India to be fastest growing hydrogen market by 2050

A new report released recently highlights India’s potential to lead the fastest-growing market for hydrogen electrolysers by 2050, aiming to achieve net-zero emissions. According to the report, India is projected to experience the highest growth rate in the expanding market for green hydrogen (H2) electrolysers in Asia, followed by China, Japan, and South Korea. The

The rise of the seaborne ammonia trades

Acronym-heavy shipping needs to get used to a rising four-letter vessel type. VLACs are being tipped to overhaul VLGCs in a changing of the guard in the gas trades. The global trade of ammonia is increasing every year with a rise in trade projected until at least the middle of the century. With ammonia becoming

JERA to perform first-ever truck-to-ship bunkering

Japan’s largest utility JERA has decided to implement truck-to-ship bunkering of ammonia to an ammonia-fuelled tugboat owned by NYK Line. JERA has concluded a joint study agreement with NYK and Resonac aimed at achieving the world’s first bunkering of ammonia to ships. The Japanese company has now opted to supply ammonia to the A-Tug by

PaxOcean to build first electric vessels for CSA

The Kuok Maritime Group-led Coastal Sustainability Alliance (CSA) has announced the start of construction of the first fully electric PXO tug and supply boat by PaxOcean Group. These zero-emissions vessels are among the first and largest local electric harbour craft designed for operation in Singapore’s coastal waters. They are targeted for deployment in 2025, ahead

Denmark bans scrubber discharges form 2025

Denmark’s government has joined the growing list of countries taking action against open-loop scrubbers, having reached a “broad political agreement” to ban the discharge of washwater from scrubbers into its waters, starting next year. The ban that covers ships with open-loop scrubbers out to 22 km from the Danish coasts comes into force on July

Wizz Air and Firefly partner to develop SAF from human waste

Hungarian ultra-low-cost carrier Wizz Air and U.K. biofuel company Firefly have announced a partnership that aims to power 10% of flights operated by the carrier with sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) produced out of human waste by the year 2030. The Firefly plant located in Harwich, Essex, will be converted to convert human feces into SAF

Japan invests hugely to build world’s largest hydrogen fuel cell for aviation

The Japanese government has promised a combined ¥17.3bn ($110m) to two hydrogen research projects, one of which aims to build and demonstrate a prototype of a massive 4MW fuel cell propulsion system for use in aviation — the biggest known to be under development in the world — within five years. This is more than

Green hydrogen electrolyser market in key Asian nations set to reach $180 mn by 2050

The Green hydrogen electrolyzer market is projected to reach $180 billion in key Asian markets by 2050 with India among the countries set to drive the growth, according to a new report. India’s green hydrogen market is set to reach $78 billion by 2050, up from $4 billion in 2030, as per the study to

NYK set to achieve world’s first truck-to-ship fuel bunkering

NYK will supply fuel ammonia at the end of May to an NYK-owned ammonia-fueled tugboat scheduled to be completed in June. A ceremony marking the announcement was held on April 10 at Sea Japan 2024, an international event attended by many people involved in the maritime industry. The announcement took place at the “GI Foundation

Grafmarine secures a new partnership with a global leader in the decarbonisation

Based in Manchester and Anglesey, Grafmarine is at the forefront of developing Nanodeck technology for the maritime sector. The company has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Njord Accelerator to conduct a proof of concept, followed by a pilot installation which aims to fully explore the capabilities of solar tiles in the maritime