UK AND NORWAY ADVANCE OFFSHORE VESSEL CHARGING WITH WIND POWER
Two separate projects are getting underway in the UK and Norway both looking to convert the support vessels used for offshore wind farms to fully electric operations. The concept looks to tap the electricity...
INDIA PLANS TO INCREASE RENEWABLE ENERGY IN PORTS TO 60%
India’s Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) has revealed its plans to increase the share of renewable energy to 60%.
Under the Green Shipping initiative, major ports have implemented and initiated various activities that...
FUTURE PROOF SHIPPING SELECTS AYK ENERGY BATTERIES FOR 2ND CONTAINERSHIP CONVERSION
Holland Shipyards Group (HSG) has selected marine battery manufacturer AYK Energy to supply lithium batteries for the retrofit of FPS Waal, the inland container vessel owned by Dutch shipping company Future Proof Shipping (FPS).
The...
MYSTERIOUS STEEL SPHERE DRAWS CONCERN IN HAMAMATSU, JAPAN
A steel object identical to an offshore mooring buoy was discovered on a beach in Hamamatsu, Japan this week, drawing considerable attention from local police, residents and international media. The careful scrutiny reflected heightened...
UK GOVERNMENT GRANTS £3.8M FOR WORLD’S FIRST LIQUID HYDROGEN AUTONOMOUS VESSEL AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT
The Hydrogen Innovation – Future Infrastructure & Vessel Evaluation and Demonstration (HI-FIVED) consortium led by vessel provider ACUA Ocean in partnership with infrastructure provider Unitrove has won a £3.8 million UK government grant to...
CROSS-BORDER CO2 TRANSPORT AND STORAGE PROPOSED FOR DUTCH NORTH SEA
Norwegian energy company CapeOmega released plans for cross-border CO2 transport and storage operation that would be developed with Neptune Energy for storage of carbon capture and storage in the Dutch and Norwegian portions of...
NEW COMBINED SEA FARMING SITE STARTS OPERATIONS IN NORWAY
Salmon farming company Cermaq and Kelp harvester Folla Alger are testing a new combined sea site for salmon and kelp in Steigen in Nordland, Norway.
Cermaq said the facility is the world’s first sea site...
ICS SEEKS RAPID ADOPTION OF CARBON LEVY AS INDUSTRY REAFFIRMS 2050 NET-ZERO AMBITIONS
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents over 80% of the world’s merchant fleet, has submitted a revised proposal to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that reaffirms the industry’s commitment to meet 2050...
ONE Biofuel Onboard MOL Endowment
Ocean Network Express (ONE) is pleased to announce the successful completion of the biofuel trial onboard MOL ENDOWMENT.
Drop-in biofuel pilot project
Conducted as part of the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation’s (GCMD) pilot project to...
ZERONORTH ACQUIRES SOFTWARE PLATFORM FOR MARINE FUEL SUPPLIERS
Technology company ZeroNorth, a digital spin-off of Maersk Tankers, has acquired Singapore-based platform for marine fuel suppliers BTS PTE Ltd. to support bunker suppliers to digitalise operations and reach decarbonisation goals.
Under the agreement, ZeroNorth...