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Cleantech Startup C1 Raises $22 Million to Replace Fossil Fuels in Shipping, Aviation and Chemicals

ESG Today

The company has developed a new proprietary process for the production of high-purity green methanol, using decentralized, non-fossil feedstock, low pressures, and low temperatures, enabling mass production at a competitive cost, and providing a solution to replace fossil resources in the shipping, aviation and chemical industries.

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Viking, Fincantieri to Launch First-Ever Hydrogen-Powered Cruise Ship

ESG Today

Viking Cruises announced plans to introduce the worlds first hydrogen-powered cruise ship, capable of operating with zero emissions. The ship, the Viking Libra, is being built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri at its Ancona shipyard, and is scheduled for delivery in late 2026. ”

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Clean Fuel Startup Amogy Raises $80 Million to Decarbonize Shipping, Power Generation

ESG Today

Seonghoon Woo, co-founder and CEO at Amogy, said: “We’ve long recognized the strong demand for ammonia-to-power technology in the shipping industry, but we also see much broader opportunities to use ammonia as a clean fuel – especially with the growing demand for the ‘clean power’ globally. We’re ready to meet that market demand.

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Green shipping corridors face a “feasibility wall”, says new report

Envirotec Magazine

The idea of green shipping corridors – referring to specific trade routes where the feasibility of zero-emission shipping is catalysed by public and private action – has gained currency in recent years, but progress could stall without urgent action from governments to overcome a “feasibility wall.”

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Fewer than 7% of global hotspots for whale-ship collisions have protection measures in place

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

A new study has quantified the risk for whale-ship collisions worldwide for four geographically widespread ocean giants that are threatened by shipping: blue, fin, humpback and sperm whales. Researchers report that global shipping traffic overlaps with about 92% of these whale species' ranges.

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World first claimed for hybrid solar-powered inland shipping vessel

Envirotec Magazine

Dutch maritime solar innovator Wattlab has delivered a solar energy system for HGK Shipping’s inland shipping cargo vessel Blue Marlin. HGK Shipping is a European inland waterway shipping company operating a fleet of 350 vessels. Wattlab has worked previously with HGK Shipping.

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Ships trigger high and unexpected emissions of methane

Envirotec Magazine

The study seems to show that ship passages can trigger clear pulses of high methane fluxes from the water to the atmosphere (image credit: Chalmers University of Technology | Amanda Nylund). Ship traffic in shallow areas, such as ports, can trigger large methane emissions by just moving through the water.