Eleven banks that lend to shipping lines announced Monday that climate impact will be integrated into the criteria that determines how much shipping companies can borrow, an effort the banks...
Alabama’s historic Gee’s Bend Ferry recently re-entered service after being converted from geared-diesel to become the first zero-emission, electrically powered passenger/car ferry in the USA. Read more
The European innovation project FLAGSHIPS has been awarded €5m (US$5.6m) from the EU to support the deployment of two commercially operated zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell vessels in France and Norway....
Norsepower, a provider of auxiliary renewable wind energy propulsion systems, has announced that independent test results have showed that its Rotor Sail technology will deliver annual LNG marine fuel savings...
Six Nordic companies have responded to the UN’s call to develop greater sustainability models in shipping by creating an initiative called Zero Emission Energy Distribution at Sea (ZEEDS). As ZEEDS,...
Expedition cruise operator Hurtigruten has partnered with Norwegian startup company Brim Explorer to introduce battery-powered catamarans, custom built for polar water exploration.Set to debut in spring 2020, the 24m (78ft)...
The European Union’s (EU) new initiative to support the Pacific Region's preparation and effective participation in the negotiations on Green House Gas (GHG) emissions reduction from international shipping held at...
High-tech mapping over Tuvalu in the last week is expected to provide comprehensive data which will help it adapt to rising seas. The geotech firm Fugro is using a small...
The 2019 Joint Ministerial Forum was held on Aitutaki and included Cook Island Prime Minister Henry Puna, his deputy Mark Brown and ministers Vaine Mokoroa and Robert Tapaitau. The New...
The Green Maritime Methanol consortium has selected nine ships for research on the application of renewable methanol as a marine fuel. New designs, newbuildings as well as existing ships of...
The Pacific region has the moral authority to demand global action on the climate crisis, the UN Secretary General says. Antonio Guterres was speaking as he wrapped up his visit...
