Recovery efforts underway in path of hurricane
Just before noon on August 29, Hurricane Ida crashed ashore at Port Fourchon, La. Its 150 mph winds made it the fifth-strongest storm to hit the U.S. on record—and after causing devastation
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MAN dual-fuel two-strokes rack up 2 million operating hours
MAN Energy Solutions reports that its portfolio of two-stroke, dual-fuel engines has accumulated more than 2 million operating hours in total, running on LNG, methanol, ethane and LPG. The company has booked
Höegh signs LOI for two giant ammonia-ready car carriers
Moving ahead on a plan announced back in April, Oslo-headquartered Höegh Autoliners has entered into a Letter of Intent (LoI) with shipbuilder China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. (CMHI) to build
World first: Box ship bunkers renewable synthetic natural gas
A containership that first made the headlines when its main engines were converted to dual-fuel operation is in the news again. In a world-first for the maritime sector, the ship, the ElbBLUE
Liquid CO2 carriers: The next big thing?
With carbon capture and storage (CCS) gaining traction as a technology to reduce the impact of CO2 emissions, maritime transport will play a key role in the CCS value chain. This is
Svitzer appoints new global head of decarbonization
Maersk’s global towing operation, Svitzer, has appointed Gareth Prowse as its new global head of decarbonization. With an academic background in marine ecology, centering on environmental risk, pollution prevention and ecotoxicology, Prowse
Industry leaders want zero emissions by 2050, carbon tax by 2025
As climate change takes center stage at the UN General Assembly, more than 150 leading players from across the shipping value chain have signed on to a “Call to Action for Shipping
ABS and Vanderbilt put spotlight on waterways decarbonization
The current GHG emissions profile of the inland waterway sector is low compared to other freight modes. The American Waterways Operators cites statistics that show that one dry cargo barge can carry
ICS proposes global levy on ship carbon emissions
In a submission to the International Maritime Organization, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has put forward a comprehensive proposal for a global levy on carbon emissions from ships. ICS, which represents
Texas port in carbon storage MoU
The Port of Corpus Christi Authority and the Texas General Land Office (GLO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) stating their intention to co-develop a carbon dioxide (CO2) storage solution in