Metsä Group and Wagenborg partner on reducing emissions in sea transport
Metsä Group has agreed to cooperate with the Dutch shipping company Royal Wagenborg on reducing the climate impact of maritime transport. The goal the company has set it to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in sea...Read more
Van Oord and Subsea 7 win offshore contract in Guyana
The British Subsea 7 group and the Dutch Van Oord consortium were awarded a major contract by the ExxonMobil affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), for the offshore Guyana Gas to Energy project.Read more
Boomsma makes first voyage with wind-assisted multipurpose vessel
ShippingPRESS RELEASE – Some eight months after signing the contract COVID-style, Boomsma Shipping has now installed its first two eConowind VentiFoil wind-assisted propulsion units. Even with the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, both companies worked...Read more
Bakker Sliedrecht readies Heerema’s crane vessels for shorepower
SustainabilityBakker Sliedrecht will electrify the crane vessels Thialf and Sleipnir of Heerema Marine Contractors so that they can be powered by green shore power. The shore power connection allows the vessels to turn off their...Read more
IMO approves energy label for shipping
ShippingThe International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved a proposal to introduce an energy label for shipping. The plan is that all ships are to receive an operational carbon intensity rating ranging from A to E,...Read more
Heerema’s crane vessels to switch to wind power in port of Rotterdam
Clean shippingHeerema’s mighty crane vessels will soon be powered by wind energy when moored in the port of Rotterdam. By switching off the diesel generators, the vessels will reduce their emissions by the equivalent of what...Read more
Liebherr statisfied with modal shift for mining equipment
Modal shiftPRESS RELEASE – Liebherr is very satisfied with the results of a modal shift trial in which mining equipment is transported to major seaports by barge instead of trucks. After three months of testing, the...Read more
UECC orders third battery hybrid LNG car carrier
Ro/ro shippingPRESS RELEASE – Close on the heels of their call for two new battery hybrid LNG Pure Car & Truck Carriers (PCTC), UECC has confirmed an option with China Ship Building Trading and Jiangnan Shipyard...Read more