Spanish company bound4blue is seeking to further consolidate its position in maritime’s evolving Wind Assisted Propulsion Systems (WAPS) segment with the appointment of Daniel Mann as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Mann joins the team after four years as VP Business...
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NEW APPOINTMENT TO LEAD LR’s DIGITAL AND DECARBONISATION SUBSIDIARY
Lloyd's Register (LR) has hired Martin Penney, who will succeed Martin Taylor as the next CEO of LR OneOcean, following Taylor’s retirement. Penney was previously CEO of marine software provider SpecTec, and brings over 25 years’ experience in digital solutions,...
ZERONORTH AND ALPHA ORI JOIN FORCES FOR ZERO EMISSIONS SHIPPING
ZeroNorth and Alpha Ori Technologies have announced that they have received all required regulatory approval for their agreement to join forces. The two organisations will now operate as a new, integrated business under the name ZeroNorth. The milestone kicks off a...
DANISH SHIPOWNERS DEMONSTRATE SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING
A new ESG-network launched by Danske Rederier (Danish Shipping) addresses the pressing need for collaboration and knowledge sharing within the shipping industry regarding sustainability reporting. At the inaugural meeting of the network, Danish Shipping members Maersk...
ROTTERDAM INVESTS IN MARINE ELECTRIFICATION
Maritime battery system developer EST-Floattech has received an investment of €4m from the Energy Transition Fund Rotterdam and existing shareholders Rotterdam Port Fund, PDENH, Ponooc, and Yard Energy. The ‘Energietransitiefonds Rotterdam’ is the investment fund of...
‘K’ LINE ACQUIRES FRENCH WIND PROPULSION COMPANY
Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ('K' Line) has acquired the business of Airseas (France), a company specialising in kites for wind propulsion assistance. 'K' Line has established a new company, to be known as Oceanicwing, based at Nantes in France. The...
COLUMBIA AND MULTIMARINE JOIN FORCES WITH DECARBONISATION FOCUS
Multimarine Services and the Columbia Group have sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to explore and identify collaborative projects in the maritime and energy sectors. The MoA will see Multimarine Services and the Columbia Group working together to identify and...
X-PRESS FEEDERS SIGNS DEAL WITH EVERGREEN FOR METHANOL FUTURE
Container shipping line Evergreen Marine Corporation has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with Singapore-based independent carrier X-Press Feeders to place its containers on X-Press Feeders’ new dual fuel green methanol vessels. X-Press Feeders is planning to...
‘K’ LINE TO OPERATE THIRD NORTHERN LIGHTS CCS SHIP
Norwegian carbon capture and storage (CCS) company Northern Lights and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ('K' Line) have signed bare boat charter and time charter contracts for the management of the third Northern Lights liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier ship. This follows the...
ENERGY NETWORK FORMED TO REDUCE SHIPPING EMISSIONS
Ship operators, ports and cargo owners globally are now able to call upon a new business network, NatPower and its clean Energy-as-a-Service model in order to help reach net-zero carbon emissions. NatPower is an independent clean energy enabler with a mission to cut...
YMT ACQUIRED BY ENERGY SUPPLY CHAIN SPECIALIST
Technological innovator Yara Marine Technologies (YMT) has been acquired by Geneva-based Okapi Supply Trading Advisory, and energy supply chain specialist sealing mainly in the African markets. With both companies sharing a stated commitment to advancing sustainable...
ZeroNorth AQUISITION OF EURONAV ‘FAST’ PLATFORM HOPES TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABILITY
Technology company ZeroNorth and tanker shipping company Euronav have announced that ZeroNorth will acquire and manage Euronav’s Fleet Automatic Statistics and Tracking (FAST) platform. As part of the deal, Euronav becomes a customer of ZeroNorth’s full platform...
LR STUDY FINDS EFFICIENT ROUTING IS KEY TO EMISSION COMPLIANCE
New research by Lloyd's Register (LR) says deploying fleets efficiently along specific routes, combined with educated fuel and technology choices will be crucial for navigating the new Fuel EU and EU ETS regulations. The Shipping and Fit for 55 report, which offers...