NASA: IMO sulfur rule reducing ship pollution
20 Oct

NASA: IMO sulfur rule reducing ship pollution

Rich MillerMaritime News, ,
(WASHINGTON) — Ship tracks, the polluted marine clouds that trail ocean-crossing vessels, are a signature of modern trade. Like ghostly fingerprints, they trace shipping lanes around the globe, from the North Pacific to the Mediterranean Sea. But in 2020, satellite observations showed fewer of those pollution fingerprints. Drawing on nearly two decades of satellite imagery, researchers found that the number…
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Long Beach joins hydrogen fueling partnership
10 Oct

Long Beach joins hydrogen fueling partnership

Rich MillerMaritime News, ,
(LONG BEACH, Calif.) — To advance its zero-emissions goals, the Port of Long Beach has joined the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES), a public-private partnership formed to help capture newly available federal funding to assist in developing a robust renewable hydrogen market in California. The partnership was celebrated Thursday during a launch event at the Port Administration…
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ABS to examine nuclear propulsion for commercial ships
22 Aug

ABS to examine nuclear propulsion for commercial ships

Rich MillerMaritime News, ,
(HOUSTON) — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) a contract to research barriers to the adoption of advanced nuclear propulsion on commercial vessels. The $800,000 research project – awarded by the DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy last year and formally contracted through its U.S. Industry Opportunities for Advanced Nuclear Technology Development –…
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Glosten to design hydrogen-hybrid vessel for Scripps
05 Aug

Glosten to design hydrogen-hybrid vessel for Scripps

Rich MillerMaritime News, ,
(SAN DIEGO and SEATTLE) — The University of California San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography has selected Glosten as the naval architect for the university’s new coastal research vessel. The vessel will be an innovation in the maritime industry with a first-of-its-kind hydrogen-hybrid propulsion system. With this selection, Glosten will provide the preliminary design, contract design, and detailed design for…
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Pasha, MarAd advance port microgrid project in LA
02 Aug

Pasha, MarAd advance port microgrid project in LA

Rich MillerMaritime News,
(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Maritime Administration’s (MarAd) Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance Program (META) and Pasha Stevedoring & Terminals (PST) recently entered the second quarter of progress powering microgrids at the Port of Los Angeles following a $1.5 million cooperative agreement in spring 2022. PST is an independent operating subsidiary of The Pasha Group. The alternative energy demonstration project for…
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World’s first electric fast ferry ready for service
15 Jul

World’s first electric fast ferry ready for service

Rich MillerMaritime News, ,
(STAVANGER, Norway) — Medstraum, the world’s first fully electric and zero-emission fast ferry, classed as a high-speed craft, embarked this week on the journey from Fjellstrand shipyard in Norway to its new home port, Stavanger. The vessel has been built using unique modular manufacturing methods at Fjellstrand. Modularization helps cut both production costs and engineering costs and will contribute to…
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Clean Shipping Act introduced in Congress
14 Jul

Clean Shipping Act introduced in Congress

Rich MillerMaritime News,
(WASHINGTON) — Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., who represents the Port of Long Beach — one of the nation's busiest cargo ports — on Tuesday introduced the Clean Shipping Act, legislation aimed at zeroing out pollution from all ocean shipping companies that do business with the United States. The bill is co-sponsored by Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-Calif., who represents the Port…
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US can drive maritime decarbonization, report says
14 Apr

US can drive maritime decarbonization, report says

Rich MillerMaritime News,
(WASHINGTON) — Ocean Conservancy, in partnership with University Maritime Advisory Services (UMAS), has released a new report, “The Maritime Fleet of the USA — The Current Status and Potential for the Future.” The report examines the potential of the United States to become a leader in decarbonizing domestic shipping. Domestic shipping voyages account for about 70 percent of carbon emissions…
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NOAA predicts foot of sea level rise by 2050
16 Feb

NOAA predicts foot of sea level rise by 2050

Rich MillerMaritime News
(WASHINGTON) — The United States is expected to experience as much sea level rise by the year 2050 as it witnessed in the previous 100 years. That’s according to a new report led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) updating sea level rise decision-support information for the U.S. The Sea Level Rise Technical Report provides the most up-to-date…
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