Port of Rotterdam Authority and BigMile make transport emissions transparent

Port of Rotterdam Authority and BigMile are developing a digital platform to identify transport-related emissions in the port. Data, including from AIS, a system that registers all vessel movements, is combined with a TNO calculation model, enabling a precise calculation of transport sector emissions. The platform also provides insight into emissions at a business location,

Cows and pigs fuel world’s first carbon neutral PSV

U.S. offshore vessel operator Harvey Gulf International Marine reports taking another step in its sustainability effort giving it the world’s first carbon neutral Platform Supply Vessel (PSV). With the introduction of biogas into its operation, Harvey Gulf continues an effort that began seven years ago when they became the first company in North America to

Mitsubishi concludes agreement on construction of world’s first test ship for liquefied CO2

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a Yokohama-based member of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has concluded a contract with Sanyu Kisen Co., Ltd., a Kobe-based enterprise principally engaged in management of ships navigation in Japanese as well as foreign waters, calling for the construction of a demonstration test ship to transport liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) in

USGS estimates US mines produced $90.4 bn in non-fuel mineral commodities in 2021

US mines produced approximately $90.4 billion in mineral commodities in 2021—a $9.7 billion increase over the 2020 revised total of $80.7 billion—according to the US Geological Survey USGS. This information comes from the 27th annual Mineral Commodity Summaries report from the USGS National Minerals Information Center. The report is a comprehensive source of 2021 mineral

Pricing economics lifts scrubbers’ prospects amid thrust for cleaner fuels

Scrubbers will likely continue to play a significant role in the marine fuel mix over the near-to-medium term despite the global push for cleaner fuels, with the latest results from Dorian LPG’s scrubber operations showing a 48% capital expenditure payback. “Fuel spreads during Q4 2022 [October-December] widened between LSFO [low sulfur fuel oil] and HSFO

Kazakhstan wants more oil output to stay at home to tackle fuel problems

Kazakhstan has asked the foreign companies operating its main oilfields to supply the domestic market so it can boost its refining industry and tackle the rising fuel prices that led to violent protests in January. Energy minister Bolat Akchkulakov said Kazakhstan can’t ramp up domestic refining without supplies from the foreign-led consortia operating its Tengiz,

World’s first ammonia-ready vessel delivered

The ABS-classed Suezmax has a deadweight tonnage of 156,700. The eco-friendly vessel was ordered in autumn 2020, according to data provided by VesselsValue. Currently conventionally fuelled, the vessel complies with the ABS Ammonia Ready Level 1 requirements, indicating it is designed to be converted to run on ammonia in the future. The 170,811 cbm tanker

Mærsk  teams up to advise in defining  decarbonisation roadmap and strategy

To accelerate the maritime decarbonisation journey, the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (the Center) is teaming up with Maersk Broker Advisory Services and McKinsey & Company to offer data-based advisory services on decarbonisation pathways. The service called ‘Fleet Decarbonisation Optimizer’ combines deep industry knowledge and techno- economic analytical capabilities across the three

Proman’s first methanol-fueled ship to dock in Trinidad and Tobago

Local media of Trinidad and Tobago reported on the Proman’s Stena Pro Patria vessel arriving in the country within a few months. The vessel is the first of three 49,900 dwt methanol dual-fuel MR tankers that Proman and Stena Bulk are building together. It launched in November 2021 at Guangzhou Shipyard, the first Chinese shipyard

HPCL eyes net zero carbon emissions by 2040

Indian state refiner Hindustan Petroleum Corp is working on a plan for net zero carbon emissions by 2040, chairman M. K. Surana said on Monday. India, the world’s third-biggest greenhouse gas emitter, is aiming to reach net zero emissions by 2070. “HPCL is in the process of developing a validated roadmap with the help of