Hydrogen-powered vessels and e-charge points at ports could soon become a common sight on British seas and coastal towns, thanks to a £20 million competition launched at the end of March 2021 by the UK government to […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Methanol – the safe clean Arctic fuel?
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 […]
MSC Cruises wins NAMEPA Environmental Award
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 […]
First microplastic collection device installed and tested on a ship
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has teamed up with Miura, a Japanese ballast water treatment system manufactured to install a microplastic collection device on one of its new wood chip carrier. Microplastics effects The term […]
6 Maritime Sustainability Trends in 2021
As we approach the end of 2020 we start to look ahead and wonder what will 2021 bring us. In truth, this year has not been kind with the maritime industry. From the international human […]
Is this Green Cargo?
Have you heard about Grain de Sail? What about Ceiba? In case you are wondering what is so special about them, well, the first is a sail powered cargo ship and the second is a […]
Alfa Laval PureCool – making LNG great again
To stay on topic with the previous post about emissions and what is the IMO plan to reduce greenhouse gas emission, this week, Alfa Laval launched a new maritime environmental system, Alfa Laval PureCool. The […]
The first flag state to join the Getting to Zero coalition
It’s official: The Isle of Man Ship Registry has become the first flag state to join the Getting to Zero Coalition. The Getting to Zero Coalition The Getting to Zero Coalition is an industry-led alliance […]
