Tag: biofuels

ExxonMobil successfully completed a commercial marine biofuel oil bunkering in the port of Singapore on 1st April 2023. Evergreen Line’s vessel, received ExxonMobil’s marine biofuel oil blend via a ship-to-ship transfer in Singapore waters before heading to the discharge port.

The Cruise Division of MSC Group report that recently took delivery on its second LNG-fueled cruise ship and after a demonstration trip using bio-LNG is setting the pathway to transition to the fuel while also expanding its commitment to shore power to support ports as they invest in the capability.

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.

Sener announced that it has completed the conceptual design of a new model of sustainable tanker that can carry heavy fuel oil (HFO), very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO), biofuels and marine gas oils (MGO), and can also store the captured CO2 from nearby vessels.

Transport and Environment NGO has released a study that expresses concern over the significant pressure on supplies of animal fat as its use in biodiesel has grown fortyfold since 2006.

ExxonMobil this week signed an agreement with Hapag-Lloyd to supply B30 marine bio fuel oil in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region.

According to Trafigura, green e-fuels produced from renewable energy could be produced in abundance in the developing countries of the Global South.

Egypt signed on Sunday, 14th May, a joint development agreement with Norway’s Scatec to establish the country’s first green methanol production project in Damietta Port.

According to DNV, European Parliament (EP), the Council of the European Union, and the European Commission (EC) have reached an agreement on the FuelEU Maritime regulation, with the objective to increase the share of renewable and low-carbon fuels in the fuel mix of maritime transport in the EU. 

In the past nine months, VT Group and FinCo Group have worked together to test 100% Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) biodiesel on VT Group's ship MTS Vlissingen.