SSA Marine converts 9 diesel-powered rubber-tired gantry cranes to electric

SSA Marine has completed a multi-year project to convert 9 ZPMC diesel-electric 1,000 hp rubber-tired gantry cranes (RTGs) to 100% grid-tied electric. This is the largest deployment of eRTGs in North America and represents 100% of the RTG fleet at the Port of Long Beach Pier J terminal. The multimillion-dollar project was supported by a

Royal Caribbean and World Fuel Services begin collaboration on diesel fuel trial

Royal Caribbean Group has collaborated with World Fuel Services to sail its Navigator of the Seas ship using renewable diesel as part of a trial. With this move, the group is claimed to become the first major cruise company to sail a cruise vessel out of a US port using renewable diesel for at least

Neste partners with EDi to supply renewable diesel

Neste is partnering with EDi Energie-Direkt Hohenlohe GmbH and TOOL-FUEL Services GmbH to jointly enable the supply of Neste MY Renewable Diesel in Germany and contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emission in the transport sector. The two companies will distribute and sell Neste MY Renewable Diesel in Germany, while Neste will ensure sufficient volumes of

Toyota, Kenworth’s FECV potential replacement to diesel-powered trucks

Toyota Motor North America and Kenworth Truck Company said they have proven the capabilities of their jointly designed heavy-duty, Class 8 fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) as a potential zero-emissions replacement of diesel-powered trucks with the completion of their operations in the Zero-and Near-Zero Emissions Freight Facilities (ZANZEFF) “Shore to Store” project at the Port

Wärtsilä 25 engine introduced for maritime decarbonization

The technology group Wärtsilä introduces its new Wärtsilä 25 medium-speed 4-stroke engine. Based on Wärtsilä’s highly successful modular technology platform, this latest addition to the company’s engine portfolio is designed to accelerate and support the maritime sector’s efforts in achieving decarbonised operations. The Wärtsilä 25 engine’s modularity offers shipowners and operators maximised flexibility, while the

Renewable diesel production is expected to overtake biodiesel in the US

The American government expects biofuel producers to be making more renewable diesel than biodiesel. According to the US. Energy Information Administration, renewable diesel production is expected to overtake biodiesel production in the United States in October. Renewable diesel capacity was estimated at 1.92 billion gallons per year in May, up from 1.75 billion gallons in

BEST will run only green energy-powered buses by 2023

Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) general manager Lokesh Chandra said that BEST has proposed to convert 220 diesel buses from Mumbai in order to make it run on “green hydrogen”. He also said that a pilot project for the same has been planned with the Union Transport Ministry. The decision comes a few days

MAN Energy Solutions signs MoU with Stena and Proman

MAN Energy Solutions has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Stena Teknik – Stena’s inhouse R&D division – and Proman – the world’s second largest methanol producer – regarding their mutual cooperation on a project to retrofit MAN 48/60 engines to make them capable of dual-fuel, diesel and methanol operation. Stena and Proman announced

3MW hydrogen fuel cell backup power plant built by Microsoft

Microsoft has demonstrated a 3MW power generation system powered by hydrogen – the latest step in its project to move towards zero-carbon backup power for data centers. The system was built by Plug Power, and uses hydrogen fuel cells in two 40ft shipping containers in a parking lot at Plug’s headquarters in Latham, New York.

TotalEnergies and Adnoc to work together on supplying diesel

TotalEnergies and Adnoc have agreed to work together on supplying UAE diesel to France as part of a new strategic partnership agreement. The agreement also includes jointly evaluating opportunities for new oil and gas developments in the UAE and assessing the possibility of a carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) project in the Mideast Gulf