Decarbonisation - News
Neste Corporation has made the final investment decision to invest into new renewable products production capacity in Rotterdam. The decision is based on demand for renewable products growing substantially with customers' higher climate ambitions. Neste’s current 1.4 million ton capacity for renewable products in Rotterdam is the largest in Europe. The Rotterdam refinery expansion investment of approximately EUR 1.9 billion will expand Neste’s overall renewable product capacity by 1...
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and Eneco are going to install shore-based power facilities in the Waalhaven, so that Boskalis work boats moored there can run on green power instead of fossil fuels. A shore-based power installation will be built on the Boskalis site in the Waalhaven, Rotterdam. There are two berths on the quay at this location which are in frequent use. Vessels come to the Waalhaven service centre for maintenance and to be prepared for offshore projects. Reaching climate neutr...
The World Ocean Council will host a side event during the United Nations Ocean Conference on June 27-July 1 in Lisbon, Portugal. Building the Supply, Demand, Marketplace, and Monitoring for Ocean Carbon Sequestration takes place on 30 June, 1:45-2:45 pm | One Sustainable Ocean Pavilion, Ocean Stage. Ocean and coastal ecosystems are, by far, the largest carbon sinks on Earth — they offer the best nature-based solutions for enhanced gigaton-scale carbon sequestration. In order to realize th...
Seafarers are sharing their maritime voyages across social media to mark the Day of the Seafarer 2022. The maritime world is changing, fast. Ships are now operating greener, with greater digitisation and with more diverse crews. As the lifeblood of the shipping industry, seafarers are at the heart of this evolution, implementing new regulations, learning new skills and adopting safer, more efficient working practices. As the world’s merchant fleet traverses the oceans, the crews onboard...
What should maritime stakeholders focus on in the coming years to accelerate maritime decarbonisation? At this week’s Getting to Zero Coalition Workshop, participating Coalition members collaborated on detailing out an action plan to make the full decarbonisation of shipping concrete and tangible. Participants focused on the combination and acceleration of four change levers: technology on land and on board, mobilising demand, financing, and policy. Accelerating shipping decarbonisation...
Ocean Infinity, in pursuit of its’ objective of transforming maritime operations through the deployment of innovative technologies, is excited to announce the development of zero-emission, remotely operated, and autonomous ready, short sea container vessels that will operate between Norway and the Netherlands, creating one of Europe’s first zero-emission maritime ‘green corridors’. SeaShuttle programme In partnership with Samskip B.V, a global logistics comp...
Globally renowned fleet optimisation provider and Lloyd’s Register subsidiary, i4 Insight, has joined forces with data collection pioneers, Danelec Marine (Danelec), to solve fleet performance challenges. This new industry partnership, which brings together specialists in data collection and data analysis, will mean customers can get a more cost-effective solution to vessel optimisation. i4 Insight - Danelec Marine partnership As the maritime sector deals with digital transformation and...
Nor Shipping has revealed that #PartnerShip will be the main theme of next year’s event - Nor-Shipping 2023, as it looks to enable, support and showcase ways of working together to achieve commercial goals. The week-long programme, Nor-Shipping 2023, running from June 6 to June 9, 2023, will now tailor its exhibition, knowledge sharing and networking opportunities, in order to nurture and strengthen collaboration across ocean businesses. Individual strength, collective gain The industry...
Nearly 50 fuel-saving ducts devices have been procured by Oldendorff Carriers over 50 years. They have also started many other initiatives to reduce fuel consumption and emissions, which users can see in the other news stories. The purpose of the fuel-saving devices is not only to reduce fuel consumption but also to reduce the Greenhouse Gas emissions (GHG). In the early 1980’s, OLDENDORFF CARRIERS was the first dry bulk shipping company to invest in Wake Equalising Ducts (WED), when they...
SCH’s sister company Cruise and Passenger Services (CPS) is to sponsor the latest meeting of the industry association Cruise Britain in Portsmouth on June 21-22. The professional network of British ports, ground handlers, and port agents plays a key role in promoting Britain to the global cruise industry and the meeting in Portsmouth will give CPS the opportunity to show off its offering as a passenger valet parking supplier. Passenger valet parking The two-day meeting will start with a...
