Classification Society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has acquired voyage optimisation and compliance company OneOcean from its private equity owners.

Analysis by the Maritime Oslofjord Alliance reveals that only about 15% of existing tankers, bulkers and container ships are equipped with electronically controlled main engines, making them potentially suitable for conversion to alternative fuels.

MSC is launching a campaign to reach net zero CO2 emissions by 2050 “Journey to Net Zero” and has announced it has adopted sustainable biofuel as a transition fuel in its ocean operations.

"Just in Time" arrival for vessels seems an obvious winner on all counts, but it is not exactly a new idea.

Norwegian cleantech company TECO 2030 has introduced a hydrogen-powered tanker concept, Hy-Ekotank, together with its partners Ektank AB, Shell Shipping and Maritime, and DNV.

Twelve of the 25 signatories to the Sea Cargo Charter succeeded in matching International Maritime Organization decarbonisation targets for their sector in 2021.

The US Port of Long Beach has signed on to the Shanghai-Los Angeles green shipping corridor, a partnership of C40 cities, ports, shipping companies and cargo owners creating a zero-emissions transpacific trade route.

DNV has called on governments to make ‘significant policy interventions’ on hydrogen development as a matter of urgency.

A consortium of companies backed by EU funding are set to take a holistic view of wind-propelled vessels to improve efficiency gains.

Industry reaction has been mixed after the 78th Session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) concluded last week.