-
08 2023-08 China ports near 150 million TEU in first half of the year According to newly disclosed data, container traffic in China’s ports increased by 4.8 per cent year-on-year (YoY) from January to June 2023, totalling 149.2 million TEU.The cargo volume of Chinese ports was 8.1 billion tonnes in the first half of 2023, an 8 per cent decline YoY.The chart below ...
More
-
04 2023-08 Wärtsilä supplies methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines for CMA CGM vessels Technology group Wärtsilä has announced that it will supply methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines for French giant CMA CGM.The engines have been bought for six 15,000 TEU containerships being built at China’s Dalian Shipbuilding yard.Wärtsilä received the order in the second quarter of 2023.The ...
More
-
02 2023-08 IMO ratifies net-zero target ‘by or around 2050’ The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted the 2023 IMO Strategy on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships at the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 80).This comes four months after an IMO working group made progress in developing the draft 2023 IMO Strategy ...
More
-
31 2023-07 OCI Global, X-Press Feeders ink green methanol offtake agreement OCI Global and X-Press Feeders have announced that OCI Hyfuels would deliver green methanol to XPress Feeders in the Port of Rotterdam beginning in 2024.The landmark arrangement is the first green methanol contract with a feeder container carrier and marks a critical step in the decarbonisation o...
More
-
27 2023-07 PD Ports invests £23 million in new dredging vessel PD Ports has confirmed a £23 million ($29 million) investment in a new, state of the art dredging vessel.The 71-metre long dredger, which has already been named the Emerald Duchess following a competition among PD Ports employees, will arrive at Teesport next summer.The vessel was designed and b...
More
-
26 2023-07 Port of Tacoma advances carbon neutrality target by a decade The Port of Tacoma Commission has voted unanimously to phase out greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the port’s direct control by 2040, advancing its target from 2050.The commission examined Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions, which include direct emissions from port-owned and managed buildings ...
More
