The European Parliament formally approved the new EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) law, earmarking around EUR 2 billion of the revenues of the Innovation Fund for the maritime sector. European Community Shipowners Association (ECSA) welcomed the move, saying that the deal will mark a turning point in the decarbonization of the industry. The move comes in support of the industry’s calls for financial backing that would support the uptake of clean fuels and foster innovation. At least 20 million ETS allowances, which correspond to around EUR 2 billion under the current ETS carbon price, will be allocated to maritime projects under the Innovation Fund. ECSA also welcomed the upholding of the “polluter-pays principle” through mandatory requirements for the pass-through of the EU ETS costs to the commercial operators of the vessels. The phase-in period and the gradual inclusion of emissions from shipping over a three-year period is also crucial to ensure a smooth transition for the sector. The co-legislators also agreed on special provisions for ice-class vessels, small islands, and outermost regions.
Alliances for Decarbonization
Japanese partners study turning Namikata Terminal into ammonia hub: Namely, Shikoku Electric Power Company, Taiyo Oil Company, Taiyo Nippon Sanso Company, Mazda Motor Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Namikata Terminal Company, and Mitsubishi Corporation Clean Energy have agreed to establish the council for utilizing Namikata Terminal as a hub for introducing ammonia fuel. The council will study the possibility of turning the terminal into a hub for clean energy. Its agenda will include scheduling, legal and regulatory issues, efficient use of the terminal, measures to grow demand for fuel ammonia in the area, and other issues. This agenda is based on the assumptions that the existing LPG tanks owned by Mitsubishi Corporation at the terminal will be converted into ammonia tanks and that the terminal will become a hub handling approximately 1 million tonnes of ammonia per year by 2030.
Chevron teams up with Angelicoussis for ammonia carrier study: Energy major Chevron, through its subsidiary Chevron Shipping Company, and the Angelicoussis Shipping Group, through its Energy Transition division Green Ships, have made a Joint Study Agreement (JSA) to explore how tankers can be used to transport ammonia, a potential lower carbon marine fuel. Through the JSA, the two companies said they aim to advance ammonia’s technical and commercial feasibility at scale, particularly as an export for petrochemicals, power, and mobility markets. According to Chevron, the initial study will evaluate the ammonia transportation market, existing infrastructure, the safety aspects of ammonia, potential next-generation vessel requirements, and a preliminary system to transport ammonia between the US Gulf Coast and Europe. Future opportunities will focus on additional global markets.
MOL joins MAMII to work on reducing methane emissions: Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has joined the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII) tasked with reducing methane emissions across the maritime industry. As informed, the initiative, led by Safetytech Accelerator, is established by Lloyd’s Register and the Lloyd’s Register Foundation. It was formed in September 2022 and currently, 14 companies have joined. MAMII is an initiative that aims to identify, accelerate, and advocate technology solutions to measure and manage methane emissions activity in the maritime industry aiming to minimize the environmental impact of methane slip in shipping through collaboration among participating companies.
Norden joins hands with 123Carbon on carbon insetting: Danish shipping company Norden has teamed up with carbon insetting platform 123Carbon and its partners AllChiefs and Verifavia to issue carbon inset tokens to support the decarbonization of customer supply chains. Carbon insetting involves offsetting carbon emissions by investing in projects that reduce emissions or remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Norden said the goal was to connect emission reductions made by the company with customers that due to trading routes or other constraints are not able to bunker low-carbon fuels, but are still looking to decarbonize their operations or supply chains.
Research Study
IMO study makes the case for more ambitious green targets: A study commissioned by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) shows that the hurdles regularly cited barring the way to shipping’s decarbonization are all surmountable. The study, which has been sent to the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) which meets in London this July, potentially paves the way for member states to agree on more ambitious green goals for the industry. Penned by environmental consultancy Ricardo-AEA and class society DNV, the IMO report argues that the technical and commercial readiness of candidate fuels and technologies, as well as the infrastructure and shipyard readiness to transition the global fleet are all manageable and should not be seen as barriers. What will be needed is a clear signal of demand, something which could come from the forthcoming revised IMO greenhouse gas (GHG) strategy due for debate in the UK capital this summer.
