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World Maritime Forum 2025: Connecting Innovation with Opportunity

Dec 11, 2024

The World Maritime Forum 2025, happening on February 18-19, 2025, at the AC Bella Sky Convention Center in Copenhagen, is not only the year’s most influential maritime event but also a hub for networking and business opportunities.Recognized as the 'Center of Maritime'…

VIDEO: New Shore Power Solution for Cruise Vessels in Italy

Dec 09, 2024

ShoreLink delivered its Shore Power Cable Management System at the Port of La Spezia, marking the connection of cruise vessels to shore power and significantly reducing emissions while ships are docked.Following a successful Factory Acceptance Test (FAT)…

Optimizing Port Arrivals Could Slash Voyage Emissions

Dec 08, 2024

A new study by UCL and UMAS, which analyzed ship movements between 2018-2022, found that optimizing port arrivals to consider port congestion or waiting times could reduce voyage emissions by up to 25% for some vessel types.The average potential…

Europe's First Electric Tugboats Arrive in Antwerp

Dec 05, 2024

Six new electric tugboats, including the groundbreaking Volta 1, have arrived in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, with t e Volta 1, Europe’s first fully electric RSD tugboat, serving as the poster child for the port’s ambition to achieve climate neutrality by 2050…

@COP29, Shipping's Climate Role, Biodiversity Explored

Nov 26, 2024

The shipping industry, responsible for transporting approximately 90% of the world’s goods, is a fundamental part of the global economy. Yet, it also contributes significantly to climate change and the transfer of invasive species. To address this during COP29…

MSE Int'l Wins Funding for Port Recharging Project

Nov 20, 2024

MSE International has won funding from TRIG 2024 to lead a new project, PRIMET; Port Recharging Infrastructure for Maritime Energy Transition.The project will accelerate the roll-out of port and harbor infrastructure needed to support the rapid…

Book and Claim Registry Launched

Nov 14, 2024

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 decarbonization journey…

California Readying Funds for Zero Emission Projects

Nov 12, 2024

The California Volkswagen (VW) Zero-Emission Freight and Marine (ZEFM) Program Administrator is preparing to open a statewide solicitation offering up to $25 million to owners of cargo handling equipment, heavy-lift forklifts and marine vessels…

Zero-carbon Ammonia for Shipping Faces Cost, Safety Challenges

Oct 30, 2024

At one of the world's biggest bulk export ports in Western Australia, shippers safely completed the first transfer of ammonia from one vessel to another last month, a key test for its adoption as a marine fuel in the push for cleaner energy…

Singapore MPA and IRENA Collaborate on Energy Transition

Oct 22, 2024

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at accelerating the energy transition of the global maritime and port sectors.Under the MoU…

Shipbuilding RFP: Estonian State Fleet Seeks Bids to Build Electric Ferry

Oct 14, 2024

Estonian State Fleet announced a call for tender for the design and construction of a new, battery-powered electric ferry to serve the main islands in Estonia. 'I’m proud to see Estonia leading the way in adopting environmentally sustainable technologies in the maritime sector to achieve this…

MPA Calls for Electric Patrol Craft Proposals

Oct 14, 2024

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) issued an Expression of Interest (EOI) for design and development proposals for its electric patrol craft, as part of efforts to decarbonize and digitalize maritime operations.In addition to meeting MPA’s operational requirements…

Can a Cruise Vessel Really Be Zero Emission? Hurtigruten Says 'Yes'

Oct 11, 2024

Hurtigruten released updated plans for its Sea Zero project, a zero-emission ship scheduled to debut in 2030 which is now in its R&D phase. The ship, as designed today, will lean on large batteries, sails, and other solutions to sail emission-free during normal operation…

French Look Into e-Methanol Produced from Green Hydrogen for Maritime Decarbonization

Oct 11, 2024

Green hydrogen producer Lhyfe and low-carbon molecules specialist Elyse Energy have set out plans to jointly develop the production of e-methanol from green hydrogen at Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port area in France.The project, known as Green Coast…

ECT Terminals Switching to Shore Power to Slash Emissions

Sep 18, 2024

Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam (ECT) is set to enhance its container terminals with shore power facilities in the coming years, following an agreement with Rotterdam Shore Power (RSP), a collaboration between Eneco and the Port of Rotterdam.The…

Logistics News

Jeong-Sook Kim Appointed as UK P&I Club Senior Underwriting Director

Jeong-Sook Kim Appointed as UK P&I Club Senior Underwriting Director

Maersk Training Sold to OpenGate Capital

Maersk Training Sold to OpenGate Capital

USACE Announces New Infrastructure Approach to Protect Juneau From Glacial Floods

USACE Announces New Infrastructure Approach to Protect Juneau From Glacial Floods

Bahri Opens Two New Ship Agency Offices at Yanbu, Ras Tanura Ports

Bahri Opens Two New Ship Agency Offices at Yanbu, Ras Tanura Ports

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