Tag: alternative fuels

Navigator Holdings (Navigator Gas) announced that it successfully performed its first ship-to-ship transfer of ammonia.

Maersk achieved a milestone as the large methanol-enabled vessel "Astrid Mærsk” berthed at Yangshan port in Shanghai, for the first green methanol bunkering with simultaneous cargo and bunkering operations in China.

SEA-LNG member Titan Clean Fuels and STX Group announced the successful ship-to-ship bunkering of 2,200 metric tons of bio-LNG to a Hapag-Lloyd container vessel in the port of Rotterdam.

Martin Christian Wold, Principal Consultant at DNV, presents important information regarding alternative-fuelled vessel orders, as derived from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) database during March 2024.

The European Commission has approved a €350 million German scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen. 

Global Energy Storage (GES) and Provaris Energy have collaborated to develop a terminal in Rotterdam, capable of importing both refrigerated ammonia and compressed hydrogen.

The Maritime Technologies Forum (MTF) has released guidelines highlighting recommendations for developing and implementing the Safety Management System (SMS) under the International Safety Management (ISM) Code, addressing specifically, potentially more hazardous alternative fuels used on board ships.

In a ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan, the world's second large methanol-enabled container vessel was named "Astrid Mærsk". 

According to Reuters, Wärtsilä anticipates supplying its initial ammonia-powered engine for installation on a new ship by early 2025, with broader commercial availability projected for the 2030s.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has launched a website with information on zero and near-zero marine fuels and technologies, including pricing information and the latest research.