The Marine Department of Hong Kong announced today (12 June) that it will be launching two new incentive schemes aimed at encouraging more vessels to bunker alternative maritime fuels. The Port Dues Incentive Scheme for Green Maritime Fuel-related Vessels and the Green Vessels Registration Incentive Scheme will be launched on Tuesday (16 June) for a period of three years. The schemes follow the Green Maritime Fuel Bunkering Incentive Scheme that was launched last year. The Port Dues Incentive Scheme for Green Maritime Fuel-related Vessels provides concessions for green maritime fuel-related vessels, including ocean-going vessels (OGVs) powered by or bunkering specified […]

Bulgaria’s Odessos Shiprepair Yard S.A. has joined environmental certification program Green Marine Europe. Located at the southern end of Varna, the yard operates an integrated industrial infrastructure combining dry-docking and quay repair capabilities. Its facilities include one dry dock, two floating docks, quay berths, specialised workshops and in-house engineering capabilities. In a statement issued yesterday (11 June), Green Marine Europe, which as previously reported by ship.energy was established in 2020, highlighted the ‘strategic position’ of shipyards in the evolution of the maritime sector. ‘They operate at the intersection of technical performance, maintenance, repair, conversion, safety and the gradual integration of new […]

The Port of Barcelona, the Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission (SMTC) and Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) have signed a strategic agreement that will see them boost cooperation in developing green ports and alternative fuels. The agreement, signed today (11 June), officially establishes the ‘sister ports’ relationship between Shanghai and Barcelona, the Spanish port said in a statement sent to ship.energy. Other areas of collaboration include the digitalisation and security of port operations. The ports will also partner on intermodality and fostering sustainable maritime corridors between the Far East and the Mediterranean. As previously reported by ship.energy, last year, a preliminary […]