All three decarbonization scenarios – 50%, 80% and 100% GHG reduction by 2050 – considered in the study are expected to be feasible in 2040 and in 2050 if policies to deliver an increased level of ambition are implemented in the short term. Considering that the planned investments and announced projects on candidate fuel production towards 2030 are still conservative, achieving a possible 2030 target of 45% GHG reduction in the 100% reduction scenario could be “challenging”, the study concedes.
Industry Actions
HMM slashes carbon emissions by half in a decade: Namely, the shipping major’s data shows that the CO2 emissions generated when transporting 1 TEU of container for 1 km decreased from 68.7g in 2010 to 29.05g in 2021, representing a reduction of 57.7% over the last decade. The company ascribed the result to a more than two-fold increase in fleet capacity, from 337,407 TEU to 755,209 TEU, in the same period. HMM has committed to reaching net-zero carbon emissions across its fleet by 2050, and in line with that goal the company recently ordered nine 9,000 TEU methanol-fueled containerships. The vessels will be built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) and HJ Shipbuilding and Construction (HJSC). The order is part of the shipping major’s future growth strategy, which has earmarked $11.3 billion for future investments. These include the expansion of eco-friendly ships from the current 820,000 TEU to 1.2 million TEU by 2026.
Asahi Kasei forms an investment framework focused on carbon neutrality: Japanese chemical company Asahi Kasei, a part of the Asahi Kasei Group, has established a ‘Care for Earth’ investment framework as a new initiative for carbon neutrality by investing $100 million worldwide in early-stage startups that aim to solve issues in environmental fields such as hydrogen, energy storage, carbon management, and bio-based chemicals over the 5-year period up to fiscal 2027. The company wants to achieve carbon neutrality in 2050, and to do that, it said it aims to reduce its own GHG emissions and to contribute to reducing GHG emissions throughout society while creating new businesses through the newly established investment framework.
It added that the framework is also expected to help the company advance the transformation of its material sector portfolio through participation in business ecosystems for carbon neutrality.
Next Generation of Vessels
BULKER
Himalaya Shipping welcomes third LNG dual-fuel bulker: Bermuda-based bulk carrier company Himalaya Shipping has taken delivery of the third LNG dual-fuel 210,000 dwt newcastlemax newbuild from New Times Shipbuilding (NTS) in China. The company announced the delivery of the vessel, Mount Etna, on 13 April, adding it will commence a minimum 24-month charter with an evergreen structure thereafter and will earn an index-linked rate, reflecting a significant premium to a standard Capesize vessel. The time charters also include a profit sharing of any economic benefit derived from operating the vessel’s scrubber or running on LNG, as well as certain rights to convert the time charters to fixed rates based on the prevailing forward freight agreement (FFA) curve from time to time, Himalaya Shipping stated.
U-Ming names 3rd eco-friendly Post Panamax bulk carrier: Taiwanese bulk carrier company U-Ming Marine has held a naming ceremony for the new environmentally friendly Post Panamax bulk carrier. As informed, the company has contracted Sumisho Marine Co., Ltd to commission Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd to build the 99,990 dwt vessel. The ship incorporates energy-saving and environmental protection concepts. It will meet the requirements the third stage of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI), but also 33% more energy efficient than vessels of the same deadweight size. Furthermore, the bulk carrier is equipped with the Fleet Safety Management (FSM) ship management platform developed by U-Ming, which synchronizes ship navigational and meteorological data for monitoring and analysis purposes; to improve operational efficiency and reduce failure rates.
TANKER
SWS delivers eco-friendly Aframax oil tanker to Greece’s Enesel: Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has delivered a 114,000-ton Aframax product oil tanker to Greek operator Enesel. The ship integrates environmental protection and energy-saving technology. Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding has adopted multiple measures such as comprehensive hydrodynamic performance optimization, hydrodynamic energy-saving duct and vortex elimination fin configuration, and main engine type selection optimization. The energy efficiency level of the ship has been significantly improved. The ship’s Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) verified by actual ships has reached the requirements of the third phase of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) ahead of schedule, the shipbuilder noted.
E&S Tankers launches its first newbuild dual-fuel ship: The vessel named Liselotte Essberger was launched on 6 April. It is the first out of four newbuildings ordered by John T. Essberger Group at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Dingheng Co. Ltd in 2021. Pursuant to the contract with the Chinese shipyard, four 6,600 dwt stainless steel parcel chemical tankers with options for an additional four vessels were ordered. As informed at the time, all vessels will have dual-fuel LNG propulsion and certified Finnish/Swedish 1A ice class.
