CMA CGM offers transition fund to startups for decarbonisation

CMA CGM has initiated a call for projects targeted at startups and businesses working on solutions to step up the pace of decarbonisation within all areas of the French shipping sector. The company is offering €200m ($218.2m) out of its $1.5bn energy transition fund to all companies operating in the maritime industry in mainland France

Fortescue expects renewables to play major role

Fortescue, one of the five largest iron producers in the world, expects renewables to play a very big part of our overall earnings in the future. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, former Fortescue chief executive officer Elizabeth Gaines said the company would continue building its iron ore business, but the scale of

Adani to deploy hydrogen-powered mining trucks

Gautam Adani’s group said it will deploy hydrogen fuel cell operated trucks for mining logistics and transportation as part of its decarbonization plan. This collaboration marks Asia’s first planned hydrogen powered mining truck. While AEL will lead the demonstration project, Ballard — an industry leading PEM fuel cell engine manufacturer — will supply the FCmoveTM

DP World, Maersk to work together to boost decarbonization

Dubai-based terminal operator DP World is joining forces with Danish liner giant A.P. Moller – Maersk to boost operational efficiencies and deliver decarbonisation solutions at Jebel Ali port in the United Arab Emirates. The long-term strategic partnership will provide support for Maersk’s customers by implementing new processes to improve quayside productivity, which should result in

Blueprint to decarbonise transportation released in the US

The Biden administration released the US National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization. Developed by the departments of Energy, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and the Environmental Protection Agency, the blueprint provides a strategy for cutting all greenhouse emissions from the transportation sector by 2050. In the area of maritime transportation, the report notes that, because of

Petrol with a blend of 20% ethanol to be introduced soon in India

After achieving the target to sell petrol doped with 10 per cent ethanol, India will in the next couple of days start experimental supplies of 20 per biofuel mixed petrol, oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri said. Speaking at the ‘Dance to Decarbonise’ – the first public awareness event in the run-up to India Energy Week

Wärtsilä drives decarbonisation collaboration

The technology group Wärtsilä’s ongoing project partnership with the Mӕrsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping has been further strengthened with the company signing as an official Mission Ambassador. The not-for-profit research and development center is aimed at accelerating the transition towards a net-zero future for the maritime industry. Together with partners, the Center

GoodFuels delivers 100% biofuel to AIDAprima cruise ship

GoodFuels, the leading biofuels provider for the global transport industry, has successfully delivered 140mt of 100% biofuel to AIDAprima, enhancing its partnership with Carnival Corporation’s AIDA Cruises brand. 100% biofuel bunkering on AIDA Cruises vessel will unlock immediate emissions reductions and further propel biofuel uptake. The Hyperion-class cruise ship was refuelled with GoodFuels’ sustainable biofuels

BCG, ABS to work together for marine decarbonization

Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a global management consultancy, and leading advisor on decarbonization to the maritime industry, and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), a global leader in providing classification services for marine and offshore companies and assets, have today signed a memorandum of understanding to join their technical and consulting expertise in the maritime and

ORNL develops new hydrothermal synthesis method

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a new hydrothermal synthesis method that makes a cobalt-free cathode material (LiNi0.9Mn0.05Al0.05O2, NMA) with more uniform, round, tightly packed particles than is common in today’s cathodes, maintaining more stability throughout a charging cycle. The result is a more affordable battery from a