Tag: energy transition

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.

European Community shipowners' Association (ECSA) welcomes the FuelEU Maritime Regulation and considers it as an essential stepping stone towards establishing the right conditions for the energy transition of shipping.

On March 16th, the European Commission proposed the Net-Zero Industry Act to scale up manufacturing of clean technologies in the EU and make sure the Union is well-equipped for the clean-energy transition. This initiative was announced by President von der Leyen as a part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan.

Mr. Allard Castelein, CEO, Port of Rotterdam, reveals how the Port Authority embraces sustainability and remains in line with the UN SDGs. He also mentions three major projects that aim to scale up shore power and port digitalization while he highlights that energy transition requires collaboration. In that regard, the Port Authority is getting broad-based coalitions involved in the development of Green Corridors.

Moving towards a low-emission global economy will require new 'green jobs' and reskilling, and the maritime industry is no different, says World Economic Forum (WEF) in a new article. Global shipping's green transition could create new jobs and skills for hundreds of thousands of seafarers worldwide. Therefore, coordinated policy-making will be key to matching supply and demand and for countries to capitalize on green job opportunities.

Danish Maritime Authority's Deputy Director-General, Rikke Wetter Olufsen, took part in a panel discussion organized by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and HØST PtX Esbjerg, focusing on Power-to-X as a catalyst for the green transition of shipping.