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Inmarsat Takes Founding Role in Asia's Decarbonizing Shipping

Mar 30, 2020

Inmarsat is a founding member of Asia’s first ‘Decarbonizing Shipping’ initiative to harness the power of start-ups to meet UN targets on greenhouse gas emissions, which launched earlier this month.  The regional initiative, based in Singapore…

Yara Appoints Askeland as New CSO

Mar 10, 2020

Yara Marine Technologies has appointed Aleksander Askeland as Chief Sales Officer, effective March 1st. Askeland has worked for the broader Yara group since 2016, starting in the Industrial segment for the Environmental Solutions business unit…

New IMO Rules Overshadow Hapag-Lloyd's Profit Outlook - CEO

Jan 10, 2020

Tougher rules on sulphur emissions from ships set by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) from January burden the profit outlook for Germany's container shipping line Hapag-Lloyd this year after a good 2019, its chief executive said…

Wärtsilä, PSA Marine Collaborate on Clean Energy Shipping

Nov 15, 2019

Wärtsilä and Singapore-based PSA Marine have agreed to collaborate in the co-creation of smart technologies for the marine sector. The focus will be on solutions that are human-centric and deployable. The Letter of Intent was signed on November…

Maritime 2050: Facing the Decarbonization Challenge

Nov 13, 2019

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) greenhouse gas (GHG) strategy signals a true game changing moment for the shipping industry. External pressure was building, but the IMO strategy sets a time line and goals for shipping to tackle one of the great challenges of our time…

Maersk Join Forces to Develop LEO

Oct 30, 2019

A.P. Moller - Maersk alongside with Wallenius Wilhelmsen, BMW Group, H&M Group, Levi Strauss & Co. and, Marks & Spencer to explore LEO - a blend of lignin and ethanol - that could be part of the future solution for sustainable shipping.From the phone…

EU/IMO Global Project Drives Energy Efficiency

Oct 17, 2019

The GMN global network of maritime technology cooperation centers has completed numerous pilot projects over the past three years, helping to drive forward the changes which are required to reduce GHG emissions from shipping. A global network…

Danish Suppliers Facilitate Sustainable Transport

Oct 14, 2019

The global shipping industry is facing requirements for substantial reductions in emissions and for creating a more sustainable transport in order to meet UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. At Kormarine 2019, 15 Danish suppliers of marine technology…

Hapag-Lloyd Cruise to Sail Without HFO

Oct 02, 2019

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has announced that from July 2020 its global fleet will no longer burn heavy fuel oil (HFO) and instead run exclusively on marine gas oil with a maximum sulfur content of 0.1 % (LS-MGO).'In doing so, the company will cut…

UN Hails Shipping Progress on Environment

Sep 25, 2019

In a cautious yet upbeat message at the close of the Climate Action Summit in New York, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres praised the progress made by shipping in the race against the climate crisis, describing it as a 'huge step up'.He…

South Korea to Slash Passenger Vessel Emissions with ABB

Sep 19, 2019

ABB will install Port of Incheon’s first shore-to-ship power solution, enabling passenger vessels to cut emissions, noise and vibrations at berthABB has secured the contract covering South Korea’s commitment to sustainable shore-to-ship power…

NYK Conducts Japan’s First Carbon-Neutral Voyage

Sep 18, 2019

NYK has become the first Japanese shipping company to realize a carbon-neutral voyage by offsetting 5,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2), equivalent to the CO2 emitted by NYK’s environmental flagship car carrier Aries Leader during one voyage between Japan and the Middle East…

Baltic Exchange, GeoSpock to Track Emissions

Aug 04, 2019

Cambridge-based data visualization company GeoSpock  is collaborating with the  Baltic Exchange to build the world’s most advanced maritime spatial database.'This digital initiative will have a specific focus on shipping emissions, enabling…

Green Marine Certification for Stockton Port

Aug 02, 2019

The Port of Stockton in San Joaquin Valley, in the extended San Francisco Bay Area, has achieved certification from Green Marine, the largest voluntary environmental certification program for North America’s maritime industry.Certification recognizes…

Setting the Course for Low Carbon Shipping

Jul 15, 2019

In a collective call to action for the decarbonization of shipping last year, 34 signatory CEOs from the industry made clear that efforts to significantly lower the carbon footprint of shipping presented “biggest technology challenge in the past 100 years”…

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