GCMD, SGMF to develop guidelines on the use of ammonia

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and the Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF) have signed a 2-year Coalition Partnership agreement during Gastech 2023. Under the agreement, GCMD and SGMF plan to collaborate on reshaping standards by developing guidelines on the use of ammonia as a marine fuel. SGMF’s guidelines for LNG

ClassNK to collaborate on ammonia bunkering

ClassNK, Consort Bunkers Pte Ltd, Daihatsu Diesel Mfg. Co.,Ltd., Daikai Engineering Pte. Ltd., and SeaTech Solutions International (S) Pte Ltd. have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding concerning a joint study on an ammonia fueled ammonia bunkering tanker. The MOU was signed by representatives of all five parties with the presence of an official from Maritime

EPS becomes manager first bulk carrier to complete LNG bunkering

Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) was recently featured on China Central TV (CCTV) for being the manager of the first bulk carrier to complete LNG bunkering operations at Zhoushan Anchorage, China. In partnership with PetroChina, M/V Mount Cook was supplied with 2200 MT of LNG. This is an important milestone for EPS and our industry, with

Regulators push for low-carbon bunker transition

Maritime trades have been powered by residual fuels that emit high levels of air pollutants and greenhouse gases for decades, but a growing number of regulators are pushing vessel operators to use greener energy sources. Now Having lowered the global sulfur cap for bunker fuels earlier this decade, the International Maritime Organization has set decarbonization

GCMD’s biofuel bunkering trial finds 83% drop in emissions

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) found carbon emissions fell 83% using a vegetable oil biofuel blend compared with marine gasoil in a trial for a dual-fuel liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier, the centre said. This was the third of five supply chain bunkering trials that the GCMD has undertaken as part of an

Resolving ship-owners’ dilemma

Ultimately, the final step in shipping’s journey towards decarbonisation will be the total use of zero-carbon fuels, either in whole or blended with conventional fuels or alternative power sources.

No more easy bunkering now, with shift in energy transition

The days of picking and choosing from a range of bunker fuels at ports are disappearing as geopolitics cause oil flows to shift, meaning shippers must plan more carefully ahead to ensure they can buy the fuel they need, according to TFG Marine. Russia has been a key provider of 3.5% (high) sulfur fuel oil

Methanol bunkering vessel gets approval in China

CCS Wuhan Rules and Research Institute has issued the first approval in principle (AiP) certificate for methanol bunkering ships to Zhejiang Seahead Ship Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd. in China. According to CCS, The methanol bunkering ship certificated is a competitive brand of new energy ship independently developed by Seahead.  With a maximum capacity

Himalaya’s two dual fuel newbuilds bunkered with LNG

Bulker operator Himalaya Shipping said two of its ships, Mount Norefjell and Mount Matterhorn, have bunkered with LNG in Singapore over the last few days. Mount Matterhorn is the fifth of the twelve 210,000 dwt Newcastlemax dual fuel newbuildings that the company has on order at New Times Shipbuilding in China. A Newcastlemax running on

Asahi Tanker conducts B24 biofuel bunkering at Tokyo port

The marine biofuel is a blend of conventional bunker fuel oil (VLSFO) and approximately 24% biofuel.