Green Shipping

Showcasing environmental initiatives across the supply chain to improve global sustainability

IMO adopts frameworks to assess marine geoengineering research activities

AJOT Newsroom | October 09, 2026 | Green Shipping

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted new guidance aimed at ensuring marine geoengineering research avoids unacceptable impacts, amid growing interest in climate change mitigation technologies.

Wallenius Marine takes the next step for wind-powered shipping in new research project

Wind is once again set to become one of shipping’s most important sources of energy.

“K” LINE - LNG bunkering vessel Kaguya achieves its 200th LNG bunkering operation

AJOT Newsroom | October 08, 2026 | Green Shipping | Maritime | Breakbulk News

On September 30, 2026, the LNG bunkering vessel Kaguya achieved a cumulative total of 200th safe ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operations in Mikawa Bay in Japan.

CMA CGM and DSV strengthen their partnership to accelerate low-carbon shipping through ACT+

AJOT Newsroom | October 08, 2026 | Green Shipping | Maritime | Liner Shipping

• DSV chooses CMA CGM’s ACT+ low-carbon shipping solution to support a targeted reduction of 12,000 tons of CO2 emissions over two years • The agreement reflects the shared commitment of CMA CGM and DSV to accelerating the decarbonization of global supply chains • ACT+ enables up to 83% CO2 emissions reductions through the use of low-carbon fuels, including second-generation UCOME-based biofuels and BioLNG

Cargostore Worldwide grows from strength to strength following full integration of Reftrade UK and Environstore

AJOT Newsroom | October 08, 2026 | Green Shipping | Maritime

Fast-growing global container specialist, Cargostore Worldwide has announced the full integration of Reftrade UK and Environstore into a new entity, Cargostore UK, following their 2025 acquisition.

Battery-powered ships sail past the 2,000-vessel milestone

AJOT Newsroom | October 08, 2026 | Green Shipping | Maritime | Technology

Data collected on the Maritime Battery Forum (MBF) Ship Registry confirms that 2,000+ commercial ships have been delivered with battery installations or are currently on order.

Einride and EASE Logistics are now live with driverless electric trucks

AJOT Newsroom | October 07, 2026 | Green Shipping | Trucking

Einride AB and EASE Logistics announced that the SAE Level 4 (L4) autonomous electric trucks are now live in daily freight operations between EASE warehouses in Marysville, Ohio.

“K” LINE’s LNG carriers Puteri Johor and Puteri Kedah receive MPA Green Ship Award

AJOT Newsroom | October 07, 2026 | Green Shipping | Maritime | Bulk

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) Group owns, through joint venture companies, and operates the LNG carriers Puteri Johor and Puteri Kedah.

Ahti secures another Business Finland R&D loan to expand decarbonization services

AJOT Newsroom | October 07, 2026 | Green Shipping

Ahti announced a new R&D loan from Business Finland, the Finnish government organization for innovation funding.

Energy

AJOT Newsroom | October 06, 2026

LGL and Hyundai Glovis team up on nuclear-powered PCTC project

Liberty Global Logistics LLC (LGL) and Hyundai Glovis Co., Ltd. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding.

US Supreme Court wrestles with oil companies’ bid to scuttle climate lawsuit

Reuters | October 05, 2026 | Green Shipping

US Supreme Court justices wrestled with a bid by oil companies ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy to thwart a lawsuit by officials in Boulder, Colorado, seeking monetary damages for harms caused by climate change, as they opened their new nine-month term on Monday.

Perpetual Next and Lhyfe to explore renewable hydrogen supply for biomethanol facility in Delfzijl, the Netherlands

AJOT Newsroom | October 05, 2026 | Energy | Alternative | Green Shipping

Up to 12,000 tons of green hydrogen per year could be locally produced by Lhyfe for Perpetual Next within the Groningen chemical industry cluster to decarbonize hard-to-electrify sectors.

Energy

Stas Margaronis | October 01, 2026

Port of Corpus Christi’s nuclear power plans

The ports of Corpus Christi and Long Beach are advancing maritime nuclear research with MARAD and private-sector partners, exploring floating nuclear power plants, small modular reactors and future nuclear-powered commercial vessels.

Yale recognized as finalist in BIG Sustainability Awards for lithium-ion batteries and chargers

AJOT Newsroom | October 01, 2026 | Green Shipping | Logistics

Yale Lift Truck Technologies announces recognition as a finalist in the 2026 BIG Sustainability Awards. Yale emerged as a top contender for batteries and chargers that are purpose-built for Yale lift trucks, providing a unified solution that avoids the compatibility concerns that can arise with third-party power solutions and provide a maintenance-free, zero-emission power option at a competitive price point.

ENVOCONNECT 2026 comes to a close in front of a full house

AJOT Newsroom | October 01, 2026 | Green Shipping

ENVOCONNECT 2026 has come to an end in front of a packed audience of almost 150 participants, with clear messages about the future of ports and logistics.

Siemens Energy selects EST-Floattech to supply Octopus High Energy battery system for Marco Polo Marine’s CSOV Plus

AJOT Newsroom | October 01, 2026 | Energy | Alternative | Green Shipping

Siemens Energy has contracted EST-Floattech to supply the battery system for a ‘CSOV Plus.'

U.S. electricity use for electric vehicles increasing at a slower pace in 2026

AJOT Newsroom | September 30, 2026 | Energy | Alternative | Green Shipping

We estimate light-duty electric vehicles in the United States consumed 8% more electricity during the first six months of 2026 than in the last half of 2025 (2H25) in our Monthly Energy Review, down from the 13–24% growth seen in six-month periods in recent years.

Pink Corridor project to explore safety requirements of nuclear-powered transatlantic container shipping route

Lloyd’s Register, A.P. Moller - Maersk and the ports of Charleston and Felixstowe will examine the security and safeguarding requirements for the theoretical deployment of a nuclear-powered containership route between the UK and US.

Energy

AJOT Newsroom | September 28, 2026

POET, Maersk bunker first 100% bioethanol in U.S.

POET supplied plant-based bioethanol for the first 100% bioethanol bunkering operation in the United States, marking a significant milestone in the development of bioethanol as a marine fuel.