MSC to encourage use of biofuel in its fleet

Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A (MSC) has announced that it is a adopting ‘MSC Biofuel Solution’ for ocean operations at selected ports. The company offers customers the opportunity to join forces with MSC to decarbonise their supply chains and achieve their climate targets. The company sources have revealed that they procure bunkers and low-carbon certified sustainable

India added 15.4GW of renewable power capacity in 2021

According to REN21, a global status report on renewables released recently, India has added third highest renewable power capacity in 2021 after China and the US. India has added around 15.4 gigawatts (GW) of renewable capacity, as per the report. According to the report, the country now is the third-largest market in the world for

Reliance likely to make biofuel from algae   

Reliance industries has announced that the company their scientists have developed cutting-edge innovative capabilities for algae strain development, cultivation, and harvesting. The company said it will be making fuel using algae soon. It has announced that using algae unlocked endless possibilities such as the production of biofuel, bio-chemicals and nutritional food and feed. But how

WinGD and HHI to work together for developing ammonia two-stroke engine

Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd. (WinGD) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) will collaborate on delivering the first WinGD engine capable of running on ammonia, providing a vital step in shipping’s progress towards decarbonisation. As per the agreement signed between the companies, the two parties will aim to deliver a first engine by 2025, in line

Bunker sales in Singapore increased in May 2022

Bunker sales in Singapore for May 2022 totalled more than 4mn t, up by 373,000t from the previous month and by 1.1pc from a year earlier. It was the first time this year since January that monthly sales have been above 1mn t this year, as well as the highest total so far in 2022.

Quadrise Fuels signs agreement to supply alternative fuels

Quadrise Fuels International PLC announced that it has signed a new agreement with its client in Morocco. As per the agreement, the company will supply trial quantities of its MSAR and bioMSAR alternative fuels for an industrial demonstration at one of the client’s sites. The company will then provide the client with a written report

JV of Veolia and Asment to work for industrial waste management

Asment Temara, a cement manufacturer, is collaborating with Veolia, a French environmental giant, to launch a new industrial waste management company specialising in the development and operation of a pre-treatment and recovery platform for industrial waste in Morocco. The platform will offer its customers an industrial waste management system to help them optimise their production

Tata Steel join hands with Van Dam for developing hydrogen-powered vessel

Tata Steel has teamed up with Van Dam Shipping to develop a hydrogen-powered vessel and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the shipping of steel coils. The vessel to be developed and go on a long-term contract with the steel giant will be a short-sea vessel with a loading capacity of around 5,000 tons and

Naftogaz signs LNG and hydrogen pact with Symbio

Naftogaz Ukrainy, Ukraine’s largest gas producer and importer, has a memorandum of understanding with developer GNL Quebec’s parent company Symbio International. The agreement has given fresh hope to the backers of Canada’s stalled Energie Saguenay liquefied natural gas project. The new MoU signed sets out plans for Naftogas to begin off-taking LNG from 2027, and

ACE launches carbon intensity (CI) calculator

The American Coalition for Ethanol introduced a new carbon intensity (CI) calculator to help its members understand the carbon intensity (CI) of their farms and ethanol operations along with a simplified version of the tool to raise awareness about factors impacting the CI of ethanol. These tools help illustrate corn ethanol’s ability to attain net-zero