Blue Dart Expands EV Fleet for a Greener Future on World Environment Day
MUMBAI : In a strategic move towards fostering sustainability and reducing its carbon footprint, Blue Dart, South Asia’s leading courier and integrated express package distribution company, unveiled an expansion of its electric vehicle (EV) fleet,
Hapag-Lloyd and IKEA collaborate to advance cleaner shipping
HAMBURG : Hapag-Lloyd has entered a cooperation with IKEA Supply Chain Operations to decarbonise the Hapag-Lloyd container shipments originating from Asia, marking an important step towards a more sustainable maritime industry. For the period
UK launches $1.89 mn initiative for zero-emission maritime routes
LONDON : UK Maritime Minister Lord Davies recently unveiled in Wales the bidding process for the £1.5 million (~$1.89 million) funding aimed at setting up zero-emission shipping routes to and from the United Kingdom.
Evaluation and financing is provided to IINO Kaiun Kaisha based on “Zero-Emission Accelerating Ship …
TOKYO : Under Zero-Emission Accelerating Ship Finance (“the Program”), which is jointly operated by Development Bank of Japan Inc. (DBJ) and ClassNK, ClassNK evaluated the ammonia carrier “GAS INNOVATOR” (IMO No. 9958688), which was
Effects of COP28 on the shipping industry
DUBAI : In particular, in an article published on LR website, Mr. Hayden Walmsley notes that industry sees the opportunities, not just the challenges as the maritime industry’s outlook has shifted, significantly. The The COP28
US plans $3bn investment in green port infrastructure
NEW YORK : Some $3bn in funding has been earmarked for the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Ports Program with a focus on electrification. Recent US legislation, notably the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (2021), and
MOL, Team Eco Trinity successfully convert Microplastics collected from Seawater into Energy
TOKYO : Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) and Team Eco Trinity led by Novelgen Co., Ltd. announced the successful production of carbon products-a potential source of energy comparable to wood pellets-from microplastics and microalgae,
Shipping Industry Group Aims for Net-Zero Emissions by 2050
BERLIN : A major shipping industry group on 5th October said that its members will aim for “net-zero” carbon emissions by 2050, following a commitment to the same goal by the world’s airline industry