By Aarnoud van Weelderen and Peter Taylor, Macquarie Group Shipping companies working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions face several complex decisions in transitioning to lower-carbon energy sources. Vessel owners must sort through
MAN Energy Solutions is following up on its successes in designing and testing the first two-stroke ammonia engine. It has announced the launch of a new four-stroke ammonia engine R&D project. CalledAmmoniaMot
In just one week, ferry industry professionals from around the world will converge in Seattle for Marine Log’s FERRIES 2024 conference, an event poised to address the most pressing challenges and opportunities
By Roberta Weisbrod, Executive Director of the Worldwide Ferry Safety Association “Unprecedented” was the word most frequently used at the Extreme Maritime Weather Symposium held in London September 22-26. Unprecedented was used
By Iebum Shin, Data Analytics Lead, Houlder As the maritime industry evolves, a range of efficiency technologies—spanning rigid wing sails to air lubrication systems—are being touted as key solutions for reducing greenhouse
Driving decarbonization of maritime transport & shipping through vessel electrification The marine sector, responsible for about 2-3% of global energy-related CO2 emissions, is striving to meet the International Maritime Organization’s 2050 net-zero target.
Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Vale International SA (VALE), based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, announced that a 200,000-ton class bulk carrier, currently employed under a mid–term contract for transportation
Singapore-headquartered Berge Bulk has adopted San Francisco based Sofar Ocean’s Wayfinder voyage optimization platform across its fleet of owned vessels, including new vessels equipped with wind propulsion technology. Berge Bulk uses Wayfinder’s
by Dominic McKnight Hardy, managing director, MIS Marine When IMO member States unanimously adopted an updated Green House Gas (GHG) emission reduction strategy last year, the organization had already established its flagship
Transport Canada yesterday announced that 14 green shipping projects have been awarded a total of CAD 14.7 million (nearly US$11 million) through the Clean Vessel Demonstration Stream of the agency’s Green Shipping