Ports focus more on going green than ever
By Jim Romeo The Port of Corpus Christi in Texas has been in existence for nearly 100 years and is the third largest port in the U.S. Recently, it has partnered with
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Shipping CEOs to IMO: We need massive decarbonization R&D fund
The CEOs of 17 major container and RO/RO carriers—including Thomas Crowley, owner & CEO, Crowley Maritime, and Matthew J. Cox, Chairman & CEO, Matson Inc.—have written an open letter to the International
U.S. joins Denmark and Norway to lead new push for zero-emission shipping
Here’s another sign that the Biden administration is all on board with tougher shipping decarbonization goals. The governments of the United States, Denmark and Norway, along with the Global Maritime Forum and
First PCTC in UECC LNG battery hybrid trio launched
The Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai has launched the first of three LNG battery hybrid PCTCs (pure car truck carriers) commissioned by United European Car Carriers (UECC), which is owned in equal shares
CMA CGM commits to biomethane production
As part of the first high-level preparatory talks for the COP26 summit, Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and CEO of the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, has put forward
CSL puts focus on testing green fuels as Seaway season opens
The official opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway’s 63rd navigation season was marked today when Canada Steamship Lines’Trillium Class self-unloading ship Baie St. Paul was the first vessel to transit the St.
IMO: Transition to low-sulfur fuels “extremely smooth”
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) reports that the reduction in the upper limit of the sulfur content of ships’ fuel oil to 0.5% (from 3.5%) that went into effect January 1, 2020,
MSC joins Hydrogen Council
As shipowners continue to eye their future fuel choices, container shipping giant MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) has joined the Hydrogen Council as a steering member, aiming to foster cross-sector collaboration that will
Marine biofuel testing set to begin at Alfa Laval Test & Training Center
The Alfa Laval training center in Aalborg, Denmark, has been readied to start testing biofuels. While the center plays a key role in Alfa Laval’s own R&D efforts, it is also a
Swedish tanker becomes first foreign-flag ship to bunker LNG in U.S.
Fure Ven, a dual-fueled vessel owned and operated by Furetank of Donsö, Sweden, has become become the first non-U.S. flagged vessel to bunker LNG in the United States, using LNG sourced by