The Maritime Skills Commission launches the Skills for Green Jobs Position Paper. The Maritime Skills Commission (MSC) was established to ensure that the maritime sector has a pipeline of talented people to serve all parts of the sector covering shipping, ports, leisure marine, engineering, science, and professional services. The Commission is chaired by Professor Graham Baldwin, Vice-Chancellor at the University of Central Lancashire, and was established in 2020 by the Department for Transport...
Following a meeting during the 2022 Posidonia trade fair in Athens, MAN Energy Solutions and the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) – the trade association for Greek shipowners – have announced their mutual commitment to a policy of decarbonisation, especialy in regard to the testing and development of alternative fuels and, more generally, the maritime value chain. This recognises the vital role that engine designers and manufacturers play, and that shipping’s decarbonisation...
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (Wilhelmsen) is pleased to announce that they have entered into an agreement with Seven Seas, to acquire 100% of their shares in their subsidiary company - Stromme. When first established in 1971, Stromme became the first specialised cargo hold cleaning company in the marine industry. The company is a renowned global player with extensive specialised experience within their field, providing customers with high quality solutions and innovations for cargo hold cleaning, w...
thyssenkrupp Marine Systems held the first Hydrogen Day at the shipyard in Kiel. The occasion was the topping-out ceremony for the hall in which fuel cell production will be located in the near future. thyssenkrupp Marine Systems has invited various players from the world of hydrogen to the H2 Forum to get to know their visions, present the technologies and innovative projects together with the project partners, and discuss the opportunities of hydrogen in the industry. Hydrogen economy centre...
Mersey Maritime was conceived almost twenty years ago to create an ecosystem, championing and supporting one of the most diverse maritime regions in the UK. Created as a not-for-profit organisation with more than 200 active members, Mersey Maritime spans more than 33 sub-sectors of maritime and its related supply chain, including ports, shipping, offshore, engineering, professional services, logistics, manufacturing, and academia. Mersey Maritime Chris Shirling Rooke, the Chief Executive Offi...
Lloyd’s Register (LR), a global provider of maritime professional services, has acquired OneOcean, a renowned supplier of voyage compliance, safety and environmental solutions, from Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone), a renowned European mid-market private equity firm. The move will accelerate Lloyd Register’s ambitions to be the maritime industry’s trusted adviser for compliance, safety, performance and sustainability solutions, enabling clients to benefit from more effici...
Air Products’ Eric Guter, Global Vice President – Hydrogen for Mobility, will take part in a panel discussion titled ‘Hydrogen at the Ports’ that will begin at approximately 9:40 a.m. PT on Tuesday, June 21 at the VerdeXchange VX2022 Marketmakers’ Conference at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Guter will be part of a four-person panel discussing the potential use of clean hydrogen in port operations to fuel ships, trucks, forklifts, and other...
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has commenced preparatory works to deploy a high-resolution magnetometer to validate the on-going wreck removal exercise of all identified wrecks listed for removal along the Badagry Creek in Lagos. The Agency’s Director-General Dr. Bashir Jamoh who disclosed this during a review session of the ongoing wreck removal exercise by the Agency also stated that the impact of the entire exercise on the marine environment is being ass...
Electric ferry - Ellen sailed 50 nautical miles – 92 kilometres – on a single battery charge, during the International Energy Agency’s 7th Annual Conference on Energy Efficiency. The distance marks a new world record. The islands of Ærø and Als in Southern Denmark are connected by Ellen, the longest ranging fully electric ferry in the world. Electric ferry – Ellen sets world record Ellen set a new world record on June 9, 2022, just outside the windows in S...
Finnish shipping company ESL Shipping will become the world's first shipping company to start utilizing new low-emission Neste Marine™ 0.1 Co-processed marine fuel in its vessels in Finland and Sweden. The ISCC PLUS certified marine fuel enables up to 80% reduced greenhouse gas emissions over the life cycle compared to fossil fuels without compromising the product quality and performance. ESL Shipping is the carrier of dry bulk cargoes in the Nordic and Baltic regions. Constantly in sear...
