Environment
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Wintershall Dea and HES unveil Wilhelmshaven CO2 hub scheme
European oil and gas firm Wintershall Dea has teamed up with HES Wilhelmshaven Tank Terminal to jointly develop a CO2…
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Shipping emissions forecast to flatten out next year
Shipping is forecast to flatten overall emissions output next year after a post-covid growth of its carbon footprint. Clarksons Research…
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COSCO fares poorly in new sustainability report
COSCO, China’s largest maritime conglomerate, comes out poorly in a new sustainability report. The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) and non-profit…
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Rotterdam and Gothenburg sign green corridor deal
The Port Authorities of Rotterdam and Gothenburg have signed a memorandum of understanding for the realisation of a green corridor…
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Pilbara leads Australian ammonia bunkering charge
Lloyd’s Register has been selected to undertake feasibility studies into using clean ammonia to refuel ships at ports in the…
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Dreamers and intellectual humility are two key ingredients in getting maritime to net zero emissions
Su Yin Anand from The Captain’s Table Innovation Challenge on what the industry needs to move along its decarbonisation path.…
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New partnership formed to electrify inland shipping
Lithuanian ship designer Western Baltic Engineering (WBE), a subsidiary of Western Shipyard in Klaipeda, is accelerating the development of its…
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Shell and Hyundai Heavy partner on pioneering fuel cell project
Korean shipyards believe fuel cells offer shipping a path to decarbonisation. Hyundai Heavy Industries has followed the lead taken by…
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Future-proofing efficiency
Although emissions discussions focus on future fuels that will power shipping cleanly, energy efficiency remains the true and immediate enabler…
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Aviation sector adds to pressure on IMO with 2050 net-zero vote
With two months to go until the 79th gathering Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is…
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Pair of sail-assisted boxships set to hit the water in 2024
Bahamas-based Veer Corp has received approval in principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its new-look containership design,…
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MOL’s wind-assisted bulk carrier enters service
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL)’s bulk carrier equipped with a hard sail wind power propulsion system has officially started operation following…
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California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia vow to tackle shipping’s carbon footprint
The governors of the American west coast states of California, Oregon, Washington along with the premier of British Columbia are…
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Green shipping: Regulation, enforcement, and leadership
Claas Ringleben from the Liberian Registry writes for Splash today. Last week’s World Maritime Day saw the International Maritime Organization…
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Maersk orders six more methanol-fuelled boxships
Maersk has ordered a further six large ocean-going vessels that can sail on green methanol and has said prices for…
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Bureau Veritas issues detailed well-to-wake future fuels study
Bureau Veritas (BV) has launched a detailed outlook on future maritime fuels in a new 85-page white paper, which calls…
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Trees for teus: CMA CGM’s creative bid to get early container returns in the US
Trees for teus is French liner CMA CGM’s snappy new way to improve supply chain fluidity in a green fashion.…
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Port of Long Beach reports increased GHG emissions in 2021
The Port of Long Beach issued its 2021 emissions inventory report this week, presenting both good and bad news on…
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British rotor sail manufacturer ties with COSCO’s shipyard division
Anemoi Marine Technologies, a UK provider of rotor sails, has reached an agreement with COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (CHI), one…
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Stena Bulk joins project to demonstrate end-to-end shipboard carbon capture at scale
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) and Stena Bulk today initiated the…
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