Tag: Fuels
ClassNK Unveils ‘Alternative Fuels Insight’ Report to Aid Appropriate Fuel Selection
ClassNK has released the report ‘ClassNK Alternative Fuels Insight,’ which summarizes the characteristics and latest trends of alternative fuels to support our customers’ future fuel selection. Amidst the pressing need for society-wide reduction of GHG emissions, regulations aimed at further promoting GHG emission reductions in international shipping are being introduced. In such a situation, for…
International Standard for Marine Fuels (Class F) — Specifications of Marine Fuels ISO 8217. The 2024 revision is about to be published
Michael Banning, a fuel specialist at Brookes Bell, has prepared an article summarising the forthcoming changes to ISO 8217 and unveiling important details such as the expansion of the specification from two to four tables, the requirement that the fuel shall be free from Organic Chlorides and many other amendments. Mr. Banning is a Chartered…
Quadrise And Vertoro Commit To Accelerating Sea-Trials Of Sustainable Marine Fuels
Quadrise Plc (AIM: QED), the supplier of innovative energy solutions for a cleaner planet, provides an update on its Joint Development Agreement (“JDA”) with biofuel specialists, Vertoro BV (“Vertoro”). Quadrise has been collaborating with Vertoro since September 2022 to incorporate their novel and cost-effective sustainable biofuels in bioMSAR™. Following the successful production and testing of…
EU Net-Zero Industry Act: European shipowners welcome 40% production benchmark for clean shipping fuels in Europe
The last plenary of the European Parliament in Strasbourg for this five-year term adopted earlier today the new law, which aims to scale up industrial capacity for green technologies in Europe. European shipowners strongly welcome the inclusion of clean fuels for shipping, including advanced biofuels and e-fuels, in the list of net-zero technologies adopted today…
Hapag-Lloyd takes largest ship-to-ship LBM delivery to date made possible by the joint effort of STX Group and Titan Clean Fuels
Titan Clean Fuels, a leading supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied biomethane (LBM) to shipping customers, and STX Group, a global leader in environmental commodities trading and climate solutions, today announce having successfully concluded a ship-to-ship bunkering of 2,200 metric tons of LBM to a Hapag-Lloyd container vessel in the port of Rotterdam.…
Future fuels A to Z – 19 best picks on future marine fuel technology
From ammonia to zero-emission energy distribution, here is a rundown of the 19 best picks on marine future fuel technology. It’s your quick guide to information to help you comply with regulations, save money and hit your decarbonisation targets. All the alternative fuels knowledge you need in one place. A – Ammonia Ammonia, a compound…
ClassNK facilitates transition to zero-emission with energy efficiency improvement, alternative fuels, onboard CCS
ClassNK has extended its services to support concrete actions by customers towards a smooth transition to shipping zero-emission. With the revision of IMO’s GHG emissions reduction targets and the introduction of the EU climate policy package for the shipping sector, regulations towards zero-emission are becoming increasingly stringent. However, the infrastructure for supplying zero-emission fuels is…
Simply Blue Group Diversifies To Develop Sustainable Fuels Projects
Simply Blue Group, a leading global offshore wind project developer, is developing onshore renewable energy parks to power facilities capable of producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The projects, in Canada, Ireland and Australia will process more than 1.5 million tonnes of sustainable biomass annually to produce over 300,000 tonnes of SAF each year. The company…
IMO progress and GHG levy momentum increases the imminence of the endgame for shipping’s use of fossil fuels
The MEPC 81 meeting concluded on 22nd March 2024, further clarifying the risk and opportunity both for the international shipping value chain’s commercial decision making, and for this sector’s contribution to minimise the risks of dangerous climate change. The meeting itself was not a point of adoption for measures, but it was a chance to…
Sustainable shipping fuels can reach cost parity with fossil fuels by 2035 with decisive policy, says new Wärtsilä report
Sustainable shipping fuels could reach cost parity with fossil fuels as early as 2035 with the help of decisive emissions policy such as carbon taxes and emissions limits, according to a new report launched today by technology group Wärtsilä. The report, titled ‘Sustainable fuels for shipping by 2050 – the 3 key elements of success’,…
