Pollution Control

The Volkswagen Group has deployed the first LNG-powered car carrier on a transatlantic voyage, with the vessel Siem Confucius carrying more than 4,800 vehicles.

Seven Japanese companies have teamed up to develop and to eventually commercialise zero-emission electric vessels.

The French port of Dunkirk has marked the first use of its cold ironing facilities on Wednesday with CMA CGM container vessel APL Singapura plugging into the shoreside electricity for power.

SAL Heavy Lift has adopted a new hydrogen/methanol injection technology for its fleet for the reduction of harmful emissions and other particles.

Chinese port machinery manufacturer Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co (ZPMC) has come under the radar of China’s environmental protection supervision group over its role in environmental pollution.