Cummins unveils industry-first fuel-agnostic internal combustion powertrain solutions

Global power leader Cummins Inc. announced today that it is expanding its industry-leading powertrain platforms, leveraging a range of lower carbon fuel types. As the industry’s first unified, fuel-agnostic engines, these platforms will use engine blocks and core components that share common architectures and will be optimized for different low-carbon fuel types. “Getting to zero

Historic first bunker fueling for LNG-Fueled Newcastlemax

The first LNG-fueledNewcastlemax bulk carrier in an order of 13 ABS-Classed vessels for Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has taken on its first load of LNG bunker fuel at Singapore. The 209,936 DWT dual-fuel vessel, Mount Tourmaline, was built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., China and delivered to EPS on January 28, 2022. “ABS is

Sri Lankan bunker suppliers rescind HSFO offers amid energy crunch

Suppliers at the port of Colombo have retracted offers for delivered 380 CST high sulfur fuel oil due to shortages of the bunker grade as local refineries direct the available product for power generation in a bid to stem Sri Lanka’s acute energy crisis, industry sources told S&P Global Platts. The country also is grappling

Singapore bunkers supported by cargo, barge tightness

Singapore bunker prices have risen strongly in recent weeks on the back of firm crude benchmark prices, and are further buoyed by strong spot demand and tighter availabilities of cargoes and barges. The premium of delivered very-low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) bunkers over the cargo market has averaged $23.26/t so far this year, triple more

Unifeeder receives first 100% biofuel bunker consignment at Rotterdam

Shipping company Unifeeder has bunkered its first 100% biofuel, from energy company VARO at the Dutch bunker hub of Rotterdam, the companies said in a statement Feb. 8. The transaction adds momentum to growing volumes of biofuel bunkered at Rotterdam as shipping tries to decarbonize. “Being able to operate our vessels on 100% biofuel is

TFG Marine supplies first delivery of carbon offset bio-blend bunker fuel to Western Bulk

TFG Marine Pte Ltd, the global marine fuel supply and procurement joint venture between Trafigura Group Pte and shipping firms Frontline and Golden Ocean, has supplied its first carbon offset bio-blend bunker fuel (B30) to global dry bulk shipping company Western Bulk Chartering AS (“Western Bulk”). TFG Marine supplied 750 mt of B30 VLSFO bunker

Ammonia as a storage solution for future decarbonised energy systems

Storing large volumes of energy for prolonged periods of time in a transportable form can significantly assist decarbonized energy and power systems. Specifically, apart from offering the possibility for connecting energy sources with consumers, periodic and seasonal transportable storage can balance the energy system at times when climatic conditions are unfavourable. This could allow for

Trafigura sets out to build green ammonia bunker production facility

Swiss commodities trading giant Trafigura has partnered with Germany-based startup Hy2gen and Danish fund management company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) to produce green ammonia as marine fuel in the municipality of Sauda, on the southwestern coast of Norway. The consortium plans to invest in the production, storage and shipping facility, which Trafigura said is expected

Advanced atomic to power affordable production of green ammonia for shipping

Core Power, a leader in advanced nuclear energy technology for ocean transportation and heavy industry released a special report on the mass-production of zero-carbon fuels for shipping, using advanced nuclear technologies offshore. The production of green ammonia is a key component of the decarbonisation plans for international shipping. While the largest 17,000 ships are unlikely

Total Energies launches port of Marseille fos’ first ship-to-containership LNG bunkering operation

TotalEnergies and its partner CMA CGM, have launched Marseilles’ inaugural ship-to-containership Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkering operation in the Port of Marseille Fos, Southern France. CMA CGM BALI, a 15,000 TEU1  LNG-powered containership is deployed on the MEX 1 service, connecting Asia and South Europe. She has been refuelled by TotalEnergies’ Gas Vitality, the first