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...
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SMT HELPS 100 COMPANIES ALONG DECARBONISATION JOURNEY
UK consultancy service Stream Marine Technical (SMT), which specialises in alternative fuels, has now collaborated with its 100th client, supporting the pre and post voyage of new vessels using green fuels. The vessels’ first voyages that took place during summer...
LR HIGHLIGHTS ADVANCES IN LOW-CARBON FUELS
The Lloyd’s Register (LR) Maritime Decarbonisation Hub’s Zero Carbon Fuel Monitor (ZCFM) has highlighted rapid technological advances in handling, storing, and using alternative fuels onboard vessels that are enabling the maritime industry's transition to zero (or...
SOLSTAD OFFSHORE OFFERS RENEWABLE BIODIESEL OPTION
Offshore operator Solstad now offers certified renewable biodiesel to its clients to decarbonise existing offshore vessels in the transition period towards zero-emission technologies in the future. This initiative is part of Solstad’s strategy to decrease its...
TOTALENERGIES ADDS FOURTH LNG BUNKER SHIP TO FLEET
TotalEnergies has signed a charter contract with Spanish shipowner Ibaizabal for a new LNG bunker vessel of 18,600m3 capacity. This new vessel will expand the Company’s global presence in bunkering hubs. One possible location for the vessel to be deployed is Oman,...
NYK INAUGURATES TEST ENGINE TO EVALUATE ALTERNATIVE FUELS.
According to Japanese shipping group NYK, the introduction of new marine fuels necessitates testing and analysis which previously had to be carried out at external engine facilities, in addition to trial operations, all of which would require about two years to...
LR REPORT FINDS THAT MARINE FUEL QUALITY IS STILL PROBLEMATIC
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has released its 'Fuel Quality Report 2024', offering insights into the evolving landscape of marine fuel quality and its implications for the maritime industry. Ongoing concerns around fuel quality continue to be a critical factor and...
PAPER EXPLORES ROLE OF FUEL ADDITIVES IN CUTTING EMISSIONS
US company World Fuel Services, a member of the World Kinect group, has published a new white paper, in partnership with speciality chemicals company Infineum, which explores how additives in marine fuel can offer benefits to ship owners and operators, including...
US PARTNERSHIP EXPLORES GREEN FUEL PRODUCTION FROM WASTE
Emvolon, a US spin-off company from Massachusetts Institute of Technology that converts GHG emissions into carbon-negative fuels and chemicals, has announced an agreement with Montauk Renewables, a renewable energy company specialising in the management, recovery and...
LNG-FUELLED SHIPS POTENTIALLY COMPRISE 6% OF GLOBAL FLEET
Industry coalition Sea-LNG reports that active LNG-fuelled vessels now account for more than 2% of the global shipping fleet. Once the order book is taken into account, this number increases to 4% by vessel numbers or 6% by deadweight tonnage (dwt), with order numbers...
FIRST BIOFUEL BUNKER DELIVERY IN SINGAPORE FOR KPI AND WAN HAI
Marine energy provider KPI OceanConnect has delivered B24 biofuel to Wan Hai Lines’ container vessel, 'Wan Hai 510' in Singapore, with SK Energy International as the physical supplier of the fuel. Building on a long-standing partnership with KPI OceanConnect,...
LOW-CARBON FUEL INITIATIVE TAKES STEP FORWARD
The Clean Energy Marine Hubs (CEM Hubs) has welcomed the government of Greece and new partners ABS, Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub, OCIMF and the World Economic Forum to the initiative that aims to accelerate and de-risk the production, transport and...
SHIPPING E-FUELS FORECAST TO BE COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE BY 2027
A new report released by the Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (Zemba) and Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub has found that e-fuel-powered shipping services are projected to be available for Zemba’s next tender. Specifically, the report – which...