IMO leads global shipping toward NetZero transition with new regulations

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez emphasized the global shipping industry’s need for significant investment in technology and alternative fuels to achieve a net-zero transformation and drive sector-wide change at the Blue Economy Finance Forum in Monaco. The global shipping industry is preparing for a net-zero transformation that will have a sector-wide impact on everything from supply

India-Norway Dialogue Anchors on Sustainable Maritime Development

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), Shri Sarbananda Sonowal held bilateral meetings to explore possibilities of cooperation between India and Norway in multiple areas to further deepen the maritime relationship between the two countries. The Minister held meetings with Norway’s Transport Minister Jon-Ivar Nygård as well as with Minister of Fisheries and Ocean

Trinidad and Tobago has potential to be methanol bunkering hub

PROMAN, one of the world’s largest methanol producers said there is potential for Trinidad and Tobago to be a methanol bunkering hub. Methanol is widely available at over 120 ports globally, including Point Lisas. It said the local port is being used regularly to refuel ships having supplied 12,500 (MT) metric tonnes of its locally-made

Ports in Baltic Sea cut emissions with port collaboration solution

Two ports in the Baltic Sea have implemented port collaboration solutions to reduce waiting times, fuel consumption and carbon emissions. Millions of tonnes of cargo are handled annually at the Port of Gävle – the largest logistics hub in northern central Sweden – and Rauma in Finland. ‘EfficientFlow’, a project trialled and co-funded by the

Govt aims to make inland waterways ports 100% green

The government plans to make all coastal and river ports in inland waterways “completely green” in five years by using renewable energy, said a senior civil servant. VO Chidambaranar Port in Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu, Deendayal Port Authority in Kandla in Gujarat, Visakhapatnam Port and Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Navi Mumbai already use green energy

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

Just-in-time port calls could cut 5% of boxship emissions

Global adoption of just-in-time (JIT) port arrivals in the container shipping sector has the potential to diminish emissions by 5%. This reduction translates to roughly 17m tonnes of CO2 emissions annually, according to a recently published white paper. The ‘Untapped Potential of Just-In-Time Port Arrivals’ white paper is based on findings of field trials conducted

MPA will be first port to implement electronic bunker delivery

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) will become the first port in the world to implement electronic bunker delivery notes from the start of next month. Currently, the maritime industry relies on physical bunker delivery notes, a standard document required by the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships that contains

30% of ports worldwide unprepared for incoming IMO legislation

A new study suggests nearly a third of ports worldwide are unprepared to adopt the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) maritime single window (MSW) mandate which becomes compulsory on January 1 next year. As from the start of 2024 every port is now mandated to have a single window system for digital information exchange between stakeholders

Bunker Holding to make biofuel available to over 80 ports

Bunker Holding, one of the world’s leading marine fuel suppliers, has now secured biofuel availability in more than 80 ports around the world, catering to last mile delivery. With the recent adoption of the FuelEU Maritime regulation, the entering into force of the IMO CII, and the inclusion of shipping in the EU ETS just