Tag: sustainability

The electrical machines manufactor, Nidec ASI was recently awarded a €12 million contract for the electrification of the berths in the Port of Malta, an initiative which goals to relauch tourism from a more sustainable perspective.

Following its newly issued sustainability report for 2020, the Norwegian energy company Equinor announced that its greenhouse gas emissions were 1.4 million tonnes lower than in 2019.

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.

Port of Antwerp is planning to deepen the quay wall of its terminal in dialogue with PSA Antwerp, in order to enable Europa Terminal handle largest container vessels.

One of the key challenges for greater gender diversity in shipping is all about perception, says Mrs Alison Taylor, Europe Crew Training Manager at Svitzer, in an exclusive interview with SAETY4SEA. Mrs Taylor explains how her organization supports diversity and inclusion which are currently key areas of development for the whole maritime industry and equally for the towage sector, which has started to look closer at diversity and how it can positively impact the lives of female seafarers both onboard and ashore.

Maritime due diligence organisation RightShip announced a new partnership with the Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI), through a charitable donation to its 'Delivering on Seafarers’ Rights' project, which aims to address a wide gap in seafarers' labour and human rights.

Mr George Polychroniou, Executive Director Strategy and Business Development DEPA COMMERCIAL, and Project Manager of the European project Poseidon Med II, explains the reasons why the adoption of LNG as a marine fuel can lead marine transportation to a greener and more sustainable future, in a cost – efficient manner for ship-owners.

In an effort to accelerate the development of a green and low-carbon circular economy and hit peak carbon emissions at around 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060, State Council of the People's Republic of China issued a guideline for all-levels of governments.

The Global Wind Energy Council and The Global Solar Council, jointly called Mexico to urgently restore the country’s transition away from expensive and polluting fossil fuels, and reset the course to a sustainable future based on competitive, clean renewable energy.

Despite a drive from the global community to make oceans cleaner, ships are the polluting ‘elephants in the room’ nobody is talking about, with nearly every vessel in the world continually releasing substantial amounts of toxic metals into the sea, a new study notes.