Multi-fuel future: a shared responsibility
In the midst of the energy crisis, questions surrounding the fuel mix that will power the transportation industry in future, while also meeting European Union and International Maritime Organisation target requirements, become increasingly pressing. One thing is...Read more
Cantilever drilling tower on its way to the Middle East from Amsterdam
A cantilever drilling tower is currently on its way to the Middle East from KOOLE Contractors decommissioning yard in Amsterdam. It was previously brought to the Decom yard from West Africa at the end of...Read more
Virginie Delcroix joins the Executive Committee of GEODIS
Virginie Delcroix has joined supply chain company GEODIS as executive vice president of sustainable development. In this position she will report to CEO Marie-Christine Lombard, illustrating the company’s desire to increase corporate social responsibility (CSR)...Read more
Bolloré Logistics partners with United Airlines for cleaner airfreight
Bolloré Logistics and United Airlines announced an innovative partnership relating to the purchase of three million litres of sustainable aviation fuel for 2022. This July 20th agreement covers all the routes operated by Bolloré Logistics,...Read more
Mammoet uses floating crane for Saudi Arabian Red Sea project
Mammoet developed a mobile floating crane concept by placing an MTC-15 crane on a barge. It is being used to build the 1.2km Shura Island Bridge which will be used to access the Red Sea...Read more
Ørsted inaugurates ‘Taiwan Offshore Wind Farms Operations and Maintenance Hub’
The Ørsted Taiwan Offshore Wind Farms Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Hub in Taichung was inaugurated today. The O&M hub is the largest and is the first green-designed hub in the Asia-Pacific region. It will service...Read more
GoodFuels successfully completes biofuel-powered trial voyage
A Spar Shipping bulk carrier, the Spar Lynx, successfully completed a 10-day trial voyage, powered by GoodFuels’ sustainable marine biofuel. Spar Shipping, Fleet Management Limited and GoodFuels, announced on July 28th that the trial confirmed...Read more
Damen builds four new Combi Freighters
Two Harren (Ems) based shipping companies, Reederei Wessels and HS Shipping Group, have each ordered two new Damen Combi Freighter 3850 (CF 3850) vessels from the Dutch shipbuilder Damen. They are now under construction.Read more
Huisman builds 700mt Travelling Quayside Crane
The Schiedam-based industrial machinery manufacturer, Huisman, has built a 700mt Travelling Quayside Crane to better handle offshore wind turbine components. This is a result of increasing demand for rapid and efficient load out of turbine...Read more
Jumbo Offshore instals monopiles for Hollandse Kust Zuid
Jumbo Offshore has deployed the vessel Fairplayer and crew to transport and install secondary steel for 106 pre-installed monopiles at the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm, currently being built in the North Sea.Read more
Harren’s Environmental Sustainability: Inaugural Report
The Bremen-based shipping and logistics conglomerate, Harren Group, has released its inaugural sustainability report. This first report outlines their Environmental, Sustainable and Governance (ESG) strategy and goals, as well as their performance in each sector...Read more
GustoMSC introduces the ENSIS next-generation heavy lift crane vessel series
In response to the increasing size of wind turbine components, namely monopiles and jackets, the Schiedam-based engineering consultant company, GustoMSC, has introduced a new generation of ships, the ENSIS heavy lift crane vessel. Read more
ESL is first shipping company to use Neste’s co-processed marine fuel
The Finnish company, ESL Shipping has turned to Neste’s new Marine 0.1 Co-processed marine fuel, to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its vessels.Read more
100 Years of Rhenus PartnerShip-CSPL
Global logistics service provider, Rhenus Logistics has ticked off a milestone for its inland waterway shipping company operating in the Czech Republic, Rhenus PartnerShip-CSPL.Read more
Liebherr delivers its very first HVO-powered crane to Port of Södertälje
EquipmentThe Port of Södertälje has acquired the first Liebherr mobile harbour crane running on fossil-free HVO100 diesel. The new LHM 420 mobile harbour crane was recently delivered to the port and will significantly improve handling...Read more
UECC slashes carbon output of old vessel in half with “fuel smoothie”
SustainabilityRo/ro carrier United European Car Carriers (UECC) has reduced the carbon intensity of the 20-year old vessel Autosky by almost 60% using a biofuel from Goodfuels. “This result gives a tantalising view of how ageing...Read more
Wagenborg takes second EasyMax vessel into service
ShippingPRESS RELEASE – The second EasyMax vessel was delivered to Wagenborg and taken into service under her official name, Máxima, named after the Dutch queen. The ship left for her maiden voyage to Antwerp from...Read more
Liebherr’s inland shipping pilot saves emissions, time and money
Inland shippingLiebherr-Mining Equipment in Colmar has booked huge CO2-savings by shifting its pre-haulage from the roads to the rivers. The company began a pilot project mid-2019 and has since shipped 148 machines divided over 60 barges....Read more