CMA CGM’s LNG solution for Electrolux

Marseille-headquartered CMA CGM completed signing of a significant 40,000 teu shipping deal with Electrolux, the Swedish multinational home appliance manufacturer. Electrolux has selected to use CMA CGM’s so-called Cleaner Energy LNG solution for 40,000 container shipments this year, shipped on CMA CGM’s dual-fuel LNG-powered vessels, while also benefitting from a share of guarantee of origin

Study at sea on methane slip commences

A new joint project will use onboard techniques and drones to measure methane emissions from ships. The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) is leading the project called FUgitive Methane Emissions from Ships (FUMES), in collaboration with Danish-based Explicit and the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO). Using in-stack continuous emissions monitoring, drones, and

Bunker sales take a dip in Singapore

Bunker sales in Singapore in February totalled 3.5mn t, down sharply by 532,000t from the previous month and down by 15pc from a year earlier. This was the lowest monthly total in at least 14 months, according to data from the city state’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA). The MPA has only provided monthly data

Bunker vessels delivered HSDT

The third and final tanker in an order of bunker vessels built to ABS Class to provide bunkering services to the fishing industry has been delivered to Hai Soon Diesel & Trading (HSDT). The three 6,060 dwt oil tankers were constructed at Zhejiang Shenzhou Sunshine Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. and joined HSDT’s 21-strong fleet. “ABS

Assam Petrochemicals Ltd to export ethanol and methanol

Assam’s state-run Assam Petrochemicals Ltd (APL) will soon start exporting 300 TPD (tones per day) ethanol and methanol to Bangladesh. However, the quantity will be finalized only after the G2G agreement, said a senior official of APL. The proposal took a final shape in a meeting between the officials from Bangladesh and APL in the

Vedanta seeks bids for $19 for gas from Gujarat

Vedanta Ltd seeks a minimum $19 price for natural gas produced from a field off Gujarat. The company looks to cash in on the recent surge in global energy prices. It has called for bids for the sale of 0.25 million standard cubic meters per day of gas produced from CB/OS-2 block located in Suvali,

Regulatory framework necessary in Europe for hydrogen

  A level playing field for different energy carriers to compete and coordinated decarbonisation must be supported, say the region’s TSOs. Hydrogen is set to play a major role in the energy system but so far represents only a modest fraction of the energy mix and the majority of it is produced from fossil fuels.

Coal and Environment ministries in India to work together

The coal ministry on Tuesday said it may approach the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, seeking relaxation in certain norms so that the overall production of fossil fuel can be further increased. While addressing a function to mark the foundation stone-laying of four projects of Coal India-arm Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL), Coal Minister

China aims to increase renewable power

China aims to increase renewable power, maintain crude oil output and boost natural gas production, as it seeks to balance energy security and achieve its climate change goals. China, the world’s biggest greenhouse gases emitter, has said its carbon emission would peak by 2030, while it has said it would achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.

Central bank in India warns banks to monitor cos with direct fossil fuel links

According to an RBI report, while banks have relatively small exposure to companies that have direct links to fossil fuels, there are hidden risks in the form of companies that have indirect exposure. The RBI has said that lenders need to be alert of industries that are subject to green transition risks as countries across