Tag: biofuels

DHL Global Forwarding introduced a Sustainable Marine Fuel (SMF) service for ocean freight as part of their sustainability strategy.

The Port of Amsterdam will be the location for GIDARA Energy's biofuel plant Advanced Methanol Amsterdam (AMA). 

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority has designated a station at Sabkha Marine Transport Station for supplying biofuel to traditional small inland passenger vessels, as of July.

d’Amico Group, Trafigura, ABS, RINA, LR FOBAS, the Liberian Registry and MAN Energy Solutions team up to launch a decarbonization project with Lifecycle strategy.

A recent study on the upcoming FuelEU Maritime proposal finds that a promotion of biofuels may raise serious enforcement concerns, as a mandatory fuel standard is aimed to apply to fuels purchased also outside the EU. This could jeopardise the achievement of emissions reductions.

ABS published a whitepaper examining the potential of biofuels in shipping, giving also an overview of the various types of marine liquid biofuels that are “drop-in” fuel options for replacing conventional fuels.

In order to reduce GHG emissions from ships, researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and other Department of Energy facilities are investigating the potential use of marine biofuels.

Ships passing the Danish straits in the Skaw and Gothenburg areas will soon be able to be offered biofuel delivery, Denmark-based fuel company Bunker Holding announced. The move comes amid growing interest in biofuels as a sustainable energy source across shipping. 

The EU should promote the use of green synthetic fuels, or e-fuels, by ships and planes as part of its upcoming maritime and aviation fuel laws, environmental groups have told the European Commission.

China Classification Society's latest paper examines the progress of alternative fuels within the maritime sector.