Transport

China

Wah Kwong NatPower, Shandong Port to Advance Ship Charging Network

Wah Kwong NatPower and Shandong Port Group (SPG) have signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly advance large-scale shore power and ship c…

China

Zhongxin Funeng Seals Boxship Newbuild Quartet

China’s Anhui Zhongxin Funeng Shipping has ordered four containerships from Jiangsu Dayang Offshore Equipment, marking another addition to the growing num…

United States

Southwest Airlines Eyes Long-Haul Flights in Strategic Overhaul

Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan said on Thursday that the carrier is considering long-haul international flights and the introduction of premium airport loung…

Germany

Port of Kiel Can Now Supply 7 Ships With Shore Power Simultaneously

Germany’s Port of Kiel has completed the final phase of its shore power infrastructure, enabling it to supply emission-free electricity to up to three cru…

Denmark

First Commercial Ship Berths at Rijeka Gateway, Marking Operational Kickoff

On September 10, the Rijeka Gateway, a joint venture between Denmark-based A.P. Moller-Maersk’s APM Terminals and Croatian investor Energia Naturalis (ENN…

United States

Port of Long Beach Invests $100M+ in Zero-Emission Future

The Port of Long Beach (POLB) announced it will invest $102 million to advance zero-emissions operations, improve marine engine efficiency, and prepare for a ze…

United States

Jacobs JV to Start Designing New York’s New Light Railway

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has engaged a joint venture (JV) of Jacobs and HDR to provide engineering consultancy for the Interborough Expre…

South Korea

Samsung Heavy Debuts Nuclear-Powered Gas Carrier Design

Samsung Heavy Industries announced at the opening of the Gastech event in Milan that it has received approval in principle (AiP) for a 174,000-cubic-meter lique…

China

Steel Cut for ‘World’s First Ammonia-Powered Containership’

The construction of Yara Eyde, described as the world’s first ammonia-powered containership, has officially started in China. The milestone was marked by …

China

NatPower Marine, Wah Kwong Set Up JV to Build Asian Shore Power Network

NatPower Marine, an independent clean energy company for the maritime sector, and Hong Kong-based shipowner Wah Kwong have formed a joint venture (JV) to build …

China

Ernst Russ and Eimskip Team Up for Boxship Newbuilds in China

German shipowner Ernst Russ has partnered with Icelandic carrier Eimskip to expand their joint venture, ElbFeeder, with the addition of new containerships. The …

Singapore

MoU Signed for Singapore-India Green and Digital Shipping Corridor

Singapore and India have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish the Singapore-India Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC). The agreement w…

Green Hydrogen

AquaVentus and Hydrogen Scotland Partner on Hydrogen Development in the North Sea

AquaVentus, a German-led offshore wind-to-hydrogen initiative, and Hydrogen Scotland have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation o…

LNG

Hanwha Entrusts French Firm With Tank Design for LNG Carrier Duo

French containment technology company Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) announced that it has been contracted by South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean to design tanks f…

China

CMA CGM Orders up to 10 LNG Dual-Fuel Boxships in China

French container shipping and logistics group CMA CGM has placed an order for six liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel containerships, each with a capacity of …