Höegh and Svitzer in carbon-cutting Australian EcoTow first

Copenhagen-headquartered towage giant Svitzer has delivered its first EcoTow solution in Australia to Höegh Autoliners first Aurora-class vessel, Höegh Aurora. Already claiming the title of “the world’s largest, greenest PCTC,” the 9,100 car capacity vessel used the EcoTow solution on its recent maiden voyage to four ports in Australia.

Höegh Aurora claims crown of world’s largest, greenest, PCTC

EcoTow is Svitzer’s proprietary carbon insetting solution. With the EcoTow solution, the carbon...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/hoegh-and-svitzer-in-carbon-cutting-australian-ecotow-first/

Höegh Autoliners inks five-year deal with major global car manufacturer

Höegh Autoliners has entered into a five-year agreement with a prominent international car manufacturer, whose identity has not been revealed, for the transportation of significant volumes of cars along two of the company’s core trade routes.

Shipments under this contract are set to begin on 1 January 2025. With the signing of this contract, Höegh Autoliners has secured long-term agreements over the past two years, totalling an average annualized volume of 10.8 million cbm, with an average...

https://container-news.com/hoegh-autoliners-inks-five-year-deal-with-major-global-car-manufacturer/

COP29 Spotlight: Höegh Autoliners and Fortescue Lead Call to Fast-Track Green Ammonia Fuel Adoption in Shipping

Norwegian shipping giant Höegh Autoliners and Australian green technology group Fortescue joined forces at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, to urge global regulators to fast-track green ammonia as the marine fuel of choice to decarbonize the shipping industry.

https://gcaptain.com/cop29-spotlight-hoegh-autoliners-and-fortescue-lead-call-to-fast-track-green-ammonia-fuel-adoption-in-shipping/

Höegh Aurora claims crown of world’s largest, greenest, PCTC

Three years after launching its Aurora Class design, Norway’s Höegh Autoliners yesterday took deliver of the first vessel in the class, Höegh Aurora. Built at the China Merchants Heavy Industry shipyard in Jiangsu, China, it has a length of 199 meters, a beam of 37.8 meters and a capacity of up to 9,100 cars. That’s 600 cars up on the previous “world’s largest” in the PCTC category, Höegh Autoliners’ Horizon class.

Though not the world’s first “ammonia ready” ship, Höegh Aurora and the other...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/hoegh-aurora-claims-crown-of-worlds-largest-greenest-pctc/

Höegh Autoliners secures funding for four ammonia-powered car carriers

Rendering of an Aurora-class car carrier

Höegh Autoliners was granted NOK109.4 million (US$10.37 million) in funding as part of its “Ammonia fuelled vessel programme.” This will ensure that four of the company’s Aurora-class vessels can run fully on ammonia fuel when they are delivered. The funding is made available through Norwegian...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/dry-cargo/pcc-pctc/hoegh-autoliners-secures-funding-for-four-ammonia-powered-car-carriers/