Container Corporation of India Ltd (CONCOR) has deployed a fleet of 230 LNG-powered trucks to strengthen its First and Last Mile Logistics (FMLM) services, marking a significant step toward cleaner and more cost-efficient freight movement in India. The introduction of LNG trucks is aligned with CONCOR’s broader sustainability agenda and India’s push to reduce emissions
Norway has unveiled a fresh round of funding worth more than $120 million to accelerate the adoption of zero-emission fuels in maritime transport, reinforcing its ambition to lead the global shift toward low-carbon shipping. The grants are being channelled through Enova, a state-owned enterprise under the Ministry of Climate and Environment, which supports technologies that
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has signed two Heads of Agreements with JERA Co., Inc. covering the time charter of two very large gas carriers (VLGCs) designed for ammonia transport. The vessels will carry low-carbon ammonia from the JERA-invested Blue Point Complex in Louisiana, U.S., to JERA’s Hekinan Thermal Power Station in Hekinan City, Aichi
NYK Bulkship (Asia) Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based subsidiary of the NYK Group, has signed two Heads of Agreements with JERA Co., Inc. for time-charter contracts covering two ammonia carriers. The agreements outline plans to transport low-carbon ammonia produced at JERA’s Blue Point Project in Louisiana, United States, to JERA’s Hekinan Thermal Power Station in Aichi
DHL Global Forwarding and CMA CGM have entered into a joint biofuel initiative aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from containerised ocean freight. Under the agreement, the two companies will jointly use 8,990 metric tonnes of second-generation used cooking oil methyl ester (UCOME) biofuel, targeting an estimated reduction of around 25,000 metric tonnes of CO₂e
ClassNK has issued approval in principle (AiP) for a concept design of the Multiple Alternative Fuels Ready (Ammonia/Methanol/LNG) and OCCS Ready Bulk Carrier developed by Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. The certification confirms the feasibility of the vessel from regulatory and safety perspectives. ClassNK has published Annex 1 Alternative Fuel Ready (Edition 3.0.1) of the Guidelines
Kerala is positioning itself to establish India’s first state-led electric truck corridor along National Highway 66, a critical freight route that handles substantial port and industrial cargo movement across the state. The Kerala State Electricity Board Limited and the International Council on Clean Transportation convened a high-level workshop bringing together government officials, utilities, electric vehicle
Key facts OverviewTechnology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply main propulsion engines for two new pusher tugs being built for Brazilian logistics operator AMAGGI. The vessels are currently under construction at the Beconal shipyard in Manaus and are intended for operation on Brazil’s inland waterways, with a design focus on lower-emission operations. A key
Key facts Overviewbound4blue and Amasus Shipping have completed the installation of a 22-metre eSAIL® suction sail on the general cargo vessel Fluvius Tavy. The work was carried out at Astander Shipyard in Santander, Spain, marking the second wind propulsion installation delivered jointly by the two companies. The project follows an earlier retrofit on Amasus’ Eems
Key facts OverviewLH2 Shipping has received additional funding of NOK 299 million from Enova to support the construction of two liquid hydrogen (LH₂)-powered bulk carriers. The funding applies to vessels three and four in the company’s hydrogen bulk carrier programme and follows earlier Enova support for the first two vessels. Together, the grants for all