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Wallenius Wilhelmsen upsizing 4 of its vessels on order to largest in the world

AJOT | September 25, 2024 | Green Shipping | Maritime | Breakbulk News

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has announced that four of the twelve Shaper Class vessels currently on order with Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) will be increased in size from 9,300 to approximately 11,700 CEUs.

PortXchange unveils standalone port emissions report: A vital tool for enhanced port sustainability

AJOT | September 25, 2024 | Green Shipping | Ports & Terminals

PortXchange has announced the launch of its Port Emissions Report, an advanced analytical tool now available as a standalone product or as part of the newly introduced EmissionInsider Carbon Insight Suite.

OrbitMI rolls out platform upgrades to navigate complexity and ease compliance with FuelEU

AJOT | September 25, 2024 | Energy | Alternative | Green Shipping

Australia’s Fortescue signs $2.8 billion green equipment partnership with Liebherr

Reuters | September 25, 2024 | Green Shipping | Trucking

Port of Long Beach achieves new air quality improvements

AJOT | September 24, 2024 | Green Shipping | Ports & Terminals

Significant progress made since Clean Air Action Plan 2017 update

DNV awards Type Approval Design certification to Hanwha Ocean’s rotor sail technology

DNV has awarded Hanwha Ocean Type Approval Design Certification (TADC) for its innovative rotor sail technology, the first certification of a rotor sail approved for installation in hazardous zones in South Korea.

2024 Climate Week NYC marks start of work to build 12-megawatt energy system at JFK’s new Terminal One

Unique resilient design will provide electricity for new terminal’s daily operations

Port of Oakland and partners organize major shoreline cleanups

AJOT | September 24, 2024 | Green Shipping | Ports & Terminals

The Port of Oakland joined its partners to celebrate California Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday, September 21, by organizing volunteers to remove litter from the shoreline.

Firms including Amazon to buy $180 million in carbon credits from namesake rainforest

Reuters | September 24, 2024 | Green Shipping

Amazon and other companies have agreed to buy carbon offset credits that will support the conservation of its namesake rainforest in the Brazilian state of Para, in a deal valued at around $180 million.

Record renewables growth fuels cost competitiveness -IRENA report shows

Reuters | September 24, 2024 | Energy | Alternative | Green Shipping

Over three-quarters of new renewable energy capacity added last year was cheaper than fossil fuels, showing the competitiveness of solar, wind and other sources, a report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) showed on Tuesday.

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Harbor Trucking Association and Forum Mobility say battery charging infrastructure key to zero emission trucking

Matt Schrap, CEO Harbor Trucking Association (HTA) and Matt LeDuq, CEO Forum Mobility, which is developing truck charging stations, both agreed that truck charging infrastructure is a key element in supporting zero emission trucking in California and should have been prioritized by new California’s Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations.

Companies ask world leaders at UN to follow through on renewables targets

Reuters | September 23, 2024 | Energy | Alternative | Green Shipping

Executives from several major companies urged world leaders on Monday to follow through on an international agreement, made at the COP28 summit in Dubai last year, to triple renewable-energy capacity by 2030 to fight climate change.

California sues Exxon over global plastic pollution

Reuters | September 23, 2024 | Energy | Green Shipping

Hyster hydrogen fuel cell-powered ReachStacker honored by three sustainability award programs

BIG sustainability, green good design and global good award programs commend innovative zero-emission container handling solution

Wallenius’ pioneering vessel Future Way christened in Germany

AJOT | September 23, 2024 | Green Shipping | Maritime | Breakbulk News

Wallenius Marine's new vessel Future Way, based on the innovative Sleipner design concept, was christened in Emden, Germany on 23 September.

Shenzhen, Long Beach ports, South Coast AQMD sign green framework

AJOT | September 23, 2024 | Green Shipping | Ports & Terminals

Partnership promotes sustainable development of ports, maritime economies

New, first-of-its-kind interagency sea level rise website is live

AJOT | September 23, 2024 | Green Shipping | Maritime | Technology

US House votes to repeal Biden administration tailpipe emissions rules

The U.S. House of Representatives voted narrowly on Friday to repeal clean-vehicle rules adopted in March to cut tailpipe emissions by 50% from 2026 levels by 2032.

ZeroMission appoints CTO to drive innovation in EV fleet management platform

AJOT | September 23, 2024 | Green Shipping | Trucking

EV commercial fleet software specialist ZeroMission has strengthened its senior executive team with the appointment of Alan Crowley as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).