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These weeks our entire organisation is involved in an internal sustainability initiative centered around our guiding principle: “Every ton counts” to bring us closer to the goal of net zero emissions. A few weeks ago, all our shipowning businesses gathered in Chile to...

Recently, we had the pleasure of hosting an event exploring the topic of sustainable shipping under the theme “Green shipping and lowering emissions”. The event took place in Rio de Janeiro and was hosted in collaboration with Ultrabulk. The evening featured three...

Sustainability is high on the agenda for many businesses as for Ultranav, and by 2050 Ultranav is committed to have a zero emission fleet in international commercial operations and to be climate neutral. To achieve this goal, we continuously explore options and...

Emissions are an inevitable subject in shipping, and the roads to reducing greenhouse gas emissions are numerous and up to each company to find their way towards our common goal. Recently, we have investigated a method that captures CO2 before it is released into the...

Today, we want to let you in one of the aspects of how we support and develop our biggest asset: Our employees. Each year, we have many new colleagues joining Ultranav and our support areas – and not all have experience with shipping. That is why we host an annual...

We are pleased to announce the addition of two tugboats to the Petrolera Transoceánica (Petranso) fleet. These are the tugboats Maras and Moray, which were built at the ASENAV shipyard in Chile. Both tugboats will initially be positioned in the Port of Callao. Both...

Naviera Transoceánica (Navitranso) announced new CEO. Navitranso is a globally recognised carrier of liquid cargo operating mainly along the Peruvian coast as well as on the west coast of South America. Navitranso offers maritime transportation service for crude oil,...

Ultranav joins the Call to Action for Shipping Decarbonisation in urging world leaders to align shipping with the Paris Agreement temperature goal. The private sector is already taking important steps to decarbonise global supply chains. Now, governments must deliver...

Ultranav has decided to invest in a small drone startup company called Upteko. They are specialised in the maritime industry by developing a drone system solution to live on the ship or ashore, to connect port operations on the ground and at the sea, with insight from...

After a detailed search, the Board has agreed to appoint Mads Peter Zacho as Chief Executive Officer of the Navigator Gas Group with effect from September 1, 2022, to be based in Denmark. Mads has considerable industry experience and has worked in shipping for almost...