World’s 2nd zero-emission pure battery tanker makes historic bunkering debut: The vessel completed its historic first bunkering operation in Kawasaki on April 14, supplying the MOL-operated iron ore career UNTA. The vessel was built by Imura Shipbuilding and it was delivered to its owner on March 28. The pure battery tanker then sailed from the shipyard to Tokyo Bay to enter services. The Akari will conduct zero-emission bunkering in the Keihin region along with the world’s first pure battery tanker, the Asahi, which was delivered in March 2022.
Container
Maersk launches methanol-powered feeder in the bold move toward carbon neutrality: Container shipping heavyweight Maersk has achieved a major milestone in its efforts to reduce carbon emissions with the successful launching of its first methanol-powered feeder vessel at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard launched the feeder on April 4. The ship is the company’s first carbon-neutral vessel and will join its fleet in the summer of this year. The vessel is at the core of Maersk’s decarbonization strategy as the company sets sights on becoming net-zero by 2040. The ship, with a capacity of around 2,000 TEU, was ordered back in 2021. While the vessel will be able to operate on standard VLSFO, the plan is to operate it on carbon-neutral e-methanol or sustainable bio-methanol from day one. Both vessels’ main and auxiliary engines can operate on green methanol.
Euroseas welcomes its first eco feeder from the nine-vessel newbuilding program: Greek shipowner and operator Euroseas has taken delivery of its M/V Gregos, an eco-2,800 TEU feeder containership newbuilding from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. in South Korea. The vessel is EEDI Phase 3 compliant and equipped with a Tier III engine and other sustainability-linked features including alternative maritime power (AMP), enabling the vessel to turn off its auxiliary diesel engines while docked, reducing up to 95% of air emissions. The vessel is the first out of a nine-vessel newbuilding program which includes five additional 2,800 TEU and three 1,800 TEU fuel-efficient, eco-design vessels with Tier III engines.
Seaspan names two more LNG-fuelled boxships for charter with ZIM: According to ZIM’s social media update, the naming ceremony for ZIM Mount Everest and ZIM Mount Blanc was held on 19 April at Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in South Korea. SHI is building a total of ten ships for Seaspan Corporation. Like their sister ship, the LNG-powered Sammy Offer, the two vessels will also join ZIM’s fleet this year under a long-term charter agreement worth $1.8 billion for all ten ships.
Ro Ro
GSI delivers LNG-ready Moby Fantasy: LNG-ready luxury ro-ro passenger ship Moby Fantasy embarked on a maiden voyage following its delivery from China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s Guangzhou Shipbuilding International. The 2,500-passenger and 3,800-meter lane vessel was built for MOBY Line Shipping Company and departed from Nansha, Guangzhou on April 14. The ship will operate between Genoa, Olbia, and Livorno, providing services along the Mediterranean coast as Moby Line’s new flagship. Measuring 237 meters in length and 33 meters in width, Moby Fantasy features 13 decks, 533 guest rooms, and the capacity to transport nearly 800 cars. With a service speed of around 23.5 knots, this China-built luxury ro-ro passenger ship can accommodate up to 2,500 passengers.
Cruise / Ferries
AIDA Cruises plugs two ships simultaneously to shore power in a German port: This is a first-of-its-kind achievement in Germany’s cruise industry. Rostock-Warnemünde hosts Europe’s largest shore power facilities. The plant was opened with one of AIDA Cruises’ vessels, AIDAsol, in May 2021. With an output of up to 20 megavolt amperes (MVA), two cruise ships can be supplied with electricity at the same time in Warnemünde at berths P7 and P8. In addition to shore power, AIDA Cruises has also invested in the use of LNG as fuel on board its ships and it is also expanding the use of battery systems on its vessels. In July 2022, AIDAprima became the first large scale cruise ship to use a blend of marine biofuel. The cruise liner is working with various partners on solutions for the usage of regenerative or synthetic fuels. AIDA Cruises aspires to achieve carbon-neutral ship operation for its fleet by 2050.
MOL launches Japan’s 2nd LNG-powered ferry into service: The vessel is the second of Japan’s first two LNG-fueled ferries, owned by MOL and operated by its group company Ferry Sunflower Co. The ferry entered service on April 14, MOL said. Sunflower Murasaki is a sister ship to the Sunflower Kurenai, which began operation in January and will ply the Osaka-Beppu route between Sunflower Ferry Terminal (Osaka Prefecture) and Beppu International Tourist Port (Oita Prefecture) as a replacement for the existing vessel Sunflower Cobalt.
