Bernhard Schulte enters liquefied CO2 trades

Germany’s Bernhard Schulte is expanding into liquefied carbon dioxide shipping with its first CO2 carrier order. The shipowning business of family-owned Schulte Group with a diversified fleet of 80 fully or partly owned vessels, has contracted China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore (DSOC) for a 7,500 cu m LNG dual-fuel capable liquefied CO2 carrier newbuild backed by

Fossil fuel newbuild phase-out stirs debate

The joint declaration issued at the start of the COP28 conference in Dubai from the CEOs of MSC, Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and Wallenius Wilhelmsen calling for a set date for the phase out of traditional powered newbuilds earned many headlines around the world. The Splash Extra editorial team have investigated the proposal and sought

Chinese startup launches gaseous-hydrogen truck

A Chinese start-up has unveiled the world’s first gaseous-hydrogen-powered truck with a range of more than 1,000km. Guangzhou-based Hybot says its H49 vehicle will only require 8kg of H2 per 100km when travelling at high speed with a full cargo load of 49 tonnes — partly due its low weight of less than nine tonnes,

Public sector carbon emissions fall to 3.7 mn tonnes in Singapore

The public sector emitted 3.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in the financial year 2022, according to the government’s first sustainability report card released Dec 15. Public sector emissions were 5.3 per cent lower than in the baseline year of FY2020, which was when the government began to collect such data. The closure of

UltraTech Cement targets to achieve 85% green energy

The company said that it aims to meet its entire electricity requirement through renewable sources by 2050, as part of its RE100 commitment. Additionally, as a member of EP100, the company seeks to double its energy productivity. UltraTech Cement on December 13 announced its plan to significantly increase the share of green energy in its

JCB unveils hydrogen combustion technology

JCB’s £100 million project to produce super-efficient hydrogen engines made its Asian debut, when the company unveiled its hydrogen combustion technology at EXCON, in Bengaluru. The JCB 3DX hydrogen machine was unveiled alongside the JCB hydrogen combustion engine. It has been developed to meet carbon emissions reduction targets. A team of 150 JCB engineers is

UPL first agrochemical company to enter Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Global agrochemical manufacturer UPL Ltd announced that Dow Jones has included the company in its sustainability and emerging market indices. In a filing to the stock exchanges, UPL stated that the company has made it to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) after its outstanding performance on sustainability parameters. It is the first agrochemical company

COP28 nations agree to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels

The 28th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), hosted by oil exporter United Arab Emirates (UAE), adopted the idea of “transitioning away from fossil fuel” in the final decision text, marking the first instance of such a decision in the three decades of COP’s existence.  This

World’s first hydrogen-powered Hydrotug 1 launched

The Port of Antwerp-Bruges and CMB.TECH have launched the Hydrotug 1, the world’s first hydrogen-powered tugboat. The Hydrotug 1 is the first tugboat in the world to be powered by combustion engines that burn hydrogen in combination with traditional fuel. It is the first vessel that uses the BeHydro V12 dual fuel medium speed engines

New report by ENGINE and Freight Investor Services on fuel choice costs

Bunker platform ENGINE has compiled a report in partnership with Freight Investor Services in which prices are compared for conventional bunker fuels, LNG and biofuel blends, and then adjusted for calorific contents and potential European Union emission trading scheme (EU ETS) costs into next year. The authors of the report claimed in a release that