Tag: Funding

A $34 million in Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust funding for zero-emission initiatives in California, was recently launched.

US MARAD announced the availability of $10,819,000 in grant funding for America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP), aiming to encourage the use of America’s 25,000 miles of navigable waterways and reduce CO2 emissions in the US transportation system. 

The US PortMiami will receive a $2 million allocation, under the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA), for its Shore Power Pilot Program that will take place in partnership with Carnival Cruise Line at the new Cruise Terminal F.

An international consortium of 46 partners led by the Belgian Port of Antwerp will receive a €25 million grant from the European Horizon 2020 programme to showcase concrete solutions for reducing GHG emissions while safeguarding competitiveness in European ports. 

Following the announcement that New Zealand will allow a funding to boost seafarers’ welfare services, as part of its commitment to allow more support to seafarers visiting the country, it was confirmed that this law will become effective from July 1st.

The Seafarers’ Charity announced the award of grants to new online services to support seafarers who have experienced sexual violence and to help tackle loneliness and suicide.

The US Department of Energy announced up to $35 million for a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program, aiming to develop technologies to reduce methane emissions in the oil, gas, and coal industries.

Minister of Transport in Canada announced that the funding of $ 200,000 has been granted to the Innovation maritime organization for the design of recyclable vessels.

A joint IMO-Singapore project seeks to create a Maritime Single Window ship clearance system in a pilot port, with a view to supporting more ports in future. IMO has now issued a call for expressions of interest from countries with a medium-sized port to take part in the pilot.

A consortium including 17 partners from Denmark and other European countries has received more than DKK 30 million (=EUR 4,034,478) from Innovation Fund Denmark for their project 'Low Carbon fuels for aviation and marine markets', aiming to commercialize the production of sustainable fuels for aircraft and ships.