APM Terminals, DP World form ZEPA for decarbonisation

APM Terminals and DP World today announce the formation of the Zero Emission Port Alliance (ZEPA), an industry-wide strategic coalition with the goal of accelerating the journey to zero emissions for container handling equipment (CHE) at ports. ZEPA membership is open to all industry participants, including terminal operators, OEMs, port authorities and government entities. The

THORDON bearings and wärtsilä launch blue ocean alliance

In an initiative set to be transformational for ship design while protecting the oceans from pollution, Thordon Bearings and Wärtsilä have announced the formation of the Blue Ocean Alliance to develop and promote the revolutionary sterntube-less ship concept. The Blue Ocean Alliance brings together unrivalled maritime industry expertise, with seawater-lubricated bearings pioneer Thordon Bearings, systems

Anthony Veder, Accelleron sign long-term turbocharger service partnership

Leading gas shipping company Anthony Veder has extended its turbocharger service agreement with Accelleron, securing Turbo LifecycleCare support across 13 vessels. The contract, covering 20 turbochargers on single-fuel and LNG dual-fuel four-stroke engines, build on a service relationship that began in 2017 with four vessels. Anthony Veder operates a fleet of innovative small-scale and mid-size

TotalEnergies Marine Fuels Wins Marine Fuels 360 Award

TotalEnergies Marine Fuels is proud to announce it has won the Marine Fuels 360 Supply Chain & Logistics Excellence of the Year Award for the establishment of its commercial marine biofuels supply chain in Singapore. The award recognised the swift professionalism and level of safety, quality and operational excellence with which TotalEnergies Marine Fuels built

Shipping CEOs join forces to accelerate the decarbonization

The Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of leading global shipping lines have issued a joint declaration at COP 28 calling for an end date for fossil-only powered newbuilds and urging the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the global regulator, to create the regulatory conditions to accelerate the transition to green fuels. Global temperatures are breaching critical levels,

UCL explores role of ship financiers in shipping’s green transition

A new research paper published in Journal of Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions by researchers from the UCL Energy Institute explores the role ship financiers can play in shipping’s transition to zero emission fuels. Using a novel theoretical framework which categorises financiers into five enabling or disabling categories, it finds that most expressed an ambition

MAN Energy Solutions to build reactor for renewable fuels

Cleantech start-up, CAPHENIA, to establish production plant for synthesis gas as feedstock for industrial production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel for aviation decarbonisation Cleantech start-up, CAPHENIA, has commissioned MAN Energy Solutions to build a Plasma Boudouard Reactor (PBR). This will form the core of CAPHENIA’s first production plant, ‘GERMANY I’, located at Industriepark Höchst in Frankfurt

Proman Stena welcomes final pair of methanol tankers 

These 49,000-dwt tankers are the final two vessels in Proman Stena’s initial six-strong methanol-fuelled tanker fleet. The joint venture between Stena Bulk and methanol producer Proman was initially meant for three long-term time-chartered vessels but has been extended to cover three additional Proman-owned vessels. GSI built Proman Stena Bulk’s fleet over the last three years

SAFE Boats, Vita Power agree to build zero-emission patrol boat options

SAFE Boats International (SBI) is collaborating with Vita Power to bring electrification to the patrol boat market. The first objective of this partnership was to develop a 100% electric patrol boat that is a first-class solution and is both reliable and practical. Together, they have adapted one of SAFE Boats’ most proven hull designs –

ABB to power new Spanish Navy submarine rescue vessel

ABB has secured an order with Spanish state-owned shipbuilding company Navantia to supply the Spanish Navy’s forthcoming submarine rescue vessel, Poseidon, with high-performance, DC-based power and distribution. Following the delivery scheduled for 2026, the vessel will be the first of its kind equipped with this system., The ship will be responsible for executing and supporting