The technology group Wärtsilä continues to lead the ongoing transformation of the energy and marine sectors towards carbon-free solutions through its future fuel development work. The company is pioneering the adoption of hydrogen and ammonia as viable engine fuels through advanced testing in Wärtsilä’s fuel-flexible combustion engines. Hydrogen and ammonia contain no carbon, meaning the …
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has released a statement following the European Commission’s proposed extension of the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) to cover the international shipping sector. Guy Platten, secretary general of ICS, commented: “Other than as an ideological revenue raising exercise, which will greatly upset the EU’s trading partners, it’s difficult to …
The European Commission on Wednesday proposed adding shipping to the bloc’s carbon market for the first time, adding pressure on an industry, which had for more than a decade avoided the European Union’s system of pollution charges, to become greener. Shipping is seen as one of the trickiest sectors to decarbonise, with industry groups citing …
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Groups representing cargo owners are praising President Biden’s executive order on business competitiveness, but say stronger regulatory action and even legislation may be needed to resolve longstanding concerns over freight transport fees and services. “I think it’s a start,” said Jonathan Gold, vice president of supply chain and customs policy at the National Retail Federation, …
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UAE’s oil and gas giant ADNOC is making an investment of $763.7 million (AED2.8 billion) in integrated rigless services across six of its artificial islands in the Upper Zakum and Satah Al Razboot (SARB) fields to support its production capacity expansion to 5 million barrels per day (mmbpd) by 2030. Source: ADNOC ADNOC said on …
German giant Volkswagen Group has ordered four more LNG-powered ships for its lowering emission goals. Models of the new LNG ships for the Volkswagen Group’s ocean-going fleet; Courtesy of Volkswagen Volkswagen says it is the first car maker to transport most of its new vehicles overseas using low-emission LNG ships. It is also one of …
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Representantes de COSCO Shipping Lines Spain, acompañados por VASCO, sus socios y agentes en Bilbao, han realizado una visita de cortesía a la Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao con objeto de estrechar lazos y confirmar la apuesta decidida de esta naviera por el desarrollo de sus actividades en el Puerto de Bilbao. En la visita han …
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Sembcorp Floating Solar Singapore and National Water Agency PUB have launched the Sembcorp Tengeh Floating Solar Farm at the Tengeh Reservoir. Said to be one of the world’s largest inland floating solar farms, the 60 megawatt-peak (MWp) floating solar photovoltaic (PV) system features 122,000 solar panels spanning across 45 hectares. The project is also the …
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German ferry operator TT-Line has launched its second “green ship” (LNG-powered RoPax ferry) at the Chinese shipyard Jiangsu Jinling. Courtesy of TT-Line The ferry with LNG-powered engines is still unnamed. The vessel features a length of 230 meters and a breadth of 31 meters, with dual-fuel engines that can be powered by LNG. This is …
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