The ferry route between Dublin Port and the Port of Holyhead could serve as one of Europe’s first dedicated green shipping corridors, according to a new study. Greening the Irish Sea – The Central Corridor, which was led by Ricardo, also identified green methanol as a suitable candidate fuel for the corridor with the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions up to 80%. Indeed, Ricardo highlighted that methanol was found to be the ‘most practical alternative fuel for this route’, offering the possibility of retrofitting existing vessels and benefitting from established bunkering and handling experiences compared with other emerging fuels. […]

Danish Shipping has called for funds paid into the European Union’s (EU) Emissions Trading System (ETS) by Danish shipping companies to be used to establish and scale up the production of green fuels in Europe. The call comes ahead of next month’s extraordinary session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) where the International Maritime Organization’s Net-Zero Framework will be put to a final vote. ‘The agreement at the IMO will be a gamechanger for the dec­ar­bo­ni­sa­tion of international shipping once it is adopted,’ said Jacob K. Clasen, Deputy CEO of Danish Shipping. ‘Then it will be full speed ahead […]

At London International Shipping Week (LISW25), SOHAR Port and Freezone and ship.energy signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the potential for future engagement and knowledge-sharing during an event hosted by SOHAR Port and Freezone, in collaboration with the Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology and Asyad Group. The collaboration will seek to build on earlier conference and training partnerships between SOHAR Port and Freezone and ship.energy, including the inaugural Oman Maritime, Ports and Energy Forum which took place in Muscat in April, and it will focus on facilitating knowledge exchange and highlighting SOHAR’s leadership and investment potential in renewable […]