Tag: biofuels

Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) has undertaken successful sea trials for two vessels towards use of biofuels in concurrence with the Indian flag administration.

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä is cooperating with the Finnish Border Guard in the testing of bioLNG as fuel for a Coastguard patrol vessel. The aim is to lower GHG emissions, thereby lessening the impact on global warming.

On 19 March 2021, Höegh Autoliners accelerated its decarbonisation efforts, by successfully completing its first carbon neutral voyage from Europe to South Africa.

After almost one year of continuous biofuel operation onboard its car carrier Autosky, UECC managed to reduce carbon intensity by more than half.

Alfa Laval will start testing two new types of marine fuels; biofuels and methanol, in its Test & Training Centre in Denmark.

Shipping players issued a joint letter to the European Commission urging to promote the use of green hydrogen and ammonia by ships as part of its upcoming maritime fuel law.

The Coalition for the Energy of the Future, gathering transport, energy and other companies from around the world with the ambition to reduce emissions, unveiled seven projects to be realized within 2021.

In an effort to boost biofuel-driven carbon reduction services across the container industry, sustainable cargo initiative GoodShipping successfully collaborated with leading container shipping liner Ocean Network Express (ONE).

Ocean Network Express (ONE) announced the successful trial use of biofuel to power the M/V MOL Experience, which was completed on February 7th 2021. The trial was completed on 7th February 2021, following bunkering at the port of Rotterdam, Netherlands in November 2020and was performed in collaboration with shipowner Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and leading sustainable biofuel pioneer GoodFuels.

The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) identified a set of sustainability principles for the zero and low carbon fuels under consideration as substitutes for the conventional fossil-based marine fuels, focusing on the important use of sustainable fuels and technologies to decarbonize the industry.