Tag: CO2

Seven companies announced the completion of a successful the trial using liquefied bio-methane (LBM) derived from cattle manure as marine fuel on the domestic LNG fueled vessel Ise Mirai in Ise Bay.

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. (JAPEX), JGC Holdings Corporation (JGC HD), Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K LINE), and JFE Steel Corporation have signed MoU to embark on a collaborative evaluation with the goal of establishing a carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain rooted in Japan.

Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers AS (KNCC), NYK affiliate, received a General Approval for Ship Application (GASA) from the Norwegian classification society DNV for its Liquefied CO2-Elevated Pressure (LCO2-EP) containment system,  which can transport liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) at ambient temperature. 

Cargill has partnered with Kotug International to deploy Kotug’s zero emission E-Pusher and E-Barges, the world’s first fully electric pusher boat and barges to transport cocoa beans from the Port of Amsterdam.

Japanese shipping heavyweight Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) announced that it will build a dual-fuelled bulk carrier at Oshima Shipbuilding that will be intended for charter with Kansai Electric Power Co.

Ardmore Shipping announced that it has ordered Value Maritime’s (VM) carbon capture ready and emissions-reducing Filtree systems, including the Clean Loop system, for a further three MR Tankers.

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.

As the Nautical Institute reports, a passenger/RoRo ferry was underway in a restricted waterway when the fire detection system alarm sounded.

RINA and Eni have signed an agreement to jointly develop initiatives that can contribute to the energy transition and decarbonization of their respective operations and particularly maritime transport.

A new Insight Brief by the Global Maritime Forum (GMF) refers to the global maritime decarbonisation and to the several untapped opportunities that Latin America finds itself facing, connected to the global maritime ecosystem’s transition to scalable zero emission fuels.