Varuna Group’s pioneering role in sustainable logistics with Climes

Varuna Group, a leading supply chain provider, has partnered strategically with Climes, India’s leading climate finance company, to build a carbon emissions calculator for their clients. Varuna, Climes collaborate on carbon emissions In response to the growing demand for sustainable solutions in the logistics sector, Varuna Group is leveraging its expertise and resources to drive

MAN Energy Solutions to supply main engines and generator sets for naval frigates

Damen Naval – the Dutch shipyard based in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, and part of the Damen Group – has contracted MAN Energy Solutions to supply the propulsion engines and GenSets for four newbuilding Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Frigates. The order consists of 8 × MAN 20V28/33D STC marine engines and 16 × variable-speed MAN 16V175D-MEV naval

Wärtsilä rolls out first four-stroke ammonia-fuelled engine

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has introduced the marine sector’s first commercially available four-stroke engine-based solution for ammonia fuel. Viridis Bulk Carriers, the world’s first zero-emission shipping company, will be the first shipowner to benefit from the new ammonia solution. The company is a partnership between Amon Maritime, Mosvolds Rederi, and Navigare Logistics. Norwegian government enterprise

CONCOR, ITE Introduce IceBattery® technology for logistics

Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR), Public Sector under the Ministry of Railways, Government of India, is partnering with Japan-based “Innovation Thru Energy®” (ITE) to introduce groundbreaking IceBattery® technology to the Indian market. CONCOR and ITE are jointly unveiling state-of-the-art temperature-controlled IceBattery powered 40-feet passive Containers coupled with advanced DX (Digital) platforms, addressing critical issues

Greenline investment to deploy LNG trucks for logistics

GreenLine will invest Rs 200 crore to deploy LNG-powered trucks for Hindustan Zinc’s Road logistics operations. These LNG-powered trucks, manufactured by Blue Energy Motors – India’s first venture into heavy-duty LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) trucks, is said to significantly reduce toxic emissions compared to diesel, with cuts of up to 30% in CO2, up to

JSW Cement starts EV trials to reduce carbon footprint

JSW Cement, part of $ 23billion JSW Group, has commenced a pilot of Electric Vehicles (EV trucks) trials as part of its plan to significantly reduce carbon footprint in logistics operations. The company plans to achieve this by replacing fossil fuel-based vehicles with EV Trucks. JSW Cement is one of the few cement companies to

XPO Logistics working with Mazda to cut the carbon emissions

The companies plan to make the aftersales supply chain more sustainable by using trucks that run on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). The renewable fuel is made from vegetable oil, tallow or used cooking oil and is made from 100% renewable waste

MOVIN introduces EVs in Delhi NCR

The EVs were flagged off by JB Singh, Director MOVIN Express and Gregory Goba-Ble, Vice President for UPS in the Indian subcontinent, Middle East and Africa and Director for MOVIN Express from the Bilaspur Hub in Gurugram.

Decarbonizing the logistics industry

Of late, the shipping and other industries have come under the lens of decarbonization. The logistics industry is also under increasing pressure to move forward and adopt sustainable and greener practices. According to a report by Stand.earth and Clea Mobility Collective, global delivery and e-commerce companies’ last-mile emissions amount to approximately 4.5 megatons of CO2.

CSA advances to build next-generation logistics ecosystem

The Coastal Sustainability Alliance (CSA), an industry collaborative effort led by Kuok Maritime, has formalised the addition of 11 new members at Singapore Maritime Week 2023’s MarineTech Conference, graced by Guest of Honour Mr Chee Hong Tat, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Finance & Ministry of Transport. The contributions from the new members will