Spike in demand for green fuels at Port of Singapore

The Port of Singapore, the world’s busiest transshipment hub, reported a growing demand for greener fuels in 2023. Bunker sales in Singapore reached a record 51.8 million tonnes in 2023, surpassing the previous high, with alternative fuels accounting for 1.2% of the sales. As a major hub connecting Asia with the Americas, Middle East, Europe

POSCO lunches hydrogen steelmaking plant

South Korea’s largest steelmaker, POSCO, has unveiled a pilot steelmaking plant that runs on hydrogen rather than fossil fuels. This is reported by KED Global. The pilot plant at the Pohang facility has a production capacity of 24 tons of molten iron per day, emitting 400 kg of carbon per ton, which is significantly lower

DP World-Zhejiang Seaport Group alliance to boost green trade

DP World and Zhejiang Seaport Group have announced a comprehensive strategic cooperation to boost port logistics and shipping routes between Jebel Ali Port in Dubai and Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in China. The partnership aims to attract shipping companies to establish additional maritime routes and encourage cooperation through slot exchanges and vessel space purchases, enhancing connectivity and

UECC, Titan collaborate on bio-LNG bunkering

United European Car Carriers (UECC) and Titan Clean Fuels (Titan) are collaborating on a series of major liquefied biomethane (LBM) bunkering operations in the Port of Zeebrugge. Titan will bunker ISCC-EU certified mass balanced LBM, also known as bio-LNG, to all of UECC’s LNG dual fuel car carriers this month. These pure car and truck

Louis Dreyfus Armateurs contracts Strategic Marine for nnew CTVs

Strategic Marine announced that Louis Dreyfus Armateurs has placed an order for an additional pair of newly built 27M Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs), expanding its fleet from five to seven high-specification vessels. These additional new units, sister ships to Acti’Vent and Esti’Vent, will be constructed by Singapore based Strategic Marine, reinforcing the strong partnership between

Mubadala-backed Cepsa signs biofuels agreement

Spanish oil and gas company Cepsa, owned by Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala and the Carlyle Group, has reached an agreement with PreZero Spain, part of the environmental division of German supermarket group Lidl’s owner Schwarz Group, to develop biomethane plants using organic waste. Cepsa is investing up to EUR8bn($8.6bn) through 2030 to shift its business

Suzuki trials sustainable marine fuel

SUZUKI Motor Corporation’s subsidiary in the US, Suzuki Marine USA, will participate in a project aimed at promoting the widespread use of sustainable fuel for recreational boating. This project is an initiative by the National Marine Manufacturers Association (hereinafter NMMA) to promote the adoption of sustainable fuels as part of their efforts to decarbonise recreational

Eidesvik receives approval for Viking Energy

The ShipFC project has reached a major milestone, as the Norwegian Maritime Authority confirms the feasibility of the ammonia fuel system design for the Eidesvik-owned platform supply vessel, Viking Energy. Through the EU-funded ShipFC project, the project partners aim to retrofit the platform supply vessel Viking Energy with an ammonia fuel system and a large

SolarDuck, RWE successfully install offshore floating solar pilot Merganser

With the support of RWE, the Dutch-Norwegian company SolarDuck, has installed its offshore floating solar (OFPV) project, Merganser. The pilot project aims to test and demonstrate the structural, mooring and electrical designs and acquire knowledge about manufacturing, assembly, offshore installation and maintenance methodologies required for large-scale commercial deployment of OFPV. Merganser has a capacity of

Carbon neutral awareness week at HIP

With the final objective of becoming carbon neutral, the Hambantota International Port (HIP) has set aside a week to create awareness amongst Port employees on their three sustainability goals, Climate action, life below water, and life on land. Launched last year as an annual event of the port, this year the initiative will see the