Raizen, Shell to supply second-generation ethanol to Ferrari F-1 team

Brazilian energy company Raizen SA and its shareholder Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.L) signed an agreement with the Ferrari Formula 1 team to supply second-generation, high-performance ethanol from next year, when the main motor racing category will begin using 10% ethanol blend in gasoline. Source: Reuters Tags: Biofuels, Ethanol, Ferrari F-1 team

Samskip begins biofuel trial on second containership

The 800 TEU Samskip Innovator is joining the Samskip Endeavour in switching to use sustainable biofuel. In a trial that will run until mid-December, the Samskip Innovator will operate on MDF1-100 fuel which is produced from used cooking oil and supplied by Netherlands-based GoodFuels. The number 100 stands for the proportion made from renewable raw

Indian Oil and NTPC ink deal to collaborate on green energy

State-run Indian Oil Corporation and NTPC have signed an agreement for collaborating on renewable energy. “IndianOil and NTPC have come together for the generation and storage of renewable energy or other cleaner forms of energy, including gas-based power, primarily to cater for IndianOil Refineries or other installations,” the companies said in a joint statement. Source:

Launch of first VLSFO supply in Mozambique

Mozambique Civitas Logistics, part of the Civitas Partners Group (CPG), is now offering very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) at the Port of Nacala after the discharge of the fuel, supplied by Shell from Singapore, into its floating storage unit, Deniz Sultan, on 7 November. CPG will supply VLSFO in the Nacala area from the

Beijing allocates extra 1 mn mt bunker fuel export quota to Sinopec, PetroChina, CNOOC

China’s Ministry of Commerce this week allocated an additional 1 million mt of quotas to Sinopec, PetroChina and CNOOC to export their domestically produced bunker fuel oil for bonded bunkering at China’s ports in 2021, sources with knowledge of the matter said. Meanwhile, the ministry has also approved Sinochem to transfer 230,000 mt of its

Ethanol industry mission offers fuel market support in Brazil

A delegation from the U.S. ethanol industry recently met with Brazilian government and private sector officials to learn more about the current dynamics of the Brazilian fuel market and its ethanol production and to offer support for the country’s effort to reduce the impact of high fuel prices on consumers. During the week of Oct.

Shipping and carbon zero: An interview with Bo Cerup-Simonsen

Since the invention of the steamship, in the early 19th century, seaborne trade has been the lifeblood of the global economy. Today, more than 70,000 vessels sail the high seas to ferry goods of all types to nearly every corner of the globe, making up 80 percent of international trade by volume. Bo Cerup-Simonsen, CEO

Elenger’s optimus LNG bunker vessel up and running

Elenger’s 6,000 cbm-capacity LNG bunker vessel, Optimus, has conducted its first refuelling operation – bunkering Tallink’s shuttle ferry, Megastar. As previously reported, Elenger took delivery of the vessel, which was built at Damen Shipyards Yichang, last month. The LNG bunker operation also represented the first refuelling of its kind in Estonia. ‘Ship-to-ship bunkering of LNG

Methanol – a bright future as a marine fuel

Drewry believes methanol can play a major role in meeting the IMO’s emissions reduction targets for the maritime sector for 2030 and zero-emission targets for 2050. By 2023, the goal for the sector is to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) through fuel-efficiency, slow-steaming and using LNG as fuel, among others. However, to meet

COP26 climate pledges could help limit global warming to 1.8 °C

At the COP26 Climate Change Conference taking place in Glasgow, a key question is what do all the new pledges by different countries to reduce emissions mean for global warming? This was a central question we addressed in the IEA’s recent World Energy Outlook 2021 (WEO-2021), and we are continuing to update that analysis. By