The Swedish Club has announced the appointment of Terri Jay as Head, Charterers & Traders. Jay joins The Swedish Club from Gard AS following a three-decade career where she has held a series of senior underwriting and leadership positions, most recently as Vice President, Traders responsible for Gard’s worldwide charterers’ and traders’ portfolio.  ‘Terri Jay brings a wealth of experience and leadership to The Swedish Club,’ said Thomas Nordberg, Managing Director The Swedish Club. ‘Her appointment underlines our focus on strategic growth, underwriting excellence and the continued development of innovative solutions for charterers and traders worldwide.’ Image: The Swedish Club

Danish ferry operator Molslinjen has received DKK 180 million ($27.9 million) in government funding for the purchase of three newbuild electric fast ferries that are expected to enter operations from 2027. The funding was awarded by the Investment Support Scheme, which is managed by the Danish Energy Agency. The ferries will be operated on the Kattegat route and are expected to reduce CO2 emissions by 132,000 tonnes per year. ‘We are now paving the way for electric ferries to become a common sight in our inland waters in the future, just as we have long since become accustomed to electric cars […]

In a newly-published report on sustainable fuels for maritime and aviation, climate NGO Transport & Environment has concluded that pulp and paper, biomass power, energy from waste facilities (EfWs), ethanol, and biogas upgrading are ‘particularly attractive CO2 sources’. T&E said that these options ‘offer significant accessible biogenic CO2 volumes across Europe, along with low-to-moderate capture costs’. Summarising some of the key findings of the report in a message posted on LinkedIn yesterday (27 November), Geert de Cock, Electricity & Grids Manager at T&E, said: ‘We find a current supply of 92 Mt [million tonnes] of sustainable, accessible, biogenic CO₂ per year in Europe. Even […]