ONE hosts 2nd container shipping summit

Ocean Network Express (ONE), a world leader in container shipping, successfully hosted the 2nd Container Shipping Summit in Singapore on 3 August 2023, in collaboration with Anchor Ship Partners Co.,Ltd., and KOZO KEIKAKU ENGINEERING INC. The summit brought together industry experts and academic leaders to find breakthroughs to the pressing challenges in the container shipping

COSCO unveils electric container ship

COSCO Shipping Development, the financing arm of Chinese state giant COSCO Shipping, has announced the launch of a 700 teu electric container ship which will serve a regular 1,000-km route up and down the Yangtze River. The 10,000 dwt vessel will be powered by 36 portable container-sized batteries and have two 900 kW main propulsion

Asahi Tanker conducts B24 biofuel bunkering at Tokyo port

The marine biofuel is a blend of conventional bunker fuel oil (VLSFO) and approximately 24% biofuel.

EU Council adopts new legislation for maritime transport

The main objective of the FuelEU maritime initiative, as a key part of the EU’s Fit for 55 package, is to increase the demand for and consistent use of renewable and low-carbon fuels and reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping sector, while ensuring the smooth operation of maritime traffic and avoiding distortions in the internal market.

Evergreen to overtake Hapag-Lloyd as it orders 24 dual fuelled ships

In filings to the Taiwan Stock Exchange last night, the Taiwanese liner operator said that its Singapore-registered subsidiary, Evergreen Marine (Asia) has ordered 16 of the ships from Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea, while the other eight ships will be built by Japan’s Nihon Shipyard. EMC said that the total contract value ranges from

TEMP awards contract to KOTUG offer escort towage

Trans Mountain operates Canada’s only oil pipeline servicing the West Coast of Canada providing tidewater access to foreign markets for Canada’s petroleum resources.

MAN and Shell to explore marine carbon footprint solutions

Together, the companies will work on optimising carbon capture plants through the modularisation and standardisation of compressor solutions.

Scrubber discharge accounts for major marine contaminants

The research found that water discharged from ships’ scrubbers, designed to clean exhaust gases, accounted for over 90% of the contaminants when assessing the contaminant load in four ports

ExxonMobil to supply B30 biofuel to Hapag-Lloyd

ExxonMobil has signed an agreement to supply Hapag-Lloyd with B30 marine bio fuel oil in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region.

J-ENG and Akasaka agreed to develop marine fuel engines

Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) has signed a technical agreement to promote the development and popularization of next-generation fuel engines with compatriot Akasaka Diesels Limited (Akasaka). As the movement toward the “realization of a decarbonized society” accelerates, J-ENG plans to deepen and strengthen the cooperation with Akasaka, a UE engines manufacturer under UE license, to promote