BLAST KILLS ONE ON CHINESE CARGO SHIP OFF HONG KONG
One person was killed after a cargo vessel suffered an onboard explosion in Hong Kong’s waters on Monday, January 30.
The Chinese-registered Guo Xin 1 was underway about two nautical miles off Lamma Island when...
IDTECHEX PREDICTS RAPID ADOPTION OF GREEN FUEL CELLS IN MARINE MARKETS
In its latest report, technology company IDTechEx has forecasted accelerated adoption of green fuel cells, notably hydrogen fuel cells, in marine markets.
The maritime sector, which accounts for approximately 2.9% of global carbon emissions, is...
MAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS SIGNS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH SH DEFENCE
MAN Energy Solutions and SH Defence of Denmark have signed an MoU to explore the potential for collaboration regarding the development and use of MAN 175D GenSets in a modular capability for naval vessels...
DEEP-SEA FISHING BAN THREATENS ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF EU LONGLINE FLEET
The Organization of Fisheries Producers of the Port of Burela and the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) recently presented at the EU Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for Sea Fisheries the devastating socio-economic impact...
VIRGINIA PORT AUTHORITY’S INLAND PORT SWITCHES TO 100% GREEN POWER
The Port of Virginia's inland port in Front Royal has made the switch to 100 percent renewable electrical power for its own operations, making it among the first facilities of its kind to fully...
CMA CGM LAUNCHES €200 MLN CALL FOR DECARBONIZATION PROJECTS
French container shipping major CMA CGM Group has invited start-ups and businesses working on concrete solutions to submit projects that aim to speed up the decarbonization of the French shipping industry.
The company has committed...
PORT OF MOMBASA EXPLORES USING SOLAR POWER FOR COLD-IRONING
The Port of Mombasa is investigating the feasibility of using renewable- energy for its planned shore power operations. The energy and marine consultant ABL group has already examined two possible brownfield sites for installation...
ENGINES DRIVEN BY SOUND WAVES FOR BOTTOM-CYCLE MARITIME APPLICATION
Thermoacoustic engines are based on tubes that convert heat into resonant sound waves, which in turn drive pistons inside cylinders. A discovery from several hundred years ago involved the bottom end of a vertical...
INMARSAT CONNECTIVITY POWERS AUSTRIAN NEWCOMERS IN HISTORIC OCEAN RACE CAMPAIGN
Inmarsat’s cutting-edge FleetBroadband solution is key to Austrian Ocean Racing’s successful bid to be the landlocked country’s first ever competitors in the 2022-23 competition
As crews prepare for January’s 2022-23 edition of The Ocean Race,...
CONSTRUCTION OF 2ND LNG CARRIER FOR QATARI PROJECT BEGINS IN CHINA
Chinese shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group Co. has started construction of the second liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier ordered by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) as part of QatarEnergy’s massive LNG shipbuilding program.
The construction of the...