Tag: green practices

Jiangnan Shipyard launched the “Jiangnan Smart Sail”, a wind-assisted propulsion system. The system uses sails on sand-proof flat-bottomed wooden boats. 

According to Georgios Plevrakis, ABS Vice President, Global Sustainability, methanol represents a promising fuel source for the global fleet, with practical benefits related to ease of storage and handling, tank to wake carbon intensity reduction, as well as a pathway to carbon neutrality through green methanol.

As part of the EU-funded TrAM project, Wärtsilä and partners have delivered a zero-emission fully electric fast ferry that operates on a commuter route in Norway.

AtoB@C Shipping, subsidiary of ESL Shipping, declares an option and order for five additional vessels from the Indian shipyard Chowgule & Company Private Limited, from which the shipping company has previously ordered seven identical electric hybrid vessels.

Over the past 15 years, Viking Line has succeeded in reducing carbon dioxide emissions from its vessels by nearly a third.

The Port of Oakland announced the approval of a $2 million contract for the design of a new, clean energy project at the Oakland Seaport.

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that PortMiami is the beneficiary of a $16 Million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant for its NetZero: Cargo Mobility Optimization and Resiliency Project.

ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for design of a large-scale liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) carrier developed through Research and Development Project from NEDO by MOL.

Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Berhad (MHB) has signed an agreement with Bureau Veritas (BV) Solutions Marine & Offshore (M&O) to support industry-wide efforts to progress shipping’s decarbonisation.  

Environmental and climate protection are still not in the focus of companies. This is the result of the NABU cruise ship ranking 2022, which surveyed the largest providers on the European market about their climate protection measures.