The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) has signed an agreement with the Rotterdam-based Green Award Foundation to administer and expand the formula-based Environmental Ship Index (ESI), which allows port authorities and maritime administrations to […]
At the end of last year, South Korea announced that is going to allocate around KRW 960bn ($869m) to support eco-friendly ship technology development projects as part of its latest 2030 Green Ship-K Initiative. The […]
Carnival Cruise Line took delivery of its newest cruise ship, the 180,000 gross ton Mardi Gras, in a virtual signing ceremony with the Meyer Turku Shipyard in Turku, Finland. The largest cruise ship in the Carnival […]
The last sister-ship in the Ponant Explorers series of six expedition class cruise ships, Le Jacques-Cartier, has been awarded the Bureau Veritas class notation NR614 for Underwater Radiated Noise (URN). The award of the notation […]
If your first question reading the title is: “Euglena as in the algae Euglena?” then you are not wrong. The Euglena Biodiesel fuel is considered a next-generation renewable fuel produced with used cooking oil and […]
On December 10th, 2020, in Yokohama, a presentation was held to announce the establishment of the “Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships”. During the same week, Norway’s government published a white paper on green […]
Earlier this week, Eyesea, a notprofit organisation that plans to use technology and the support of the shipping industry to collect and process oceanic pollution data, was launched. The data collected from seafarers, shipowners, managers […]
The world’s first energy self-sufficient seagoing vessel powered by hydrogen, Energy Observer, is currently visiting French Guiana. This is Energy Observer’s 61st stopover around the world since 2017. In Spring 2017 the boat started a world […]
In late November, IMO states have agreed amendments to MARPOL regulations to restrict the use of Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) in Arctic waters, changes that have come in for criticism from environmental groups thanks to […]
Every year, NAMEPA (North American Marine Environment Protection Association) recognizes companies, educators, associations, government agencies, academic institutions and individuals whose efforts support their mission to the “Save Our Seas” program. This year, among the winners, MSC […]
