AFTER REBRAND, HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES PIVOTS HARD TO GREEN TECH
The recently rebranded shipyard holding company HD Hyundai has announced its plans to refocus on high-tech ocean products, like floating nuclear power, vessel autonomy and offshore wind, deemphasizing its historical core business in high-end...
CHINA SHIPOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION JOINS ICS
China Shipowners’ Association (CSA) has become a full member of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) from 1 January 2023.
The CSA will join the ICS Board, which oversees the policy positions ICS presents on...
ADOPTION OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS CONTINUES WITH LNG AND METHANOL ORDERS
The movement toward alternative fuel and dual-fuel vessels continued in 2022 as the shipping industry worked to address the emerging regulatory issues and anticipate future efforts toward reducing carbon emissions. While the industry continues...
GREEN AMMONIA FPSO TO BE POWERED BY GREENLAND’S FIRST WIND FARM
Norwegian startup company H2Carrier which looks to use floating production concepts similar to the oil and gas sector to produce green ammonia announced plans to deploy its first vessel powered by Greenland’s first commercial...
LACK OF STRONG NATIONAL POLICIES ON GREEN FUELS HOLDS BACK INVESTMENTS IN SHIPPING INFRASTRUCTURE,...
A new report by the Tyndall Centre at the University of Manchester, which highlights the role of the shipping sector in transporting green fuels, is urging governments to create far stronger national policies on...
SHANGHAI CONTINUES AS LARGEST CONTAINER PORT HANDLING 47M TEU IN 2022
Shanghai retained its position as the world’s busiest container port for the thirteenth consecutive year in 2022 despite emerging challenges from other ports including in China and Singapore’s new Tuas facility which began operations...
MASSACHUSETTS REGULATORS REJECT APPEALS APPROVING PPAS FOR WIND FARMS
Massachusetts regulators are moving forward with two offshore wind projects despite the appeals from the project developers which said that inflation and supply chain issues made the wind farms uneconomical to proceed under their...
CMA CGM SETS SAIL IN SPACE WITH FUNDING FOR SOLAR-SAIL STARTUP
Ocean carrier CMA CGM sails to six continents and dozens of islands, but its latest project will take its reach even further. The French shipping company has co-sponsored the first test launch of a...
EUROPEAN COMMISSION MULLING BAN ON FILIPINO SEAFARER DEPLOYMENT FOLLOWING EMSA AUDIT
Deutsche Welle reports that the European Commission is considering imposing a ban that will prohibit EU-registered ships from employing Filipino crews after a European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) audit found the country’s maritime training...
ROYAL NAVY BEGINS BUILDING ITS OWN DRONES
The Royal Navy’s drone squadron have taken their expertise in uncrewed systems one step further by building their own quadcopter. Personnel from 700X Naval Air Squadron have built their first remotely-piloted air system in...