Seabound working on onboard carbon capture tech

Onboard carbon capture system is designed to suck carbon emissions from the air and turn them into stone is one of the ways the shipping industry is exploring to reduce their climate footprint. But the question that pops up here is could we capture CO2 directly onboard ships to trap their CO2 emissions and reduce

Centre says no proposal to resume sale of subsidised rice for ethanol

The Union government has no proposal to resume sale of subsidised rice to grain-based distilleries for the production of ethanol, Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra said. He was responding to questions on whether the government plans to resume the sale of subsidised rice for ethanol in the near future amid reports of likely fall in sugar

Maersk’s methanol vessel bunkers at Antwerp

A.P. Moller – Maersk’s (Maersk) first major methanol-powered deep-sea vessel, the ‘Ane Maersk,’ has arrived at the MSC PSA European Terminal in Antwerp. ​ The call at the Antwerp port is part of ‘Ane Maersk’s’ maiden voyage from South Korea to China, fuelled by green methanol. The container vessel, built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in

CMA CGM LNG bunker consumption increases 32% in 2023

France-based shipping company CMA CGM’s total marine fuel demand shrank by 2pc in 2023, but its LNG bunker consumption was up by nearly a third as the company looked for cheaper alternative marine fuels. CMA CGM’s vessels burned 7.92mn t of marine fuel in 2023, down from 8.10mn t in 2022. Of this amount, LNG

Eltronic FuelTech along with CSTC Shanghai to promote greener fuel

Danish engineering company Eltronic FuelTech and state-owned enterprise China Shipbuilding Trading (Shanghai) (CSTC Shanghai) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form a strategic partnership for the adoption of Eltronic FuelTech’s greener fuel technologies in China’s maritime sector. As part of the agreement, CSTC Shanghai will take part in promoting Eltronic FuelTech’s main units

Advent Technologies partners with Siemens Energy for maritime fuel cell solution

Advent Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of U.S. Advent Technologies Holdings, and German Siemens Energy have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) to develop an integrated 500 kW high-temperature proton exchange membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cell solution for maritime applications. According to Advent, the JDA outlines the collaboration between the two parties, combining Advent’s HT-PEM fuel cell

X-Press Feeders signs MOU with six European Ports for green shipping corridors

X-Press Feeders, the world’s largest independent common carrier, signed of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with six European ports: Port of Antwerp Bruges (Belgium), Port of Tallinn (Estonia), Port of Helsinki (Finland), Port of HaminaKotka (Finland), Freeport of Riga (Latvia) and Klaipeda Port (Lithuania). This landmark agreement signifies a joint commitment to accelerate the establishment

Indian Oil relaunches green hydrogen plant tender

Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), the country’s largest fuel retailer, relaunched tenders for its maiden green hydrogen plant to be set up in Panipat, with the bidding process set to begin on April 15. The newly launched tender for the nation’s largest green hydrogen plant removed the controversial clause which some bidders labelled as discriminatory. However,

US not asked India to halt Russian oil imports

The United States has not asked India to cut Russian oil imports as the goal of sanctions and the G7-imposed $60 per barrel price cap is to have stable global oil supplies while hitting Moscow’s revenue, an American treasury official said. India has emerged as one of the top buyers of Russian sea-borne oil since

Majority of recent CO2 emissions linked to just 57 producers

The vast majority of planet-warming carbondioxide emissions since 2016 can be traced to a group of just 57 fossil fuels and cement producers, researchers said. From 2016 to 2022, the 57 entities including nation-states, state-owned firms and investor-owned companies produced 80% of the world’s CO2 emissions from fossil fuels and cement production, said the Carbon