Shipping to EU: Brown fuels aren’t green
The European Commission’s proposals to include shipping in the EU’s emissions trading system (ETS) as from 2023 are now at the stage where the details of the regulation are being negotiated. Maritime
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Op-Ed: Shipping’s next fuels must be assessed from well to wake
By Paul Delouche, Strategy Director at Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Only through a complete life-cycle analysis can we properly evaluate the environmental impact of alternative fuel options and make a genuine
Op-Ed: Steel, data and a spirit of collaboration will build a better future
Data is creating a new bridge between ship design and operation, one that will help build safer, more sustainable ships in the future, says NAPA CEO Mikko Kuosa. The sustainable ships of
Conoship unveils “future-proof” cargo vessel
Groningen, Netherlands-based Conoship International Projects has developed an innovative, future-proof and environmentally friendly 3,600 dwt general cargo vessel that it says can “be considered the new standard for low-air-draft sea/river coasters.” The
Maersk invests in California green fuels start-up
Having committed to building a new generation of methanol-fueled containerships, A.P. Moller – Maersk is taking steps to secure the e-methanol on which those ships will operate. Today it announced that its
Wärtsilä reports encouraging results with zero carbon fuels
Full-scale engine tests running on ammonia and hydrogen as fuels have recently been carried out in Wärtsilä’s engine laboratory in Vaasa, Finland. The tests are being performed to assess the optimum engine
Could ban on use of fossil fuels by ships come in this decade?
With pressure growing to cut GHG emissions from shipping even more rapidly than in current IMO goals, a new study suggests that a ban on the use of fossil fuels by the
Innovative LNG bunkering tanker is adaptable to zero emissions fuels
Danish naval architectural consultancy Knud E. Hansen is launching the X-gas project, a series of liquified gas/gas bunkering vessels that provides a platform that could be expanded to handle zero emission fuels
Centerline Logistics launches “Visionary Fuels” initiative
Seattle, Wash., headquartered Centerline Logistics, a leading national provider of marine petroleum transportation services, has formed an Alternative Fuels Working Group. The group consists of industry partners and internal representatives from within
Volkswagen switches two car carriers to biofuels
Underscoring the efforts being made by leading corporations to reduce their carbon footprints, Volkswagen Group Logistics is to use certified fuel from vegetable residues for certain new car shipments via marine routes.