bofuel powered Oldendorff bulker

Oldendorff trials biofuel on voyage from Australia

A 38,617 dwt Oldendorff Carriers bulker is headed from Western Australia to Vietnam using biofuel supplied by BP. The bulker, the Edwine Oldendorff, is carrying 30,000 tonnes of sustainably certified malting barley

Nakilat LNG carrier

Nakilat works with ABS to develop decarbonization plan

Qatar-based Nakilat, owner of the world’s largest LNG carrier fleet, has partnered with ABS to map out decarbonization pathways for its 69 LNG carriers and four very large LPG gas carriers. The

Georgios Plevrakis at ABS on Sustainability

Q&A: ABS Director for Global Sustainability Georgios Plevrakis

Georgios Plevrakis serves as ABS director for global sustainability, based in Athens, Greece, where he’s responsible for helping owners and operators develop fuel and operational strategies to meet sustainability goals. Before joining

Maintenance techs in control room

Wärtsilä signs long-term LNG carrier maintenance deal

Putting the long in “long term,” Singapore-based NYK Shipmanagement has signed a 13-year optimized maintenance agreement with Wärtsilä. The contract is designed to ensure maximum uptime and equipment reliability, with assured maintenance

David Cummins of Blue Sky Maritime on reducing emissions in shipping

Q&A—Part 2: Blue Sky Maritime on net zero emissions for shipping

Part 1 of our interview with David Cummins and Blue Sky Maritime Coalition appeared on our website earlier. ML: What tips do you have for a company to develop a supply chain-wide

Global test Center opening ceremony

WinGD opens new Global Test Center in Shanghai

With R&D coming into sharp focus as part of the strategy to help ships reach IMO’s 2050 decarbonization target, Swiss-based marine engine developer WinGD has opened a new Global Test Center in

Marine insurers get their own Poseidon Principles

Since they were launched in June 2019 as a framework for assessing and disclosing the climate alignment of financial institutions’ shipping portfolios, the Poseidon Principles are increasingly influencing what kind of maritime

North Star Renewables goes green

North Star embarks on offshore fleet decarbonization plans

North Star, the U.K.’s largest ship operator servicing the oil and gas industry, has kick started its ambitious fleet decarbonization plans with an in-depth sustainability study across its 44 offshore infrastructure support vessels. The

Brian Coyne

OP-ED: The “now” and “then” of shipping’s decarbonization journey

By Managing Director Brian Coyne, KPI OceanConnect A succession of industry initiatives, such as the COP26 “Shaping the Future of Shipping” Conference, demonstrate the shipping industry’s decarbonization ambitions and commitment, however, it

Seawings kite deployed on Airbus RO/RO

VIDEO: Seawing kite to start trials on Airbus RO/RO

Airseas, a French tech pioneer founded by former Airbus engineers, has completed the first installation of its automated kite Seawing on a commercial vessel. The first Seawing system has been installed on

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