Zero-carbon ammonia for shipping faces challenges

Ammonia faces major cost and safety hurdles as a shipping fuel compared to others, such as liquefied natural gas (LNG), methanol, and biofuels. Jeslyn Lerh underlines ammonia’s appeal is that it is carbon free, and would be a zero-emission fuel if made from hydrogen produced with renewable electricity. Globally, only 25 ammonia dual-fuel ships have

Hanwha Ocean partners with GCMD for maritime decarbonisation

Hanwha Ocean and the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonization (GCMD) established a five-year strategic cooperation to promote maritime decarbonization in the fields of onboard carbon collection, energy efficiency technology, and alternative low-carbon fuels. Along with expanding its reach to South Korea, the world’s top shipbuilding nation1 known for its advanced technological competitiveness and dominance in

GCMD presents case study of its bio bunker fuel trials

Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation’s (GCMD) Chief Strategy Officer, Dr Sanjay C Kuttan, presented GCMD’s case study on biofuels trials in a recent Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) seminar, organised by its Marine Fuels Committee. During his presentation, Dr Sanjay emphasised the importance of sourcing biofuels regionally and using larger tankers for fuel transport to minimise

GCMD carries out ship-to-ship transfers of ammonia

Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) led consortium has carried out two ship-to-ship transfers of ammonia at anchorages within the Port of Dampier in a pilot project that reinforces the potential of the Pilbara region of Western Australia to be a green ammonia bunkering hub. The operation was conducted under strict safety protocols, with requisite approvals, and

GCMD completes final biofuels supply chain trials

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has completed the final supply chain trial for biofuel blended with very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO), bringing a series of trials launched in July 2022 to an end. The series of trials form a part of a larger pilot to develop a framework to provide quality, quantity,

GCMD reports first B24 bunkering as part of Project LOTUS

Bunkering of B24 biofuel blend, comprising of 24% Fatty Acid Methyl Esters and 76% very low sulphur fuel oil, on NYK’s short-sea vehicle carrier follows the launch of Project LOTUS in May 2024. The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) said Project LOTUS is a six-month long project to trial the continuous use of biofuels

OGCI, GCMD agree to find solutions for shipping decarbonisation

The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) and the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) announced a two-year coalition partnership agreement to work on a range of solutions to decarbonize the shipping industry. Areas of collaboration will focus on energy efficiency to reduce emissions, future fuels that are lower in carbon intensity, such as ammonia,

GCMD releases report on biofuel degradation study

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has released a report, “Tracking the Propensity of Biofuels Degradation Across the Maritime Supply Chain.” The report includes findings from tracking the quality of FAME and FAME blends as they make their way through the supply chains and on consumption onboard vessels. Unlike conventional marine fuels, FAME-based biofuels

GCMD sheds light on role of FAME biofuel in maritime operations

The Global Center for Maritime Decarbonization (GCMD) has published a report which sheds light on the quality of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) biofuel and FAME blends. As part of GCMD’s initiative to develop an assurance framework for drop-in green fuels, the “Tracking the propensity of biofuels degradation across the maritime supply chain” paper presents

GCMD and NYK Line team up to address concerns of biofuels

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has teamed up with NYK Line to launch Project LOTUS (long-term impact of continuous use of biofuels on vessel operations). This six-month project will trial the continuous use of a biofuels blend comprising of 24% Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) and very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) onboard