San Diego-Coronado route to welcome all-electric, zero-emission ferries

Flagship Cruises & Events with headquarters in San Diego has received $15.2 million in funding from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to create a pair of fully electric zero-emission ferries to serve the San Diego to Coronado route. The CARB Advanced Technology Demonstration and Pilot Project grant is a component of California Climate Investments,

Hydrogen fuel cells offer a viable zero-emissions solution

Around 90% of everything we consume is moved by sea and maritime transport is responsible for around three per cent of global CO₂ emissions. According to Siemens Energy, due to these revised IMO standards, thousands of container vessels, yachts, and ferry operators worldwide will need to replace their heavy fuel oil and diesel generator drive

Conoship International bags autonomous zero-emission boxship design

Belgian maritime innovator Zulu Associates has contracted Dutch firm Conoship International to advance the design of the Zulu Mass 200 teu shortsea container vessel. The vessel concept, which received approval in principle from Lloyds Register, is planned to be initially operational with Anglo Belgian Shipping Company on Green Corridors between the European continent and the

India, California to jointly work on zero-emission

India has entered into a collaboration with California for research and innovation in the field of zero-emission vehicles to spur the development of its nascent EV industry and address climate risks. California has the world’s most advanced zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) policies. It has an ambitious 100 per cent ZEV mandate by 2035. As part of

Port calls at Port of Long Beach to be emission-free by 2030

The Long Beach City Council passed a Ship It Zero resolution. Based on the resolution calls on top maritime importers to commit to making all port calls to the San Pedro Port Complex including the Port of Long Beach on 100% zero-emissions ships by 2030. This resolution unites the nation’s largest ports, Los Angeles and

Shell to drive fleet decarbonisation

Shell Fleet Solutions has formally launched its Accelerate to Zero programme, to support fleets in meeting their sustainability targets. It brings together a mix of solutions Shell has developed to drive decarbonisation and integrates likeminded partners to tackle one of the greatest challenges that fleets face in this decade. The four-step Accelerate to Zero programme

Methanol – a bright future as a marine fuel

Drewry believes methanol can play a major role in meeting the IMO’s emissions reduction targets for the maritime sector for 2030 and zero-emission targets for 2050. By 2023, the goal for the sector is to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) through fuel-efficiency, slow-steaming and using LNG as fuel, among others. However, to meet