by Mariska Buitendijk | May 17, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Renewables, Shipping
To reach the shipping industry’s 2050 (net) zero goal, its fuel needs would require electricity from renewables to increase by up to 3000 TWh, a new report has shown. This is the equivalent of the entire world’s current renewable energy production. “Fuelling the...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 11, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Inland navigation, Marine fuels, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding
What is said to be the world’s first hydrogen powered cargo vessel has left the shipyard in Romania and is on its way to France. Once the Zulu 06 arrives in Le Havre, the hydrogen equipment from ABB and Ballard will be installed. The Flagships’ river barge...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 10, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Inland navigation, Marine fuels, Maritime research, News, Ship conversion/refit, Shipping
Future Proof Shipping (FPS) has joined Flagships, a European innovation project, to bring the shipping company’s second zero-emission inland container vessel, the FPS Waal, to Europe’s waterways. Collaborative operations are set to commence this year with the vessel...
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 | Dec 6, 2021 | Emissions, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding, Shipping
The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy has awarded € 52.9 million from the national RDM (R&D Mobility) subsidy scheme to three consortia of maritime companies and knowledge institutions. The scheme is intended to counteract declining investments...
