by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 14, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Shipping
Maersk plans to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions in 2040, one decade ahead of its initial 2050 ambition. 2030 targets are to ensure significant emissions reductions in this decade. The targets cover all direct and indirect emissions across the entire company....
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 14, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Shipbuilding, Shipping, WASP
EcoClipper, a shipping company that has developed a wind-driven emission-free cargo ship, has started to raise capital in cooperation with blockchain partner Bondex. The company plans to launch retrofitted and purpose-built sailing vessels capable of carrying cargo...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 12, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Shipbuilding
Damen Shipyards Group has taken over a Skoonbox from Skoon Energy. The world’s first maritime-certified, multi-purpose battery container will be used to deliver renewable power at Damen’s shipyards for applications where diesel generators or ships’ engines...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 11, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding, Shipping
After ordering eight 16,000-TEU methanol-powered container ships in August, Maersk has chosen to exercise the included option for four more such vessels. Hyundai Heavy Industries will build the vessels that are to be delivered in 2025, one year after the first series...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 30, 2021 | Emissions, Energy transition, Maritime research, News, Propulsion, Ship design, Ship propulsion
In December 2020, Bob Hillen, student of TU Delft Master Marine Technology, joined ship design company Conoship International for his graduation project. The objective of his research was to deliver a proof of concept for the operational and economical feasibility of...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 23, 2021 | Emissions, Inland navigation, News, Propulsion, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding, Shipping
After almost two years of construction at the Hermann Barthel shipyard in Derben and the three-day transfer to Berlin’s Westhafen, the testing of the innovative and emission-free push boat Elektra has now begun. The hydrogen-fuelled Elektra will serve as a role...
