LR, Guangzhou Shipyard ink JDP for world’s largest ammonia carrier

Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) have signed a joint development project (JDP) for the design of the world’s largest VLAC (Very Large Ammonia Carrier) with a carrying capacity of 100,000 cbm. The vessel will feature an independent IMO type B tank for the safe storage of ammonia which is expected to optimise

Sohar Port uses biofuel bunkering in tugboat operations

In line with global trends aimed at enhancing marine sustainability and reducing carbon emissions, the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, in collaboration with its strategic partners in Omani ports, is working towards developing strategic plans to transition to green mobility and achieve carbon neutrality in Oman by 2050. SOHAR Port has announced that

Human-caused global warming at all-time high

Last year alone, human activities — such as burning coal for cheap power — led to our planet warming by 1.3 degrees Celsius (2.34 Fahrenheit), according to a new report. If we continue pumping heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere at our current rate, scientists say we have about five years before we drive global

First e-methanol-powered SOV launched

The “world’s first” e-methanol-fueled service operation vessel (SOV) was launched at Cemre Shipyard in Türkiye. In April 2022, Esvagt and Ørsted decided to invest in what the companies described as the world’s first SOV that can operate on green fuels. A month later, Cemre Shipyard received an order to build the hybrid, methanol-fueled SOV. The

First railway hydrogen station operational in China

China’s first heavy-load refueling station for hydrogen-powered railways began commercial operation in Ordos, a prefecture-level city in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The station caters to heavy-duty hydrogen-powered shunting locomotives and catenary vehicles supported by hydrogen fuel cells and lithium-ion batteries. It is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 800 tonnes per

ABS and Lloyd’s Register issue AiP to ammonia container ship

The two classification societies American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and Lloyd’s Register (LR) have issued an approval in principle (AiP) for a new ship design of an ammonia-fueled 3500 TEU container vessel. A cross-industry taskforce including A. P. Moller-Maersk, MAN Energy Solutions, Deltamarin, Eltronic FuelTech, ABS and LR led by the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center

Active shift in fleet composition toward more sustainable fuel alternatives

According to the latest ABS research, geopolitical instability, scalability of fuel production and retrofits to existing vessels are key factors impacting the shipping industry’s journey to net zero by 2050. The sixth in an annual series, the 2024 Outlook, Beyond the Horizon, Carbon Neutral Fuel Pathways and Transformational Technologies, investigates carbon-neutral fuel pathways and transformative

ClassNK includes hydrogen in third edition of guidelines for ships

ClassNK has released the Guidelines for Ships Using Alternative Fuels (Edition 3.0). In addition to safety requirements for ships using methanol, ethanol, LPG, and ammonia as fuel, this edition newly adds requirements related to hydrogen-fueled ships, providing guidance for the design of alternative-fueled ships. The guidelines describe safety requirements for alternative-fueled ships including requirements for

AD Ports Group joins project to develop green methanol facilities

UAE-based port operator the AD Ports Group, Egyptian container shipping line Transmar, and Cairo-based Orascom Construction have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the development of a green methanol storage, export, and bunkering facility in the Suez Canal area. The AD Ports Group said the new facility will supply low-carbon fuel for maritime

Hanwha Aerospace gets approval for hydrogen fuel cells for ships

Hanwha Aerospace’s Moon Seung-hak, Head of Business Division, and Kim Dae-heon, Head of Research Division at the Korean Register of Shipping, attended a significant certification ceremony for the Approval in Principle (AIP) of hydrogen fuel cells for ships. The event took place at Hanwh Hanwha Aerospace has achieved a significant milestone in the maritime industry