Engineers develop process to make fuel from carbon dioxide

The search is on worldwide to find ways to extract carbon dioxide from the air or from power plant exhaust and then make it into something useful. One of the more promising ideas is to make it into a stable fuel that can replace fossil fuels in some applications. But most such conversion processes have

Argentina plans new fuel shipments

Argentina’s government will import 10 fuel shipments to guarantee local supply of petrol and diesel after a recent demand spike and shortages, the country’s energy secretariat said. The measure aims to resolve shortages in recent days that led to long lines at service stations in the country to fill up with petrol as well as

World’s first LNG-fuelled panamax commences operation

The world’s first LNG-fuelled panamax bulk carrier has started operating. The coal carrier, owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and on charter to Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden), was built at Oshima Shipyard and is called Shoyo. The ship’s first LNG bunkering took place yesterday. LNG is shipping’s top alternative fuel today, with methanol beginning to

ABS, AL Group to study methanol fuel conversion for bulker

ABS and Asiatic Lloyd Maritime LLP, member of the AL Group, have signed a joint development project to study the feasibility of converting the fuel system of an ultramax bulk carrier, from conventional diesel to methanol. The study is focused on a series of up to eight ABS Classed ultramax bulk carriers ordered for construction

Shipping could face carbon-neutral fuel shortage: DNV

It is likely that the shipping industry will find it challenging to secure an adequate supply of carbon-neutral fuels in the future, according to DNV’s new Maritime Forecast to 2050. Increasing regulatory pressure to decarbonise, including stricter targets set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) this July, means the shipping industry now needs to achieve

Tufton’s company installs Anemoi Rotor Sails to save 10% of fuel & emissions

Installation of Rotor Sails on TR Lady, an 82 000 DWT Kamsarmax bulk carrier, was completed in Chengxi Shipyard, China, in June 2023. TR Lady is owned by TR Lady Shipping Ltd, a portfolio company of Tufton Investment Management Ltd and is on a time charter with Cargill. The vessel was retrofitted with three 5

Fuel consumption in India rises by 1.9% in July

India’s fuel consumption, a proxy for oil demand, rose by 1.9% year-on-year in July to about 18.09 million tonnes, data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the oil ministry showed. Fuel demand was still down about 6.6% from the previous month, when demand stood at 19.36 million tonnes. There is a seasonality

New photocatalytic system converts CO2 into valuable fuel

A joint research team from the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and collaborators recently developed a stable artificial photocatalytic system that is more efficient than natural photosynthesis. The newly developed system, which replicates a natural chloroplast, is capable of transforming carbon dioxide in water into methane, a useful fuel, very efficiently using light. This

Container shipping line MSC now part of SEA-LNG coalition

The world’s largest container line Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has joined SEA-LNG which promotes the use of LNG as a fuel. MSC already has LNG-fuelled vessels with its first five newbuilding dual-fuel LNG-capable container vessels in operation, and two in the cruise sector, with MSC World Europa and MSC Euribia whose maiden voyage was powered

MI publishes guide to methanol as marine fuel

The orderbook for methanol fuelled ships has grown rapidly with owners and operators specifying the fuel for use on ships from the largest container ships to small pilot boats.