Energy company Gasum has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Finnish shipping company Viking Line on joining Gasum’s FuelEU Maritime pooling service. Viking Line uses LNG-powered vessels to transport passengers and cargo between Finland and Sweden. Viking Line plans...
Marine fuel & lubricant news
NYK RECEIVES AiP FROM ClassNK FOR AMMONIA BUNKERING BOOM
A bunkering boom jointly developed by NYK and TB Global Technologies(TBG) for the ship-to-ship supply of ammonia fuel has received the first Approval in Principle (AiP) for this technology from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK). TBG is a Japanese manufacturer of...
TFG MARINE AND CONSORT BUNKERS TO OPERATE FOUR NEWBUILD METHANOL BUNKER SHIPS
Marine fuel supplier TFG Marine, a joint venture founded by Trafigura, Frontline and Golden Ocean, has signed a long-term time charter agreement with Singapore-headquartered Consort Bunkers for four newbuild methanol carriage-ready bunker tankers. This marks TFG's...
OTG OFFERS ONLINE METHANOL TRAINING
Ocean Technologies Group (OTG) has launched a new e-learning title, 'Methanol Fuel Safety' in response to the industry's response to the increasing popularity of the methanol option in the move to cut dependency on fossil fuels. According to OTG, methanol offers low...
AMMONIA BUNKERING FOR SINGAPORE MOVES FORWARD
Singapore's Energy Market Authority (EMA) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have shortlisted two consortia that will proceed to the next round of evaluations of proposals to provide a low- or zero-carbon ammonia solution on Jurong Island. The two...
WinGD VALIDATES CHEVRON LUBE OIL FOR GAS ENGINES
Chevron Marine Lubricants’ Taro Ultra Advanced 40 formulation has been granted LNG Validation status by Swiss marine power company WinGD. The validation covers all WinGD gas (LNG burning) engines and follows the previously granted ‘gas general use’ approval, which...
GCMD AND HAPAG-LLOYD CONCLUDE BIOFUEL TRIALS
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has successfully completed its final supply chain trial for biofuel blended with very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO). This marks the end of a series of trials initiated in July 2022 as part of a larger pilot to...
NYK SUCCESSFULLY BUNKERS AMMONIA FUEL
NYK has supplied ammonia to the NYK-owned ammonia-fuelled tugboat 'A-Tug', which is scheduled to become the world's first commercial ammonia-fuelled vessel when finally completed at the end of August 2024. The fuelling was completed at the port of Yokohama by...
SHIP MANAGER ADVISES ACTION ON FuelEU RULES
Ship manager Columbia Group says that solutions need to be in place to help ship owners with navigating the complex challenges of complying with the new FuelEU Maritime regulations. The introduction of Fuel EU Maritime restrictions that will enforce a reduction of...
COVID TEST TECHNOLOGY INSPIRES FUEL CONTAMINATION TESTING KIT
Conidia Bioscience has launched Fuelstat One, a new test kit to join the Fuelstat range designed to rapidly detect microbial contamination in marine fuel to prevent operational downtime and safety issues. Fuelstat One can be used throughout the fuel supply chain, from...
GREEN METHANOL FUEL FOR X-PRESS FEEDERS EUROPEAN NETWORK
Independent container feeder shipping company X-Press Feeders has begun what it believes to be Europe’s first scheduled feeder network in which the vessels are powered by green methanol, a sustainable marine fuel that reduces GHG emissions by up to 65%. The...
AMOGY AMMONIA TECH TO BE DEPLOYED BY YANMAR
Yanmar Holdings and ammonia-to-power company Amogy have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to integrate Amogy’s advanced ammonia-cracking technology into Yanmar’s hydrogen internal combustion engine (H2ICE). This collaboration seeks to pioneer a solution...
SVANEHØJ PUMPS FOR AMMONIA-FUELLED BULK CARRIERS
ITT company Svanehøj, a designer and manufacturer of specialised cryogenic deepwell and submersible pumps for the marine sector, is to provide ammonia fuel pumps for eight bulk carriers owned by an unnamed shipping and logistics group. The pumps will deliver a...