[[By: ABS] A methanol fuel-ready medium range tanker design by K Shipbuilding has received Approval in Principle (AIP) from ABS. The AIP is the culmination of a five-month joint development project between ABS and K Shipbuilding evaluating a range of aspects including storage, bunkering and issues caused by...
In its first environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy, Finnish shipping company ESL Shipping has revealed its target to achieve net zero CO2 operations by 2050. The post ESL Shipping...
Costs for Canada’s long-delayed plan to build new, large icebreakers have reportedly skyrocketed according to a new report from Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer. The report suggested that costs have risen by seven times as the government went from one to two large icebreakers and that...
California-based Bloom Energy, French shipyard Chantiers de l’Atlantique (CdA), and the cruise division of Swiss MSC Group have revealed plans to launch the first cruise ship operating on solid oxide...
Following early forecasts that ocean freight contract rates were likely to come in at much higher levels for the year ahead, shippers are now reporting that carriers are presenting difficult choices in their tenders for 2022. Analysts at Xeneta, the rate benchmarking and market analytics...
The recently held 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) brought to light many […] The post In focus: Getting to net-zero emissions and low-carbon economy appeared first on...
[By: Port of Salalah] Port of Salalah have taken delivery of 12 out of the 16 new eco-efficient rubber-tired gantry (RTG) cranes from ZPMC to expand operations and enhance cargo movement within the terminal. The new equipment actively reduces the terminal’s environmental impact as well as significantly...
Norwegian shipping company Northern Xplorer has unveiled what it claims to be the world’s first hydrogen-powered zero-emission cruise ship concept. The post World’s first hydrogen-powered cruise...
Austal USA has closed on a deal with Marine Group Boat Works to take over the lease for a small dockyard in National City, just south of San Diego. The 15-acre site will give Austal's growing service division a base at the home port of the Austal-built...
Hutchison Ports BEST, a semi-automated terminal, aims to become the greenest container terminal in the Mediterranean with 100% electricity coming from renewable sources starting from 2022. The post...
