UN Sec Gen calls for zero emission ships

UN Secretary General calls for zero emission ships by 2030

United Nations Secretary General António Guterres is adding his voice to those calling on shipping to up its decarbonization ambitions, calling actions thus far at IMO “some initial steps.” In his opening

LNG carrier will be fitted with shaft generators

Capital Gas LNG newbuilds will have Wärtsilä shaft generators

Wärtsilä is to supply four shaft generator systems to provide power take-off from the main engines for two 174,000-cubic-meter LNG carriers on order at the Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyard in Korea

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New report confirms pandemic accelerated shipping digitalization

A report from satcom leader Inmarsat pinpoints the impact of COVID-19 in accelerating global shipping’s digital transformation. Entitled “A Changed World: The state of digital transformation in a post-COVID-19 maritime industry,” it

Group photo of decarbonization agreement sogning

MAN and DP World to cooperate on decarbonization

Set to run for an initial five years, a newly signed cooperation agreement between MAN Energy Solutions and DP World targets common progress in the field of decarbonization. Mutual areas of interest

Short sea ship bunkers with biofuel

VIDEO: Unifeeder short sea ship bunkers with biofuel

Netherlands-based sustainable biofuels pioneer GoodFuels and international feeder and shortsea company Unifeeder recently completed their first bunkering of sustainable marine biofuel in the Port of Rotterdam. Under this new partnership, the shortsea

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ICS sets out path to net zero by 2050

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has submitted a proposal to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), detailing urgent measures that governments need to take to help shipping achieve net zero CO2 emissions

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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

Dual fuel two-stroke engine

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

Aurora class vessels could carry U.S. auto exports

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

Ship bunkers with SNG

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

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