Is hydrogen the key to a greener shipping industry?

Energy companies, international organizations, and national governments around the world are touting hydrogen as the next big energy trend, but is it practical for all uses? Some believe that it will be vital for the future of freight transport, as countries move away from petrol and diesel, but others are more critical of the idea.

Israel to clampdown polluting oil refineries

Israel approved in principle a plan to shut down Haifa’s oil refineries and petrochemical plants, marking Israel’s first-ever planned dismantling of an industrial zone and an important step toward complying with the Paris climate change agreement. But the resolution contained no timeframe for the closure, nor was any budget approved for it. Implementing it will

Indian refiners planning to ramp up ethanol storage

The state-run fuel retailers in India are considering increasing ethanol storage capacity by 51 per cent, as the country is targeting to double the biofuel’s blending with gasoline to 20 per cent by 2025 according to a director at Indian Oil Corp refinery. India is one of the largest importers of oil which relies on

Greens party in UK support international treaty to phasing out fossil fuel

The Green Party of England and Wales have voted to support the UK government signing an international treaty for the phasing out of fossil fuels. Party members passed a motion backing a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty (FFNPT) at their spring conference being held online this weekend. The motion was proposed by a number of high

Elon Musk calls US to increase fossil fuels production

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the US must “immediately” increase its production of crude oil and natural gas amid the ongoing Ukraine crisis which has roiled energy markets. “Hate to say it, but we need to increase oil & gas output immediately,” Musk tweeted.“Extraordinary times demand extraordinary measures,” he tweeted. In the aftermath of Russia’s

Greenpeace activists protest at Russian LNG tanker on arrival

Greenpeace France activists have taken action at sea to highlight the historical responsibility of fossil fuels in triggering and financing international conflict and to call on Europe to divest from Russian oil and gas and push for investment in renewable energies. On board an inflatable, the activists displayed a banner reading “Fossil Fuels War” in

Egypt takes a move towards green path

World Bank’s data from 2015 and Fitch Solutions’ data from 2020 revealed Egypt’s renewable sources only accounted for 3.4 per cent of the country’s energy mix in 2019. A social media account called Egypt Facts and Numbers, a collaboration between United Nations Development Program and Egypt’s Ministry of Planning revealed in late December its share

Europe looks to Africa to fill the gas gap arisen due to Ukraine war

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is forcing Europe to diversify its energy supply. “Germany and Europe must now quickly make up for what they have missed over the last twenty years,” Stefan Liebing, chairperson of the Africa Association of German Business, said in a press release. He advises Germany’s Economics Minister Robert Habeck to travel to

PIL awards contract to build 14,000 TEU LNG container vessels

Pacific International Lines (PIL) has announced the award of a contract to Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) for the construction of four 14,000 TEU container vessels. The vessels will be equipped with dual-fuel engines and auxiliaries which can run on both Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) or low sulphur fuel oil. The four vessels will be delivered progressively

The pathway for energy transition in shipping

Future Fuels in association with sponsor FuelSpec®, a combustion catalyst product, has organized first webinar on “Decarbonising Shipping – Issues and challenges” on 25th February 2022, with the participation of representatives from key stakeholders in the shipping industry including Indian Register of Shipping, INSA, MASSA, CMMI, FOSMA, Institute of Marine Engineers of India, Wartsila, and