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28 2023-06 Maersk adds to green methanol vessels fleet A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has placed an order for six mid-sized containerships, each with dual-fuel engines that can run on green methanol.Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group will construct six 9,000 TEU boats for delivery between 2026 and 2027.This order comes two weeks after OCI Global (Euronex...
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25 2023-06 Port of Rotterdam, Namport on green hydrogen The Port of Rotterdam has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the field of green hydrogen with the Namibian Implementation Authority Office, Namport, and Nampower.The organisations have confirmed their intention to build a green hydrogen-related infrastructure, leading to n...
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19 2023-06 Ports of Stockholm and Riga apply for EU green funding The Port of Stockholm, the Freeport of Riga Authority, and Riga Ropax Terminal have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to apply for joint EU funding to reach their environmental targets.More specifically, the ports aim to use this funding to reduce the impact of port activities on the env...
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16 2023-06 Ports of Bilbao and Amsterdam work on hydrogen corridor The Ports of Bilbao and Amsterdam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of a renewable hydrogen corridor along with several other partners.Others party to this deal include the Energy Agency of the Basque Government (EVE), Petronor, SkyNRG, Evos Amsterdam, and Zenith ...
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13 2023-06 Australia and Singapore plan green shipping corridor Australia and Singapore have begun talks to build a Singapore-Australia green and digital shipping corridor by the end of 2025.Australia’s Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts (DITRDCA) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) ...
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09 2023-06 Panama Canal drought threatens US inflation, warn economists Unnerved US economists and state officials have warned of imminent shipping bottlenecks and increased inflation for the US economy due to unprecedented levels of drought in the Panama Canal.An inordinate decline in water levels at the Gatun Lake, which supplies the canal with fresh water, has res...
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07 2023-06 WinGD, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding sign ammonia collaboration Swiss marine power company, WinGD, and Japanese shipbuilder, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enter into a partnership on ammonia-fuelled vessels.The project will see WinGD applying its X-DF-A ammonia-fuelled engines to a range of vessel designs...
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05 2023-06 Hutchison Ports commits to net-zero by 2035 Global port developer and operator, Hutchison Ports, has set a target of 2035 for its three UK ports to achieve net-zero for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.Hutchison Ports operates the Port of Felixstowe, Harwich International and London Thamesport.The Port of Felixstowe commissioned two new 11 Ki...
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01 2023-06 Yang Ming, Hyundai Heavy Industries sign off new LNG order Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. have signed a new shipbuilding contract for five 15,500 TEU LNG vessels.The contract signing was conducted by Yang Ming’s Chief Marine Technology Officer, Captain James Jeng, and Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Executive Vice ...
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30 2023-05 DP World carbon emissions drop 5 per cent in 2022 DP World has cut direct carbon emissions from its global operations by 5 per cent in 2022, according to its latest Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) report, reflecting progress towards its 2040 carbon neutral target.The ESG report, published on 26 May, has been developed in accordance wit...
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