Scalable, mobile, rapidly deployable 
Meeting the energy needs of today and tomorrow. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (Mol) and Kinetics have signed an mou to launch the world’s first integrated floating data centre platform, powered by mobile and renewable energy and offering scalable digital infrastructure from a retrofitted... more
Wind energy for 312,000 Australian homes 
AAL Shipping (AAL) has completed the final sailing of a major wind energy project in Queensland, Australia, delivering 83 turbines to the 500 MW Wambo Wind Farm. The two-year project involved 18 sailings from China, including Dongzao, Lüsi, Tianjin and Taicang, to Brisbane... more
Next-gen vessel sets course for ammonia power
The Grimaldi Group, headquartered in Naples (Italy), has officially named the Grande Shanghai, its first next-generation pure car and truck carrier (PCTC), during a ceremony at China Merchants Heavy Industries in Haimen (Jiangsu, China). Designed in collaboration with Knud E.... more
SC Ports rail volumes rise
South Carolina Ports closed fiscal year 2025 with growth, handling 2.6 million teu – up 3% year-on-year – and a record number of rail moves as it reported. Inland Port Greer set a new milestone with 205,523 rail moves, nearly 10% above the previous year. Inland Port Dillon... more
Giant on the way to the future
Naming the ‘Blue Marlin’. The companies HGK and Salzgitter have named their new inland waterway vessel ‘Blue Marlin’ in Hamburg. It has a solar system, remote control and has also been especially designed to cope with low water levels. more
PSAA joins Zepa for cleaner ports
PSA Antwerp (PSAA) has joined the ‘Zero Emission Port Alliance’ (Zepa), a global initiative aiming to accelerate the deployment of battery-electric port equipment. The move is in line with the PSA Group’s climate goals to cut carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 and reach net-zero... more
Inland shipping proposals for German national climate...
Germany’s federal ministry for digital matters and transport has received the final report of an ‘Expert Forum for Climate-Friendly Mobility and Infrastructure’, developed with the participation of Germany’s Bundesverband der Deutschen Binnenschifffahrt (inland waterway... more
Anemoi and Lloyd’s Register push for wind standards
Anemoi Marine Technologies and Lloyd’s Register Advisory have released a paper introducing a simplified and accurate method for verifying the performance of wind-assisted propulsion systems (Waps). The on-off testing approach analyses ship data under regular conditions with the... more
EmissionLink urges action to avoid ‘decarbonisation déjà vu’
EmissionLink has warned that shipowners risk “paying twice” as overlapping climate regulations create confusion and cost. While the IMO’s net-zero targets are set for 2027, the EU’s FuelEU Maritime rules are already in force, leading to concerns about duplicated reporting and... more
Tri-partnership for autonomous rail pilot in India
DP World, the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) and Nevomo have signed a mou to explore autonomous freight transport by magnetic railway lines in India. The agreement covers a 750 m long pilot line in the port of Deendayal in Kandla (Gujerat, India) and will make use of Nevomo’s... more