Tag: alternative fuels

EMSA has published the first part of a study on the safety aspect of bunkering with biofuels, providing a comprehensive analysis of a pre-selection of biofuels in terms of safety aspects like flashpoint, toxicity, and cold-flow properties, among others.

QatarEnergy has signed a 20-year LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Petronet LNG Limited to supply 7.5 million tons per annum (MTPA) of LNG to India.

NYK Stolt Tankers has ordered six 38,000 deadweight tonne methanol-ready, chemical tankers from Nantong Xiangyu Shipyard. 

The EU Commission has published a detailed impact assessment on possible pathways to reach the agreed goal of making the European Union climate neutral by 2050.

ClassNK has awarded an approval in principle (AiP) for the design of a prismatic ammonia fuel tank (IMO Type B independent tank) for container Ships developed by Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships (GSC).

During 2023 the Port of Barcelona performed a total of 199 liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operations to ships, for a total of 143,000 m3, which is twice that of the last reference year - 2021 - when it supplied 65,000 m3 of LNG.

The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and Ulsan Port Authority announced a world first with the successful completion of ship-to-ship (STS) green methanol supply to a very large container ship (16k) at Ulsan Port, South Korea.

According to a recent update from Martin Christian Wold, Principal Consultant at DNV, January marked yet another robust month for alternative fuels in the shipping industry.

The new €17 million European GAMMA project aims to make ocean transport and trade more environmentally friendly. Companies and researchers from Europe will collaborate to develop and convert a bulk carrier to operate on climate-neutral fuels and green power, reducing its impact on the environment.

According to Maritime Strategies International the role of alternative fuels in powering the low-carbon economy will dramatically increase volumes of renewable ammonia, outstripping growing volumes of renewable methanol.