IMO’s CII comes under criticism

The criticism on the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) is growing. The CII, which debuts on January 1 alongside the IMO’s Energy Efficiency Existing ship Index (EEXI), are the most significant pieces of green legislation from the United Nations body since the 2020 introduction of the global sulphur cap. For the first

LNG retrofit will rate higher under CII, says SEA-LNG analysis

LNG is the best fuel option for owners considering how to extend vessel life and secure CII compliance through retrofit, according to SEA-LNG, the multi-sector industry coalition established to demonstrate the benefits of the LNG fuel pathway for shipping decarbonisation. In a piece of analysis released, the coalition finds significant benefits to a business choosing

Gas liquefaction capacity expected to double by 2028 in the world

Clarksons Research is predicting a double of liquefaction capacity by 2028. The newbuild orderbook now stands at 40% of existing capacity, up from 27% at start 2021, while 32% of existing capacity is steam turbine and there are uncertainties around the impact of upcoming EEXI and CII regulations. Record LNG newbuild carrier contracting has seen

Wah Kwong teams up with BV and Shanghai Qiyao for study on CCS

Wah Kwong Maritime Transport has teamed up with French class society Bureau Veritas and Shanghai Qiyao Environmental Technology Co., to study the feasibility of installing carbon capture and storage (CCS) units on existing ships. This is aimed at meeting 2030 carbon intensity indicator (CII) targets. The agreement will see the three entities focus on two

Renewable power, plentiful demineralised water essential to meet green hydrogen target

EY-SED Fund report was released at the CII’s conference on ‘Green New Energy for a Net Zero India’ in Bengaluru. The report said that the country needs 115 GW of renewable power generation capacity and 50 billion litres of demineralised water supply to achieve five million tonnes of green hydrogen by 2030. The report said

ABS and Arcsilea to study the future of CII, EEXI and EEDI

A consortium between ABS and Arcsilea has won a tender from the European Commission, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) to carry out a technical study on the Future of Ship Energy Efficiency Measures. The 15-month-long project will analyze the IMO’s CII, EEXI and EEDI framework and provide recommendations for further development, effective implementation

India targets to obtain 500GW non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030

India’s non-fossil energy capacity is projected to reach 500GW by 2030 stated Niti Aayog member VK Saraswat while addressing the Norway-India Business Summit 2022 organised by CII in collaboration with the Embassy of Norway. This will also help India achieve half of its energy requirements by further facilitating a reduction of carbon footprint approximately by

MMHE to collaborate with Silverstream Technologies in maritime decarbonisation

Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Sdn Bhd (MMHE), has signed a strategic agreement with maritime clean technology company, Silverstream Technologies. The partnership will facilitate retrofit opportunities for Silverstream’s market-leading air lubrication technology – the Silverstream® System – as well as collaboration, information and knowledge sharing between the two companies. MMHE – one of the most

NAPA, ClassNK and Marubeni to study on EEXI and CII’s effect on operations

NAPA, the leading maritime software, services, and data analysis provider, will work with leading class society ClassNK and Japanese general trading company Marubeni to assess what fuel and carbon emission savings could be achieved through voyage optimization. NAPA will use its Fleet Intelligence platform to retrospectively analyze the impact of EEXI (Energy Efficiency Existing Ship

‘Transition to netzero shipping is a complex challenge’

Mr. Vijay Arora, Managing Director, Indian Register of Shipping (IRS), in an exclusive interview with Future Fuels, reveals how IRS is helping ship owners to face the existing vessel certification challenges and elaborates on the short-, mid-, and long-term measures on path to decarbonisation. Q. What are initiatives taken by IRClass to help Indian ship