Industry coalition Sea-LNG analysis has shown that LNG dual-fuelled vessels provide the lowest compliance cost for meeting EU and IMO decarbonisation regulations. Using Z-Joule’s Pool.FM, SEA-LNG has undertaken analysis based on a modelled mid-sized, 14,000 TEU...
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SGMF RELEASES BUNKERING GUIDELINES FOR METHANOL AND AMMONIA
Low- and zero-carbon marine fuel organisation SGMF has published new guides, ‘Bunkering Guidelines for Ammonia’ and ‘Bunkering Guidelines for Methanol’, as well as the ‘Emergency Response Guide for Ammonia’. At the same time the NGO has rebranded to reflect its...
DNV WHITE PAPER AIMS TO HELP REDUCE COST OF FuelEU COMPLIANCE
According to a new DNV white paper outlining FuelEU Maritime requirements and compliance strategies for shipowners, compliance with the upcoming regulations will be expensive but applying certain strategies can significantly reduce the cost. Effective from 1 January...
LNG PATHWAY STILL IN NEED OF INVESTMENT
LNG Industry coalition Sea-LNG notes that while the number of about 2,200 LNG-fuelled vessels and LNG carriers represents only ‘two minutes into the hour’ of the global fleet of approximately 60,000 deep sea vessels, LNG remains an adolescent fuel that is maturing...
FIRST SHIP-TO-SHIP LNG TRANSFER IN CANADA
Seaspan Energy has completed its first LNG ship-to-ship transfer to a containership in the Port of Long Beach, an operation which marks the beginning of Seaspan’s service offering on the West Coast of North America with two LNG bunker vessels to serve both the Long...
HOW GREEN IS BIO-FUEL?
According to the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation, the shipping sector is increasingly using biofuels, such as Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME), to reduce its GHG emissions. However, concerns have arisen regarding the legitimacy of biofuels and whether they...
SEA-LNG REPORTS SUCCESSFUL BIOGAS BUNKERING IN ROTTERDAM
The Rotterdam-Singapore Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC) has conducted a successful pilot for the bunkering of mass-balanced liquefied biomethane (LBM/bio-LNG) at the Port of Rotterdam (PoR). A total of 100 tonnes of mass-balanced LBM was supplied by...
MAN BEGINS NEXT PHASE OF AMMONIA-FUELLED ENGINE TESTS
MAN Energy Solutions has announced that the development of its ME-LGIA (Liquid Gas Injection Ammonia) engine has entered a new phase with the commencement of testing of a full-scale, two-stroke engine running on ammonia at its Copenhagen Research Centre (RCC). Ole...
UECC SEALS BIOMETHANE DEAL WITH TITAN
Ro-ro company United European Car Carriers (UECC) and Titan Clean Fuels (Titan) have signed a new agreement that will see the vast majority of liquified gas supplied by Titan to UECC’s multi-fuel ships to have them run on biomethane (LBM/bio-LNG) for the remainder of...
SCANDLINES AND CATERPILLAR EXPLORE e-METHANOL CONVERSION
Nordic ferry operator Scandlines says it is committed to ferry operations with zero direct emissions by 2040; in order to meet this goal the company already combines three technologies on the Rostock-Gedser route: traditional diesel operation, battery operation and...
HAPAG-LLOYD SEALS GREEN METHANOL FUEL DEAL
Hapag-Lloyd has reached an agreement with Chinese company Goldwind, a global strategic partner in clean energy, for the delivery of 250,000t of green methanol per year. The green methanol will consist of a blend of bio- and e-methanol, ensuring GHG emissions reduction...
OCEANSCORE ANALYSES BIMCO’S FuelEU MARITIME CLAUSE
BIMCO has now adopted its FuelEU Maritime Clause for Time Charter Parties to help stakeholders align their contractual frameworks in advance of the regulation coming into force in January 2025 . BIMCO's FuelEU Maritime Clause for Time Charter Parties 2024 is designed...
AURAMARINE SECURES ORDER FOR HYBRID DIESEL/BIOFUEL SUPPLY SYSTEMS
Fuel supply system provider Auramarine is to deliver two shipsets of diesel fuel oil and liquid biofuel supply systems to Finnish shipping company Meriaura. The Auramarine fuel supply systems will be used onboard two Meriaura cargo ships (hull numbers BN832 and...