Finnish shipping company ESL Shipping will become the world’s first shipping company to start utilising new low-emission Neste Marine 0.1 co-processed marine fuel in its vessels in Finland and Sweden. The ISCC PLUS certified marine fuel enables up to 80% reduced greenhouse gas emissions over the...
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After two terms spanning six years Esben Poulsson steps down from his role as chairman of the industry’s top lobbying group, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), this week. As one of his parting messages, Poulsson urges shipping to remain united, collaborative and progressive. “If...
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Maritime platform RightShip has announced a new collaboration with Plug and Play, one of the world’s most successful global innovation platforms. Led from its innovation hub in Singapore, the collaboration allows RightShip to focus on finding innovative solutions that will facilitate its growth as...
In Germany, a world-first operation is underway to pioneer a near emissions-free recycling of a vessel.Cuxhaven-headquartered Leviathan is behind the groundbreaking process with a small construction vessel earmarked for the first trial. The 41 m long HC Hagemann 1 arrived at the Kiel facilities of...
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Ports of Auckland has welcomed a new addition to its fleet, with the arrival of the world’s first full size, ship-handling electric tug. Named , as voted by New Zealanders in a public vote in 2020, the e-tug ought to result in the saving of approximately 465 tonnes of CO2 in diesel emissions...
Norway’s Equinor has teamed up with Petoro, TotalEnergies, Shell and ConocoPhillips to look into possible options for building a 1 GW floating offshore wind farm some 65 km west of Bergen to power the Troll and Oseberg fields in the Norwegian North Sea as soon as 2027. The project, called...
After delaying its Rolling Truck Age Program that was scheduled to start on February 1 this year, the Port of Vancouver has announced that the program will now go into effect on September 15. Significant outcry about the program in January caused the port to delay implementation to allow for...
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Finnish marine wind propulsion system designer Norsepower has secured financing from the Nordic green bank, Nefco, that will be channelled to investments in its production hub in China. Norsepower has established two fully-owned subsidiaries in Hong Kong and Yancheng to respond to the growing...
https://splash247.com/finnish-rotor-sails-maker-norsepower-to-ramp-up-production-in-china/
Norwegian offshore vessel owners Solstad Offshore and Østensjø, together with services provider DeepOcean, have established two joint ventures to support remotely managed services and reduce operating costs and emissions for the marine and offshore industries. One of the JVs, named Remota, will own...
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The results of a first-of-its-kind study to quantify greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers were released, providing actionable data for the LNG shipping industry on methane emissions. Methane is the second most prevalent greenhouse gas, contributing to a quarter...