Tag: energy transition

During the 2023 GREEN4SEA Athens Forum, Mrs. Maria Tsompanoglou, Energy Performance Manager, Pantheon Tankers Management Ltd, presented an overview of the impact of specific energy-saving technologies on the EEXI & CII for large tankers and bulk carriers. The presentation focused on the most widely known energy-saving technologies that are already widespread in the market and have proven their effectiveness: pre-swirl stators, PBCFs and low-friction coatings.

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), launched a new initiative, the IRENA NewGen Renewable Energy Accelerator (NewGen), aimed at supporting young entrepreneurs and innovators in driving the renewable energy transition.

Richard Ballantyne, Chief Executive, British Ports Association, representing over 400 ports and facilities that collectively handle 86% of the UK’s seaborne trade, highlights the importance of ports in industry’s decarbonization journey.

As we are counting down the days for Nor-Shipping 2023, we are excited to host an exclusive interview with Norshipping’s Director, Sidsel Norvik, who mentions which innovations will take place in the exhibition, highlighting that this year, the event will focus on the next generation to showcase how academia is adjusting to the maritime transition and what maritime career opportunities are in store.

Speakers at Unlocking Green Maritime Jobs panel-discussion (3-5th May 2023) outlined the growing demand for seafarers able to handle low and zero-carbon fuels and new technologies that will be needed in order to progress towards a decarbonized maritime shipping sector by 2050.

In early 2023, BP issued its new Energy Outlook considering the recent disruption to global energy supplies and associated impacts on global prices, and exploring how this could affect the energy transition out to 2050.

Shipping is racing to comply with stringent emissions regulations and targets. Faced with multiple ‘fuels of the future’ and the associated spectre of stranded assets, the industry is overlooking a sustainable solution that should, quite literally, blow them away, says Diane Gilpin, CEO of Smart Green Shipping.

ESPO released a statement to urge reassessment of ports' importance in the TEN-T network in view of European Parliament’s Transport Committee vote today on the revision of the regulation.

The maritime industry is continuing its efforts to address the energy transition and commit to a net zero future before the deadlines, even as the most recent IPCC Climate Change report underlines the need for urgent climate policies toward a more sustainable future.

Advario Projects B.V. has signed a sales and purchase agreement in early April with Aluminium & Chemie B.V. (Aluchemie) to develop to develop a new, future-focused energy storage terminal in Port of Rotterdam.