Dutch company 123Carbon, an independent platform for carbon insetting, has announced the expansion of its management team with the appointment of James Veale as Managing Director for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Veale brings considerable experience in alternative...
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KEY APPOINTMENT AT WAPS COMPANY
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...
DUTCH/SWISS AGREEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MARINE FUEL CELLS
NIM, a Dutch maritime engineering innovator, and EH Group, a Swiss high-tech company specialising in high-performance hydrogen fuel cell technology, are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This partnership hopes to make a...
BAR ENTERS JAPANESE WIND PROPULSION MARKET WITH MoU
UK marine engineering consultancy specialising in wind propulsion BAR Technologies has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mitsubishi Corporation, and Nihon Shipyard of Japan. The MoU is itended to set a framework for further collaborations between the...
CANADIAN AND GERMAN PORTS COLLABORATE ON SUSTAINABILITY
The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) in Germany and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority in Canada have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate across a range of port priorities including decarbonisation, safety and cruise. The MoU will see the two port...
ONE AND SEASPAN CORP SET UP TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Ocean Network Express (ONE) and Seaspan Corporation (Seaspan) have established OneSea Solutions which is headquartered in Singapore and focused on technical ship management and maritime talent development. OneSea is jointly owned and operated by ONE and Seaspan,...
‘BOOK AND CLAIM’ REGISTRY LAUNCHED TO AID DECARBONISATION
The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) and RMI (formerly Rocky Mountain Institute) are launching Katalist, a not-for-profit ‘book and claim’ registry designed to accelerate the shipping industry’s decarbonisation journey. Regulations to...
ERMA FIRST EXPANDS THROUGH ECOCHLOR ACQUISITION
The Greece-based Erma First Group has successfully completed the acquisition of Ecochlor, in a move that is said to reinforce its position as a trusted provider of ballast water treatment and advanced decarbonisation solutions. Broadening the range of efficient...
BAR SIGNS NEW WindWings MANUFACTURING PARTNERSHIP
Consultancy BAR Technologies (BAR) has announced an expansion of its partnership with WindWaves (formerly Nervion Naval Offshore), a pioneer in floating offshore wind platforms, for the latter to manufacture, sell, and deliver BAR’s new 20/24m WindWings wing sail...
GREEK SHIPOWNERS EXPLORE ROLE OF ADDITIVES TOWARDS NET ZERO
Chemicals company Infineum recently hosted a Marine Symposium, focusing on decarbonisation and sustainability, in which the Greek shipping community discussed ways to meet emissions reduction regulations and explore routes toward a low-carbon, sustainable future. The...
MacGREGOR CALCULATOR MEASURES EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS FOR CONTAINER SHIPS
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has launched a new digital Carbon Calculator to help container shipping companies estimate the CO2 emissions they can eliminate by upgrading their onboard container cargo system with MacGregor Cargo Boost. By maximising container-carrying...
FUEL EU COMPLIANCE POOL REACHES 200 VESSELS
The Van Weelde Shipping Group, owners of the dry cargo fleet managed by Orient Shipping Rotterdam (OSR), has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to join Ahti Pool, a FuelEU Maritime (FEM) compliance solution. Ahti Pool is clamed to provide the easiest and most...
MPA AND IRENA PARTNER IN MARITIME DECARBONISATION IN SINGAPORE
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have formalised their collaboration through a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at accelerating the energy transition of global maritime and port sectors....