As part of the SEA-EU (European University of the Seas) European Alliance for promoting and strengthening scientific collaboration between the University of Brest and five other multidisciplinary universities, the catamaran ‘Oceanograf’ undertakes her first oceanographic research cruise. During the cruise, she will be calling at four European ports: Gdansk/Poland, Kiel/Germany, Brest/France and Cadiz/Spain. Modern research vessels Owned by the Faculty of Oceanography of Gdansk, &l...
For the third year in a row Stena Line is celebrating Pride across the company. During the whole of June the rainbow flag is being flown on the company’s 37 ships and at its terminals across Europe, with the slogan ‘All aboard!’ to celebrate the company’s ongoing commitment to the LGBTQ+ community. Being caring and welcoming is part of Stena Line’s DNA, with the aim to maintain and develop a sustainable working environment, free from harassment, that gives equal...
Neste, Covestro, and South Korean petrochemical company SK geocentric are cooperating to enable the production of a major polyurethane raw material based on renewable raw materials via mass balance. The cooperation will see Neste provide SK geocentric with renewable Neste RE™, an ISCC-certified feedstock for polymers and chemicals made from 100% renewable raw materials such as waste and residue oil and fats. Energy consumption SK geocentric will process this feedstock into benzene at th...
Tokyo - Leading Classification Society, ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products & Solutions to the Octamar Combustion Catalyst Series of Innospec Limited, a subsidiary of Innospec Inc. and manufactures and distributes specialty chemicals. In July 2020, in order to promote the spread and development of innovative technologies, ClassNK launched Innovation Endorsement as a swift certification service, in cooperation with technological front runners, so as to establish appro...
As owners of powered vessels look to maximise fuel efficiency, in light of the rising cost of fuel, New Zealand based foul-release coatings company - Propspeed reports that use of its Propspeed coatings could improve hourly fuel usage and increase boat speed. Matt Forbes, the Sales Director – EMEA at Propspeed, explains “Research has shown that propellers with as little as 16.6 micrometres of roughness can result in a 5% efficiency loss. Although fouling might not look significant -...
Radio Holland is awarded with a Managed Service Agreement (MSA) for the entire ALP Maritime Services fleet. The companies have been working together in the global maritime market for more than ten years. The longstanding partnership involves the complete install base in navigation and communication equipment. ALP, established in January 2010, is a specialist in ocean towing, offshore positioning and mooring of floating platforms, heavy transport and salvage operations. Quick response support...
Propspeed, the globally renowned innovator of underwater foul-release coatings, has announced that it has partnered with Marine Protection Systems, in order to educate and provide innovative solutions to prevent corrosion and minimise damage to vessels, and the marine biosphere. The insulative properties of Propspeed combined with correct anode solutions greatly improve efficiencies, reducing fuel burn and operational costs, while also minimising the environmental impact that corrosion and coat...
Pacific International Lines (PIL) is pleased to introduce a new weekly direct service connecting key ports in China, Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam. The new service, known as China Thailand Vietnam Service (CTV), will commence on 29 June 2022 from Tianjin Xingang, China. It will be served jointly by a consortium of vessels of an average capacity of 2000 TEUs. Delivering good connections Mr. Tonnie Lim, Chief Trade Officer, PIL, said, “Following our recent rebranding exercise, we are pleas...
Ship charterers and operators representing over 15% of total bulk cargo transported by sea in 2021 deliver on their commitment to the Sea Cargo Charter, a global framework for aligning ship chartering activities with society’s goals. Signatories to the Sea Cargo Charter commit to measuring and publicly disclosing the alignment of their chartering activities with the ambition to reduce total GHG emissions from international shipping by at least 50% by 2050, as set out by the International...
The world's largest online resource for new boat research, BoatTEST, tests Sharrow propellers on a twin OXE300's installation on a catamaran. Recently, BoatTEST conducted extensive sea trials comparing the performance of a pair of Sharrow props vs. a pair of 5-blade props made by one of the best names in the custom outboard propeller field. This is the first time an independent third party has tested 300-hp outboard diesel engines in a real-world application, much less comparing the new tech Sh...