Shipping and aviation to collaborate for green hydrogen

The Skies and Seas Hydrogen-fuels Accelerator (SASHA) Coalition is being launched by Lord Deben, chair of the UK’s independent Committee on Climate Change. The coalition is bringing together the shipping and aviation industries to form one unified voice so they have greater influence over policy and can send a clear demand signal that green hydrogen

BCG, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller co-develop ESG playbook

Today, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping launch the ESG Playbook for Shipping. The Playbook combines BCG’s globally recognized expertise in consulting services with the Center for Zero Carbon Shipping’s industry leading research capabilities in maritime decarbonization to empower shipping companies with the tools to navigate the

Eagle Bulk completes biofuel voyage

Eagle Bulk Shipping announced that one of its bulkers has completed a voyage using biofuel. M/V Stamford Eagle, an Ultramax bulk carrier built in 2016, carried out the voyage in cooperation with the global mining and metallurgy group Eramet and its subsidiary Eramet Norway. The ship used GoodFuels MDF1-100 sustainable biofuel, providing an approximately 80%

Scandlines’s new propeller blades yield 11% fuel savings

Scandlines decided to replace the five propeller blades of the 4.6 meter diameter center propeller with smaller blades. It now has a diameter of 4.2 meters. Copenhagen-headquartered Scandlines has installed new blades on the center propellers of the two battery-hybrid ferries it operates on the Gedser-Rostock route between Denmark and Germany. This has optimized the

Shipping needs to invest heavily to switch to carbon-neutral fuels

According to a forecast released by the classification society DNV reports, the shipping industry will need massive onboard technology investments ranging between $8 to $28 billion per year between 2022 and 2050 to reach full net-zero goals. DNV released its sixth maritime forecast during SMM, an international maritime trade fair in Hamburg, Germany, urging cross-industry