Tag: alternative fuels

IMO has gathered major shipping players in a Symposium on 'IMO 2020 and Alternative fuels', highlighting the importance of partnership within the industry, discussing the role that alternative fuels could have in the path towards decarbonization and raising awareness on the IMO 2020 sulphur cap regulation. 

ExxonMobil inked a five-year agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras and Bombay to expand its portfolio on research collaboration with India’s universities, focusing on research in biofuels and bio-products, gas transport and conversion, climate and environment, and low-emissions technologies for the power and industrial sectors. 

As early as 2021, AIDA Cruises will be the first cruise company to test the use of fuel cells on a large passenger ship, under the 'Pa-X-ell2' research project on board of AIDAnova. The project aims to develop a decentralized energy network and a hybrid energy system with a new generation of fuel cells for use in oceangoing passenger vessels.

Monjasa, Danish bunker company, announced the completion of the first supply of very low sulphur fuel oil in Columbia, October 1, in collaboration with Geogas. The operation was conducted at Cartagena anchorage,and included the transfer of a total of 250 mts of VLSFO to the Geogas-owned LPG tanker, the 10,100 dwt Penelope M. 

The IMO's GHG targets for 2030 and 2050 may seem unachievable, but Dr Elizabeth Lindstad, Chief Scientist, Energy and Transport, at SINTEF, Norway, believes that a substantial reduction is achievable, even with today’s existing technologies.

The World LPG Association (WLPGA) issued a Guide for LPG Marine Fuel Supply, which is dedicated to the use of LPG in the marine sector and its benefits. The report,  presents an overview of key LPG bunkering developments and how this potential infrastructure relates to major global shipping routes.

Switzerland-based ship manager Proman Shipping and Swedish tanker shipping company Stena Bulk announced a joint venture, collaborating to co-own two new vessels and promote methanol as a marine fuel. 

DNV GL and Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), aiming to cooperate on the development of low and zero carbon ship technology. The project will include additional study on LNG as a ship fuel, as well as an assessment on its potential as a transitional step to zero-carbon options.

Maersk Tankers announced that its pools are ready for scrubber-fitted vessels to trade alongside vessels that will use alternative fuels for compliance with the upcoming sulphur cap, in a bid to maintain a fair distribution. The company uses its proprietary methodology Bunker Adjustment to distribute payments.

Jon Anders Ryste, Senior Consultant, Environment Advisory, DNV GL presents a recent study, whose ambition is to assess the commercial and operational viability of alternative marine fuels. The study analyzed six fuels, having LNG as its base for comparison.