DIGITALIZATION BREAKTHROUGH AS LEADING CARRIERS COMMIT TO EBL BY 2030
After years of discussion and slow progress toward the digitalization of the documentation used during the transport of cargo, the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) is reporting what it believes is a major breakthrough...
ENERGEAN AND SHELL JOIN FORCES TO INVESTIGATE DECARBONISATION SOLUTION
Energean Egypt and Shell Egypt have entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore a mutually beneficial decarbonisation solution.
According to Energean, the MoU is designed to support the decarbonisation and the energy transition of...
MSC AND DB SCHENKER LAUNCH MODEL BIOFUEL PROGRAM TO REDUCE EMISSIONS
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company and a freight forwarder have struck an innovative deal that calls for one of the largest uses of biofuel addressing the growing concerns of shippers to reduce their total carbon...
ENI AND SONATRACH JOIN FORCES TO CURB EMISSIONS AND BOLSTER ENERGY SECURITY
Italian energy giant Eni and Algeria’s state-owned Sonatrach have inked strategic agreements to pool resources with the aim of accelerating the reduction of greenhouse gas and methane emissions while strengthening energy security.
Eni reported on...
FIRST AMPHIBIOUS CREW TRANSFER VESSEL COMMISSIONED
The UK’s Commercial Rib Charter, which bills itself as Europe's largest Rib operator, is commissioning a unique crew transfer vessel designed to meet the challenges at the Scroby Sands RWE Wind Farm, a nearshore...
HCH2 AND H2HUB MERGE FOR DOE HYDROGEN HUB APPLICATION
The Port of Corpus Christi’s Horizons Clean Hydrogen Hub (HCH2) and Trans Permian’s H2Hub will submit a single application through the US DOE Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs Programme, with the Port of Corpus Christi...
IWSA: MOMENTUM CONTINUES TO GROW FOR WIND-INSTALLED VESSELS
The number of wind-installed vessels is set to double in the next twelve months, according to estimates from the International Windship Association (IWSA).
At the moment, the wind-assisted cargo capacity is standing at 1.4 million...
BOEM RELEASES ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN FOR NEXT OFFSHORE WIND FARM
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is moving forward with the next key step for the development of one of Massachusetts’ offshore wind farms even as the project has sought to renegotiate the...
RINA, ABB TO COLLABORATE ON DECARBONISATION PROJECTS
Classification society RINA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Swiss-based technology developer ABB with the aim to develop new concepts to reduce emissions in shipping for various vessel types.
The collaboration will include...
WHY ESG MATTERS FOR THE DECARBONIZATION OF SHIPPING
With shipping companies making ambitious investments in decarbonization, the debate around creation of robust ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) strategies for the industry has become imperative. New regulations - such as the inclusion of...