Other
Keel laid for Northern Lights’ LNG-powered LCO2 carrier duo: Northern Lights, a joint venture (JV) of energy majors Shell, Equinor, and TotalEnergies, has held a keel-laying ceremony for the first two new LNG-powered, wind-assisted LCO2 transportation ships. As informed, the ceremony took place at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. (DSIC) yard in China on 13 April. Keel laying is a ceremonial recognition of the shipbuilding start in the construction dock at the shipyard. The fabrication of the ships started in November 2022, with the first steel cut ceremony. The keel laying represents the placement of the first building block of a ship and is usually marked with a ceremony as one of the major milestones in the lifecycle of a ship.
Shipyards
Shandong Shipping orders 12 CCUS-ready Kamsarmaxes in record deal: Shandong Shipping, the third largest shipowner in China, has made a major investment in newbuild vessels by ordering twelve 82,000 dwt Kamsarmaxes at Jiangsu New Hantong Ship Heavy Industry. The deal marks the largest newbuild order ever made by Shandong Shipping. The company said that it has signed a deal with Shandong Huachen Financial Leasing to finance the ships. The Kamsarmaxes will be equipped with carbon capture and storage technology developed by the state-run China State Shipbuilding Corporation. This marks an important pilot project for Chinese shipbuilding to reduce carbon emissions from its shipping industry.
Construction of 6th LNG carrier for COSCO: Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has started the construction of the sixth liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier for compatriot COSCO Shipping Lines and energy firm China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). The construction of the 174,000 cbm LNG carrier H1836A began with the steel cutting ceremony on 17 April at the Changxing shipbuilding base. The vessel is the last in a series of six LNG carriers ordered by the two companies at Hudong-Zhonghua. COSCO and CNPC placed an initial order for three LNG carriers at Hudong-Zhonghua back in 2020 which was followed by an additional order in June 2021.
Technology
Wärtsilä, Höegh LNG, and partners to develop ammonia as a hydrogen carrier with Norwegian backing: Finnish technology group Wärtsilä and Norway-based Höegh LNG, together with other partners, have received funding of approximately €5.9 million (around $6.4 million) from the Norwegian government for the development of ammonia as a hydrogen carrier for the energy market. The funding is part of Norway’s Green Platform program of initiatives and amounts to approximately 50% of the total budget for the joint project. The other partners in the project include the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), the University of South-East Norway, Sustainable Energy, and BASF SE. As disclosed, the project aims to develop a system to convert ammonia back to hydrogen, which will then be installed onboard a Höegh LNG vessel. This will provide a floating receiving terminal capable of being relocated as needed, requiring minimal use of coastal land and a solution resulting in lower overall cost, improved safety, and competitive hydrogen prices.
Hamilton-based tanker shipping company Teekay Tankers plans to install Shipshave, a semi-autonomous hull cleaning tool, on four more vessels this year: The installation plans are being revealed on the back of a successful trial period during sea passages to keep a silicone-coated hull free of fouling which the tanker owner carried out in coordination with Hempel Paint. The move is part of the company’s energy efficiency strategy aimed at meeting the company’s GHG reduction goals. The system has been utilized by industry majors such as Stolt Tankers and Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC). After a successful pilot of Shipshave’s solution onboard four vessels over 2021-22, KCC has confirmed an order for purchasing a further five latest generation Shipshave ITCH models.
Marco Polo Marine to outfit its offshore wind vessels with ammonia-to-power systems: Singapore-based offshore wind vessel owner and operator, Marco Polo Marine, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Amogy, under which the New York company’s ammonia-to-power systems will be installed on Marco Polo Marine’s offshore wind vessels. The system will be installed on Marco Polo Marine’s existing or newly built wind vessels, the company said in a press release on 18 April. The partnership will also enable Amogy to fine-tune its solution to support the specific types of wind vessels including more effectively, but not limited to, Service Operations Vessels (SOVs) and Commissioning Service Operations Vessels (CSOVs), according to Marco Polo Marine.
