Meriaura Group to design complete carbon neutral transport concept
Marine transport solutions provider Meriaura Group has announced that it is preparing and designing a transport concept that will achieve complete carbon neutrality.
Transportation
Large container vessel Ever Given blocks Suez Canal
The Suez Canal in Egypt has been blocked by a huge container vessel, named Ever...
Norway to construct world’s first shipping tunnel
The Norwegian Coastal Administration (Kystverket) has proposed a plan to complete a tender process this year for the construction of...
Austal Philippines supplies Austal Hull 419 to Norwegian ferry operator
Austal Philippines has successfully delivered a 109m high-speed catamaran ferry, Austal Hull 419, to Norwegian ferry operator Fjord Line.
Q&A: using fuel cell technology to decrease shipping emissions
The shipping industry is investing to meet the International Maritime Organization’s 2050 decarbonisation goals. We speak to Swedish multinational Alfa...
BAR Technologies and partners to develop low-carbon ship designs
Marine engineering consultancy BAR Technology has launched a project to develop low-carbon concept designs for the maritime industry. The project – which will begin in June 2021, lasting for 36…
HySHIP: inside Europe’s flagship hydrogen ship demonstrator project
In 1806, French inventor Francois Isaac de Rivaz designed what is widely recognised as the world’s first ever internal combustion engine (ICE), which ran on a mixture of hydrogen and…
What will Joe Biden’s election mean for shipping?
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are less than a month away from replacing Donald Trump and Mike Pence in the White House after a landslide victory saw them win the…
Cyprus to reinstate ferry connection with Greece
Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry (SDM) has launched a tender process to re-establish a marine passenger link between Greece and Cyprus. The new ferry link will be subsidised by national funds…
How to speed up shipping: a look at the IMO’s ‘Just In Time’ Arrival Guide
Optimising a ship’s port call process may not be the ultimate solution to tackling the climate change crisis, but according to guidelines from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and its…
US election: reaction from the maritime industry as Joe Biden cruises to the White House
After days of manic counting, speculation and a great deal of drama, Democrat nominee Joe Biden and his vice president Kamala Harris have sealed their win against Donald Trump in…
