Maersk, CMA CGM speed up decarbonization projects

Liner giant forays into decarbonisation have continued, with encouraging developments from Maersk and CMA CGM. Maersk is redeploying the Vistula Maersk and Vayenga Maersk, two 3,600teu ice-class 1A vessels, to the Canada Atlantic Express (CAE) service between Canada and Northern Europe, and plans to run them on biofuel: “carbon neutral… and manufactured from recycled sustainable

Maersk speeds up transition to net zero steel

A.P. Moller – Maersk has joined SteelZero, a global initiative bringing together forward-looking organisations to speed up the transition to a net zero steel industry. Led by the international non-profit Climate Group in partnership with ResponsibleSteel, organisations that join SteelZero make a public commitment to procure, specify, or stock 100% net zero steel by 2050.

Maersk and its partners to establish pilot green methanol plant in Singapore

Six leading companies have formed a partnership that aims to establish Asia’s first green e-methanol plant which converts captured biogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) into green e-methanol, a low carbon fuel, that could enable a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. The pilot plant will be set up in Singapore pending successful conclusion of feasibility studies

Maersk on the way to netzero carbon emission status by 2040

Denmark-based global container logistics giant Maersk will achieve net-zero carbon emission status by 2040 when its entire fleet will be green fuel enabled, said Christopher Cook, Managing Director, Maersk UAE. “As we scrap old vessels, the new ones that are coming in will be green fuel enabled. Our entire fleet will be green fuel enabled

Vessels for empire wind project to be built to ABS class

A Wind Installation Vessel capable of handling the latest generation of 15MW turbines for Equinor and bp’s Empire Wind project is to be built to ABS Class by Sembcorp Marine for Maersk Supply Services (Maersk). Two new feeder barges and two diesel-electric hybrid tugboat units will also be built to ABS Class by Kirby Offshore

Maersk to hit the seas with carbon-friendly fuels

The logistics giant Maersk will order eight new ocean-going ships that will use only carbon-neutral fuels to hit its net-zero goal by 2050. While it will be a more expensive endeavor than traditional vessels that run on fossil fuels, it is in line with what its customers want. They include: Amazon, Disney, H&M Group, HP

Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center launches port partnership for European Green Corridors

Green corridors – cited by many decarbonisation experts as the best hope for fast-track shipping’s path to zero emissions – have been given a significant boost with news that the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping has established the European Green Corridors Network with the port authorities of Hamburg, Gdynia, Roenne, Rotterdam, and

Maersk signs MoU with Egypt on green fuel production

Maersk and Egyptian authorities have signed a partnership agreement to explore the establishment of large-scale green fuel production in Egypt. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Monday in a joint bid to further accelerate the supply of green fuels and the global transformation to net-zero shipping. The parties will be conducting a feasibility

Mærsk plans to produce green fuel for its ships

Danish container shipping company Mærsk and Danish green energy producer Ørsted have signed an agreement to produce green marine fuel in the US. To do so, Ørsted will build a so-called power-to-x plant using wind power to produce hydrogen gas. It will then be converted into liquid green fuel for Mærsk. This green fuel will

Tech Mahindra signs ‘the climate pledge’

Tech Mahindra now joins a group of companies like SAP, Maersk and Harman in the ‘The Climate Pledge’, the commitment to reach the Paris Agreement 10 years early and be net-zero carbon by 2040. It is one of the 95 new signatories for the cause. This is nearly a 600 per cent growth in signatories