EverLoNG prototype ship-based carbon capture equipment soon to be installed on TotalEnergies’ LNG carrier: EverLoNG ship-based carbon capture project is nearing an important milestone with the prototype ship-based carbon capture (SBCC) equipment almost ready to be installed on an LNG-powered LNG carrier. According to the project’s update, the SBCC equipment, being built in the Netherlands by Carbotreat, will be installed in July on an LNG carrier arranged by French energy major TotalEnergies, one of the partners in the EverLoNG project, and operate for three to five months on board.
Lomar to install carbon capture device on boxship next month: Lomar’s new subsidiary lomarlabs is working with London-based climate tech start-up Seabound to develop cost-effective methods to capture CO2 onboard vessels. Lomarlabs works with entrepreneurs who bring deep tech solutions to the maritime industry and helps them de-risk their technologies and optimize their business models. Preparations to install this equipment onboard the first ship will take place in May and June this year to run the first-ever pilot project throughout this summer. This project is part of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 3 (CMDC3), which was announced in September 2022, funded by the UK Department for Transport, and delivered in partnership with Innovate UK.
Fuels
Maersk’s Njord and partners to work on fuel-saving tech backed by carbon credits: Greenheart, a subsidiary of Hayfin Capital Management, has partnered with green tech business Njord and maritime consulting firm Marsoft to work on fuel-saving technologies for retrofits underpinned by carbon credits. As part of the partnership, Njord will design a bespoke package of fuel-saving technologies on, initially, four Greenheart-owned vessels, to achieve fuel and emission cuts of between seven and 16 per cent per vessel. Furthermore, Marsoft will quantify and certify the CO2 savings through carbon credits, ensuring Greenheart will optimize the financial value of the fuel savings. The partnership is set to make a strong business case for installing energy-saving devices.
Landsvirkjun teams up with Linde on clean hydrogen and e-fuel projects: Icelandic energy company Landsvirkjun and global industrial gases and engineering company Linde have signed a collaboration agreement that is expected to facilitate energy transition in Iceland through the development of clean hydrogen and e-fuel projects. Landsvirkjun said the partnership will combine Landsvirkjun’s renewable power expertise with Linde’s chemical industry knowledge to accelerate the development of green hydrogen and e-fuels.
Titan completes ship-to-ship bunkering of NYK’s LNG-fueled Jasmine Leader: Low and zero-emission fuels supplier Titan has completed ship-to-ship (STS) LNG bunkering operation on LNG-fueled pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) Jasmine Leader owned by Japanese shipping company NYK Line. According to Titan, the operation was executed on 8 April in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges in Belgium using the 6,200 cbm LNG bunker vessel Optimus. Prior to this, the PCTC completed her LNG bunkering with FueLNG Bellina on 8 March in Singapore. Jasmine Leader was delivered to NYK in February this year as the first in a series of four PCTCs China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Nanjing) is building for the company under a contract signed in 2021.
ADNOC to strengthen clean fuels value chain between UAE and Japan: ADNOC said the first agreement, with the Kawasaki company, aims to explore the production, liquefaction, and transportation of hydrogen to key global markets, while the second, with the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security, Mitsui, Inpex, and the Clean Fuel Ammonia Association, aims to confirm clean certification for ADNOC’s low-carbon ammonia projects. The company pointed out that, as both hydrogen and ammonia emit no carbon dioxide, they will play a key role in decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors.
Ammonia
First accredited low-carbon ammonia for power generation shipped from Saudi Arabia to Japan: The shipment is the result of successful multiparty collaboration across the low-carbon ammonia value chain. The ammonia was produced by SABIC Agri-Nutrients with feedstock from Aramco and sold by Aramco Trading Company to the Fuji Oil Company. Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) was tasked with shipping the liquid to Japan, then the low-carbon ammonia was transported to the Sodegaura Refinery for use in co-fired power generation, with technical support provided by Japan Oil Engineering. Ammonia is categorized as low carbon because CO2 from the associated manufacturing process was captured and utilized in downstream applications.
Biofuels
Peninsula’s new vessel to supply biofuels at hub ports in Strait of Gibraltar: With a tank capacity of 9000cbm and a pump rate above 500cbm/hr, the 2021-built Hercules Sky is a modern barge that will strengthen Peninsula’s physical operations in the Gibraltar Strait. The Panama-flagged vessel will enable Peninsula to deliver ISCC Certified Sustainable Marine Fuel as B100 ((100% biofuel) or blends thereof. B100 biofuel, also known as pure biodiesel, refers to a type of biofuel that is 100% pure, renewable and made from plant-based sources such as soybeans, algae, or palm oil. To this end, the company recently obtained a permit from the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) for physical supply operations in Gibraltar, Algeciras, and nearby ports. The permit allows Peninsula to supply biofuels from feedstocks that have fully traceable, sustainable, and GHG-reducing supply chains. The fuel supplier wants to offer bioproducts in all physical locations where customer demand is sufficient.
