Tag: alternative fuels

A Maersk vessel will enter the first methanol-enabled service in February, on the AE7 string connecting Asia and Europe, which includes port calls in Shanghai, Tanjung Pelepas, Colombo and Hamburg with Ningbo, China, being its first destination.

A new report released at the margins of COP28 by UMAS, details the annualised total costs of zero emission container vessels and the cost difference on a per container basis for transpacific and coastal ships under different fuel pathways.

ClassNK has issued Approvals in Principle (AiPs) for three vehicle carrier designs developed by Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI).

Nestlé is using Maersk’s ECO Delivery solution for 100% of its ocean containers shipped by Maersk in 2023, with an option to extend this agreement into 2024 and beyond.

Seaspan has placed an order for 10,800 CEU, ammonia and methanol ready, LNG dual-fuelled Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) with Hyundai Glovis (Glovis).

During COP28, Waleid Gamal El-Dien, chairman of General Authority of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), Alaa Hagar, Head of the Egyptian Minister of Petroleum’s Technical Office, and Terje Pilskog, CEO of Scatec ASA, signed an MoU aimed at issuing a license to practice the activity of ships’ bunkering with green fuel for Scatec in East Port Said.

According to IMO, a new simplified glossary that supports the industry to gain a better understanding of the terminologies and phraseologies used in life cycle assessments (LCA) and sustainability criteria relating to alternative marine fuels has been launched.

In the past two years, the war in Ukraine and the subsequent energy crisis have changed the energy conversation. Energy security, affordability, and industrial competitiveness are now critical focus points alongside sustainability, McKinsey’s Global Energy Perspective 2023 highlights. 

Lenten Scheepvaart (the Netherlands) it's the owner of the world’s first-ever newbuild hydrogen-powered inland shipping barge. It is an important step towards zero-emission transport on Dutch inland waterways. 

Hy2gen and Amogy have signed an MoU to collaborate in the field of renewable ammonia. The agreement encompasses the pooling of resources to advance the use of renewable ammonia as a maritime fuel, participate in joint development projects and secure the safe usage of ammonia on board maritime vessels.