Environment & sustainability

Seaber.io, a Finnish maritime technology company, has announced that G2 Ocean will implement Seaber’s chartering and schedule optimisation solution.

Jerad Heitzler, Training Manager, and Todd Swinderman, P.E. and CEO Emeritus, Martin Engineering, explain some obstacles to training and the important elements of conveyor maintenance and safety training that help make bulk handling operations efficient and compliant.

Efforts include first dry bulk vessel equipped with BAR Technologies’ WindWings, rigid sails that use wind power to reduce fuel use and emissions.

AtoB@C Shipping continues its fleet renewal by adding six low-emission newbuildings to its fleet between 2025 and 2027 after securing long-term time charter contracts with German shipowner BAAS Shipping from Hamburg.

Bruks Siwertell has received an order for a Bruks Klöckner drum chipper from Bioena, a bioenergy company in Colombia.

Berge Bulk and BHP have joined forces to pioneer an iron ore voyage from Australia to China powered entirely by B100 biodiesel.

The review addresses critical challenges, including the implementation of the International Maritime Organization’s net-zero emissions target, maritime security concerns in the Red Sea region, and the implementation of the Ballast Water Management Convention’s.

DNV has released a competence standard (ST) for methanol and a recommended practice (RP) for ammonia.

Gareth Prowse, Svitzer, provides insights into the solutions that are driving dry bulk operators towards a more sustainable future.

INTERCARGO welcomes RightShip’s recent announcement of a revised age trigger inspection timeline, following a constructive dialogue between the sector’s stakeholders, with INTERCARGO at the forefront as the representative body and voice of dry bulk shipping.

The platform is provided by 123Carbon, a Netherlands-based start-up working on decarbonising the logistics sector.

Lloyd’s Register reported that data-driven insight and technology will play an increasing role in compliant sailings but investment in these tools and equipment must be distributed across stakeholders.

The study finds that these ships spend between 4-6% of their operational time, around 15-22 days per year, waiting at anchor outside ports before being given a berth.

The installation work is expected to be completed at the end of 2025, with fuel and emission savings of approximately 10-12% anticipated on deep-sea routes between China and Brazil, South Africa, and Australia.

Jotun announces it has been invited to this year's COP 29 and the panel discussion "Navigating the Future: Bridging Shipping, Biodiversity and Decarbonization."