Classification Society
Japanese trio gets ClassNK, LR’s AiP for the ammonia-powered gas carrier: Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), together with compatriot companies Tsuneishi Shipbuilding and Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co. (MES-S) has received approval in principle for ammonia-fuelled liquified gas carrier design. As informed, the AiP was granted by two classification societies, namely ClassNK and Lloyd’s Register (LR). According to MOL, this is the first case ever that two classes of AiP, ClassNK and Lloyd’s, have been issued. According to MOL, the vessel is a mid-size ammonia/LPG carrier equipped with a main engine that can run on ammonia, which emits no CO2 during combustion.
DNV rolls out real-time emissions data verification solution: DNV has launched Emissions Connect, an emissions data verification engine and data management platform, designed to help the maritime industry accurately assess and work with emissions data. The platform is built on the Veracity Data Workbench. The tool is designed to support shipowners with the operational impact of multiple regulatory requirements and decarbonization trajectories, however, it specifically tackles the needs emerging from the introduction of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) and the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII). The EU ETS, due to be phased in from 2024, will require the Document of Compliance (DoC) holder – typically the ship manager – to surrender EU Allowances (EUAs) based on the annual level of emissions.
Ports
Shell, HPA to explore decarbonizing ports through vessel electrification: Shell Marine and Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) have signed an MSP Memorandum of Strategic Partnership (MSP) to explore decarbonizing ports through areas such as vessel electrification and the development of charging networks. As disclosed, the agreement was signed as part of the companies’ efforts to speed up decarbonization. Port ecosystems are often complex, and many industry players are needed to enable the energy transition, including port authorities, port operators, terminal operators, ship owners, ship operators, and energy companies.
Tallink’s Megastar switches to shore power at Port of Helsinki: Tallink Grupp’s shuttle vessel Megastar has started using shore power at the Port of Helsinki. On 7 April, the vessel started using high voltage shore connection facilities at the Port of Helsinki West Harbour while it was berthed at the quayside overnight between departures. For the company, this means less noise emitted by the ship during its port stay in all the region’s major capitals, which also means less greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Port of Stockholm was the first port in the company’s home markets to upgrade its port infrastructure and complete the build of the high voltage shore-power connection dispensers, with Tallink Grupp’s vessels Silja Symphony and Silja Serenade being the first ships to be retrofitted with the EU standard-compliant shore-power plugs.
Port of Rotterdam to offer site suitable for green hydrogen plant: The site offers space for up to 1 GW of electrolysis and is located next to where Tennet’s Amaliahaven (380 kV) high-voltage substation will be built. This is the destination of the 2 GW DC cable from the IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm Zone Beta and a new hydrogen pipeline. Moreover, the site is close to the Evides water pipeline. The Port Authority is also exploring the possibility of connecting the Maasvlakte hydrogen plants to regional heat networks.
A resolution was passed urging maritime importers to call at San Pedro Port Complex on zero-carbon ships: The Long Beach City Council has passed a Ship It Zero Resolution, which calls on top maritime importers to adopt emissions-reducing technologies and make port calls to the San Pedro Port Complex on zero-carbon ships by 2030. This resolution brings together the city councils governing the U.S. largest ports, Los Angeles and Long Beach, in an effort to reduce pollution in the surrounding communities.
Government
G7 ministers push for shipping to attain zero GHG emissions by 2050: The G7 Ministers on Climate, Energy, and Environment have called for the shipping industry to achieve GHG-zero emissions by 2050. The goal is much more ambitious than the current one set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) under which the shipping industry aims to reduce its emissions by at least 50% by 2050. However, all eyes are set on the upcoming IMO’s 80th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC80) in July when IMO is expected to make the target more stringent and align it with the Paris Agreement on limiting global warming to 1.5°C. The IMO MEPC 80 is shaping up to be the most significant climate meeting of 2023 for the shipping industry.
By Maria Bertzeletou,
Breakwave Advisors
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