Danish container ship operator Maersk has secured enough green methanol, 500,000 tonnes annually, from Beijing-based green energy provider Goldwind Science & Technology Co to power half its 24-ship methanol powered orderbook.

Latest figures from DNV indicate that there are now 230 ships in service or on order that will operate on methanol as fuel, but the tank space required is considerably higher than conventional fuels.

DP World has cuts carbon emissions from its UAE operations by nearly 50% this year by accessing renewably produced power from the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA).

Container line MSC is to install a carbon capture and utilisation system (CCUS) from Zhejiang Energy Marine Environmental Technology (ZEME) on a 24,000 teu vessel which will sequestrate around 40% of carbon emissions from its exhaust.

Greece’s Naftomar Shipping has placed an order with South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean, for 4 of the largest ammonia carriers yet to be built, worth $496 million.

Wärtsilä has signed a letter of intent with Viridis Bulk Carriers, for the world’s first ammonia-based four-stroke multi-fuel engines developed on the basis of the Wärtsilä 25 engine platform.

In what will be the first of a series of announcements Evergreen has declared the charges it will levy to cover the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) which goes live in less than seven weeks’ time.

Classification society DNV sees carbon capture and storage (CCS) as critical for meeting emissions targets, while Danish Ship Finance (DSF) argues the need for regulation to encourage shippers to pay for green fuels.

Operations have started of a 192MWp floating solar plant Cirata hydropower reservoir in West Java, Indonesia developed by PLN and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company – Masdar.

Adaptability is the key to meeting the challenges currently facing shipping was a clear message delivered to the Greener Shipping Summit held in Athens last week.