Bahri takes two methanol tankers on charter

Saudi Arabia’s flagship carrier Bahri has penned a long-term deal with Swiss methanol producer and tanker owner Proman to charter in two of its methanol-powered ships. The company’s chemical arm has taken the Guangzhou Shipyard International 2023-built 49,900 dwt MRs Stena Provident and Stena Progressive on hire for five years. The vessels are the final

Singapore’s marine biofuel demand could double by 2025

Marine biofuel demand at the world’s largest bunker hub Singapore could potentially double by 2025 to almost 1 million metric tons from 2023 levels as shippers seek to cut emissions, a senior TotalEnergies executive said. More shipping companies have been conducting refuelling trials using marine biofuel as an alternative to conventional fuel oil to reduce

Go Green Initiatives in Indian Railways

Ministry of Railways, with a goal of transforming Indian Railways into Green Railways by 2030, has taken a number of major initiatives towards mitigation of global warming and combating climate change. Railway Electrification, improving energy efficiency of locomotives & trains and fixed installations, green certification for installations/stations and switching to renewable sources of energy are

Govt launches fresh incentive scheme for green hydrogen

The central government has launched a new incentive scheme via the demand aggregation mode for the production of green hydrogen and green ammonia in the country. Under this model, implementing or nodal agencies will aggregate demand and call for bids for the production and supply of green hydrogen and its derivatives at the lowest cost

Cryo-compressed hydrogen gives 40% aircraft range boost over liquid H2

ZeroAvia is working with San Francisco startup Verne to bring an even more energy-dense form of hydrogen to the clean aviation space. Cryo-compressed H2 could reduce costs, speed up fueling, and unlock 40% more flight range than cryogenic liquid H2. But if you want to decarbonize aviation, it’s one of your only real fuel options.

IIT Madras works with Altair for e-mobility solutions

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has partnered with Altair, a company providing solutions in simulation and high-performance computing and artificial intelligence, to start a laboratory for e-mobility. The eMobility Simulation Lab at the department of engineering design, IIT Madras, will have the latest tools along with financial support from Altair. More labs and

VPS publishes white paper on role of accurate energy content measurement in biofuels

VPS published a white paper covering one specific test parameter: the energy content of biofuels. Energy Content is a key parameter, representing the amount of heat transferred within the combustion chamber during the burn process and indicates the available energy from the fuel. As explained, higher energy content results in higher power generation and better

iO3 bags contract from Fratelli Cosulich to enhance safety for methanol bunkering

Fratelli Cosulich Group announced that they have awarded iO3 with a contract for gas detection (methanol) and heat signature detection (thermal) for their inaugural chemical bunker tanker able to carry methanol which will join the fleet in Q2 2024. The implementation of the project will begin in Q1 2024. iO3 will install a suite of

Stena Oil commences operations at new marine fuel terminal

Marine fuels supplier Stena Oil has commenced operations at the new fuel terminal at the Port of Frederikshavn in Denmark where a newly built bunkering vessel that handles various types of fuels, including biofuels and methanol, will be deployed. To mark taking possession of the terminal, Stena Oil’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Stena Terminals, signed the takeover

ClassNK issues AiP for Maritime Hydrogen Fuel Cell System

ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a maritime hydrogen fuel cell system developed by YANMAR Power Technology Co., Ltd. (YANMAR PT). This is the first AiP certification for a maritime hydrogen fuel cell system developed by a Japanese manufacturer. Hydrogen fuel cells are gaining attention as a potential means to help reduce