From significant progress in biofuel technology to the world’s first hydrogen-powered ferry, we dive into some of the most promising sustainable innovations currently taking place in the shipping industry – and what they might mean for its future.
A problem area for the maritime industry of the near future will be smaller vessels. They run fast, spend a lot of time in port, and cannot rely on vast enormous economies of scale like main-haul ships do – none of which curries much favour with the IMO’s CII regulation.
But feeders are important for decarbonisation. Most shipowners are reluctant to invest in emerging