Tag: biodiesel

A recent study from the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Centre for Zero Carbon Shipping highlights worries about the industry's ability to secure enough renewable fuels, especially biodiesel, to fulfill the FuelEU decarbonization targets.

Petrobras has announced the authorization from the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) for the commercialization of maritime fuel with renewable content, granted on July 11th, marks another milestone in this endeavor.

The California Senate Transportation Committee has unanimously approved AB 1122, a bill that ensures the California Air Resources Board (CARB) cannot require the installation of potentially hazardous equipment, such as Diesel Particulate Filters (DPFs), on vessels until they are certified as safe.

On 7th February 2024, number ten of the Stena RoRos E-Flexer series was delivered from the CMI Jinling, Weihai Shipyard.

Fujian Guohang Ocean Shipping (Group) Co., and Wuhu Shipyard Co., Ltd. successfully signed a construction contract for four+six 89,000 DWT methanol dual-fuel bulk carriers.

HMM announced that it conducted a trial use of a sustainable marine biofuel on its 6,400TEU containership HMM TACOMA calling in Busan, South Korea.

DNV, in its latest white paper “Biofuels in shipping" has reported that the flexibility of biofuels can enable the shipping industry to accelerate its journey towards decarbonization while maintaining operational efficiency. However, current limitations in production capacity, may impact short-term supply and create stiff competition with other sectors.

On June 3, 2022, the EU adopted a sixth package of sanctions that banned imports of seaborne crude oil from Russia into the EU (effective December 5, 2022) and banned seaborne imports of petroleum products from Russia, including diesel fuel (effective February 5, 2023).

IINO Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. (IINO) announced that it has conducted a trial on one of its vessels using a marine biofuel blend delivered in Singapore on 18 December 2022.