Ship&Offshore | Issue 02/2025
Partners adopt sustainable port calls
Australia | Towage company, Svitzer, and vehicle transporter, Höegh Autoliners, have cooperated in the development of an emissions-reducing procedure in towage operations in Australia. At the end of the Höegh Aurora’s maiden voyage to Australia, Svitzer implemented its first EcoTow operation, a proprietary carbon insetting system. Svitzer claims the arrangement has offset carbon dioxide emissions almost entirely. The system works by balancing carbon emissions from towage operations with carbon credits generated by Svitzer’s use of biofuels in its international towage operations....