Carreras and Cepsa will promote the use biofuels

Carreras and Cepsa have signed a collaboration agreement to promote the use of 100% renewable diesel (HVO). The logistics operator uses biofuels for certain routes and some customers, a policy aligned with its sustainability plan. This biofuel reduces CO2 emissions by up to 90% during its life cycle compared to regular fuels. This biofuel is

MOL, Idemitsu, HIF team up to develop e-methanol supply chain

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the joint development of a synthetic fuel (e-fuel)/synthetic methanol (e-methanol) supply chain including CO2 marine transport with Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. and HIF USA LLC and HIF Asia Pacific Pty Limited (HIF), subsidiaries of HIF Global, a leading worldwide producer of

Buildings sector to overshoot entire carbon budget

Emissions from India’s buildings sector between 2020 and 2070 are projected to reach 90.85 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in the business-as-usual scenario, exceeding the carbon budget allocated for the entire country, according to a report released on Monday. The countries are striving to achieve net-zero emissions to limit the rise in global average temperatures

Canada, Germany sign MOU to trade hydrogen from Atlantic Canada

Canada and Germany have signed a deal to advance the trade of hydrogen out of Atlantic Canada between the two countries. The federal government says the memorandum of understanding will accelerate commercial-scale hydrogen trade, and secure early access for hydrogen producers in the German market. Essentially the agreement, the details of which have to be

Fortescue conducts trails with ammonia-diesel marine fuel

Fortescue, with the support of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), government agencies, research institutes, and industry partners, has successfully conducted the world’s first use of ammonia, in combination with diesel in the combustion process, as a marine fuel onboard the Singapore-flagged ammonia-powered vessel, the Fortescue Green Pioneer, in the Port of Singapore.

Erik Thun, Electrochaea in talks over e-methane offtake

Germany-based provider of synthetic methane technology Electrochaea and Swedish shipping company Erik Thun have signed a letter of intent (LoI) to initiate negotiations on the offtake of e-methane for green maritime fuel. The potential collaboration would see e-methane produced by Electrochaea’s subsidiary BioCAT Roslev Aps in Denmark used as maritime fuel in the vessels operated

IMO fuel standard tied to emissions checkpoints

As the spring 2025 deadline for turning IMO’s revised GHG strategy into regulation approaches, progress was made last week at meeting 16 of the Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (ISWG GHG 16). The main step forward at the meeting was an agreement that the GHG Fuel Standard –a regulation limiting

K Line, Tokyo Gas team up on joint study on CO2

Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has reached an agreement with compatriot gas supplier Tokyo Gas to work on a joint study of liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) marine transportation to achieve carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS). As disclosed, the companies will carry out a simulation of marine transportation of liquefied CO2 to

Indian Oil opens ethanol fuel pump

The fuel, named, Ethanol 100, will cater to vehicles that can run on ethanol and is available at around 183 fuel outlets across five states – Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi and Tamil Nadu. In a bid to capitalise on the government’s push for ethanol as one of the alternatives to fossil fuels, India’s

FastRig easy retrofit wingsail starts on-land testing

With an increasing number of vessel owners and charterers seeing wind assisted propulsion as a way to cut emissions, FastRig, a wingsail solution that’s been specifically designed for easy retrofitting to existing ships, has passed a major milestone. U.K.-based Smart Green Shipping, the developer of the wingsail, today commenced on-land testing of the solution at