Tag: alternative fuels

Green NortH2 Energy, Meriaura and Wärtsilä have signed a Letter of Intent for the building of a cargo vessel that runs on green ammonia.

The Methanol Institute (MI) announced that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (Norwegian) became its newest member.

IMO announced that the foundation phase of the IMO CARES project that aims to bring stakeholders together from the global north and global south to tackle maritime emissions is moving towards its final stages, following a series of technical workshops across the Caribbean, Africa and the Pacific.

Aurelia Green Ship Concept Design has unveiled a new design with 100% hydrogen propulsion, which holds Certificate of Approval in Principle by RINA . The new design concept is the ACD01 1000, a RORO vessel for transporting ro-ro cargo, with electric propulsion using highly compressed H2 as fuel.

During a press conference at SMM 2022, DNV unveiled its latest Maritime Forecast to 2050 report with a new focus on how to overcome the “ultimate hurdle” of fuel availability. This year’s publication considers the comprehensive production, distribution and bunkering infrastructures required to enable the maritime industry’s shift to carbon-neutral fuels.

Proman Stena Bulk, the joint venture (JV) between Proman and Stena Bulk, announced that their two fully operational methanol-fuelled tankers have become the first vessels to bunker methanol in Ulsan, South Korea.

Amazon announced that it would adopt green hydrogen, starting in 2025, to decarbonize its operations. The contract will provide power for 30,000 forklifts or 800 heavy-duty trucks. Even though ocean shipping was mentioned in the announcement, Amazon did not give a firm commitment to when it would green its ocean cargo shipping operations. 

Bureau Veritas (BV) released a new “BIOFUEL READY” notation to support the wider deployment of biofuels in the shipping industry. This notation will help the maritime industry address the main challenges related to the use of biofuels by ships, providing requirements to ensure ship safety and environmental compliance.

A new report, authored by UCL Energy Institute PhD researcher, Colin Robertshaw and Shipowner’s P&I Club titled ‘Alternative low emission fuels for the maritime industry’ provides an assessment of zero and low emission fuels against the most important criteria, which includes operational safety, the environment, operational utilisation, and characteristics of fuel production.

According to Georgios Plevrakis, ABS Vice President, Global Sustainability, methanol represents a promising fuel source for the global fleet, with practical benefits related to ease of storage and handling, tank to wake carbon intensity reduction, as well as a pathway to carbon neutrality through green methanol.