower. The hydrogen cargo transport vessel will be owned by French inland shipowner Compagnie...
https://splash247.com/worlds-first-hydrogen-cargo-vessel-set-for-paris-debut/