Net Zero Maritime Conference 2025

Net Zero Maritime Conference taking place in Gothenburg on 23-24 April 2025 is a two-day event focusing on decarbonization targets to meet the IMO’s regulations. This event brings together key stakeholders from the maritime industry, including ship owners, ship brokers, financial institutions, commodity trading companies, port authorities, alternative fuel producers, regulatory bodies, engineering and consultancy

Additional regulations on the implementation of sulfur cap are issued by MARINA

In order to enforce the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 0.50% fuel oil sulfur cap on domestic ships, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has released new regulations. Additional guidelines for the implementation, monitoring, and enforcement of Memorandum Circular No. SR-2020-06, which requires that all Philippine-registered ships operating in the domestic market adhere to the 0.50% per

Farmers of sweet sorghum awaiting government’s announcement of separate ethanol pricing

Since meeting the sowing window is essential to the success of any biofuel project, a prompt decision might allow some mills begin persuading farmers to plant the crop in January. According to reports, the government still has to resolve several interministerial difficulties, such as the price of ethanol, therefore a project proposal that private seed

CHIMBUSCO secures first LNG refueling service in Europe

A few days ago, China Marine Bunker (PetroChina) Co..Ltd. (CHIMBUSCO), which recently ranked third in the “Top Ten Global Bunkering Enterprises” for 2023 with a bunkering scale of 22.2 million tons at the 7th International Petroleum and Gas Enterprises Conference (IPEC 2024), made its appearance at the port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, according to the company’s

NTPC collaborates with Indian Army to set up Solar Hydrogen-based Microgrid 

NTPC has partnered with the Indian Army to establish a Solar Hydrogen-based Microgrid at Chushul, Ladakh. This significant step will provide a stable power supply using Green Hydrogen in off-grid Army locations. Today, Hon’ble Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone of this unique project through video conferencing in the presence of Chief

DNV awards type approval design certification to Hanwha Ocean

DNV has awarded Hanwha Ocean Type Approval Design Certification (TADC) for its innovative rotor sail technology, the first certification of a rotor sail approved for installation in hazardous zones in South Korea. The TADC, issued by DNV, confirms that Hanwha Ocean’s Rotor Sail, designed with composite materials, is in line with DNV and international safety

6th Decarbonizing Shipping Forum

ALJ Group invites you to join efforts for a greener maritime future at the 6th Decarbonizing Shipping Forum in Hamburg on June 25th-26th! The decarbonization agenda in the shipping industry is becoming increasingly more ambitious and it requires to explore new ways of cutting on emission in day-to-day ship operations as well as long-term solutions

India to add 35GW RE this year

India will connect a record 35 gigawatts (GW) of solar and wind energy capacity to its grid during the year ending March 2025, as it scrambles to achieve its 2030 clean energy target after falling short of a much-publicised 2022 renewables goal. There was a lot of market demand for battery-linked storage projects, adding that

Oil India aims to operate Numaligarh refinery by 2027

State-run explorer Oil India Ltd hopes to operate its refinery in the northeastern state of Assam at an expanded capacity of 180,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the fiscal year to March 2027. Oil India’s subsidiary Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) is expanding the capacity of the plant from the current 60,000 bpd and laying a crude oil pipeline connecting

NGHM has potential to attract Rs 8 lakh cr in investments: Joshi

India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) has the potential to attract Rs 8 lakh crore in investments, generate 6 lakh jobs and reduce reliance on natural gas and ammonia imports, leading to savings of Rs 1 lakh crore, said Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi. Speaking at the inaugural session of the International Conference