What is believed to be the first ship with a full-scale carbon capture facility is ready for pilot testing, with the expectation for the technology to offer a milestone for the merchant fleet en route to zero emissions. The ship Clipper Eris, owned by Norwegian...
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WAPS AND FuelEU MARITIME
According to wind assisted propulsion system (WAPS) company bound4blue, the demands of FuelEU Maritime are great, the targets ambitious and the penalties significant, but the challenge can offer opportunity within. FuelEU Maritime is described as a...
TWO MORE CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIPS TO INSTALL SIVERSTREAM SYSTEM
Maritime clean technology company Silverstream Technologies has signed an agreement with cruise operator Carnival Corporation & plc to install the Silverstream System on another two vessels. These will be the third and fourth new build Excel-class vessels to be...
WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN’S EMISSIONS TARGETS VALIDATED BY SBTi
Ro-ro shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen regards emission reduction as an urgent matter, that cannot wait, so the company is pleased to announce that its near-term and net-zero targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). SBTi has...
FINANCE SECURED FOR ONBOARD CARBON CAPTURE PROJECT
Value Maritime and its partners in the Maritime Efficient & Easy Carbon Capture (ME2CC) project have received funding from the Dutch government-backed Maritime Masterplan 2024. The funding will contribute to the development, construction and demonstration of a...
MOL AND MADOQUA SIGN PORTUGUESE GREEN CORRIDOR MoU
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a green corridor connecting Portugal to Northern Europe with Dutch-Portuguese company Madoqua Renewables Holding and various other partners. Madoqua is a renewable energy developer and...
HÖEGH AUTOLINERS AND SVITZER JOIN FOR AUSTRALIAN LOW-CARBON TOWAGE
Towage company Svitzer and ro-ro operator Höegh Autoliners have partnered to deliver Svitzer’s first EcoTow solution in Australia, servicing what is regarded as the largest and most environmentally friendly car-carrier vessel class on its call to four Australasian...
PSA AND KONGSBERG PARTNER IN SUSTAINABLE PILOTAGE
Kongsberg Digital and PSA Marine of Singapore have entered into a strategic collaboration to enhance maritime harbour pilot training, leveraging Kongsberg's simulation technology to equip PSA Marine’s harbour pilots with advanced skills to navigate the growing...
WIND WILL PLAY MAJOR PART IN FuelEU MARITIME COMPLIANCE – ANEMOI
According to wind propulsion system developer Anemoi, with the maritime industry facing the implementation of Fuel EU Maritime from 1 January 2025, vessel owners and operators are actively seeking proven solutions to meet increasingly stringent emissions requirements....
IMO’S DOMINGUEZ STRESSES HUMAN FACTORS, SECURITY AND DECARBONISATION AS KEY TOPICS
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has highlighted the key items on the IMO agenda for 2025 in a video message at the start of the year. Dominguez said: "We start 2025 focusing on three main topics, as we were last year. The first one, seafarers, the second one,...
GRIMALDI FERRIES TO CONNECT TO SHORE POWER IN BARCELONA
Italian shipping group Grimaldi says that the Port of Barcelona has taken a major step towards sustainability with the arrival of its first Onshore Power Supply (OPS) system for ferries at the Grimaldi terminal on Sant Bertran wharf. This milestone marks the beginning...
DENMARK PUBLISHES POLICY ON BIOFOULING MANAGEMENT
Danske Rederier (Danish Shipping) strongly supports IMO guidelines on biofouling management to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems and the biodiversity of the seas, regarding biofouling as a major factor in the spread of invasive species. Algae and barnacles stuck on...
NEW YORK FERRY FLEET TO UPGRADE WITH CORVUS BATTERIES
Corvus Energy has been selected as the supplier of Energy Storage Systems (ESS) for Statue City Cruises’ ferries servicing the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island routes in New York Harbour. The Corvus systems will be integrated aboard Statue City Cruises’ current...