The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) announced in a new public notice on January 21st that is planning to use hired help and a system of spot checks on cruise ships in state waters. […]
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MSC to Trial Alternative Fuels
In the era of decarbonization and finding ways to become carbon neutral, MSC Shipmanagement has signed an operational trial with Quadrise Fuels International (QFI) and will trial, starting this year, emulsified synthetic heavy fuel oil […]
The Ocean Cleanup and A.P. Moller-Maersk Extend Partnership with Three Years
A.P. Møller-Maersk has extended its partnership with The Ocean Cleanup for three more years continuing this way to provide marine support to rid the ocean for plastic. To achieve this goal, they aim to stop […]
IAPH and Green Award Foundation take ESI to a new level
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 […]
South Korea: A $869m Initiative for green ship tech
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 […]
LNG-powered Mardi Gras delivered to Carnival Cruise Line from Meyer Turku Shipyard
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 […]
Ponant cruise ship awarded for reducing underwater noise pollution
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 […]
Tugboat to run on euglena biodiesel fuel
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 […]
Japan and Norway step forward on Green Shipping
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 […]
Eyesea – keeping your eye on the ocean pollution
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 […]
