ClassNK releases guidelines for safety operation for ammonia-fuelled vessels

ClassNK – Nippon Kaiji Kyokai has released the “Guidelines for Safety Operation for Ammonia-Fueled Vessels” for considering the introduction of ammonia-fuelled vessels to ensure safe operation on board ammonia-fuelled vessels. By following these guidelines, safe and secure operation can be achieved for those involved in the operation of ammonia-fuelled vessels. The Guidelines give top priority

MNRE issues scheme guidelines for green hydrogen

The Scheme Guidelines for implementation of “Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) Programme – Component II: Incentive Scheme for Green Hydrogen Production (under Mode 1)- Tranche-II” have been notified by MNRE. The capacity of Tranche-II will be 450,000 TPA of Green Hydrogen, with 40,000 TPA capacity reserved for biomass-based pathways (bucket-II) and the rest

Government issues guidelines for green hydrogen in steel sector

The Government of India has come out with guidelines for undertaking pilot projects for using green hydrogen in the steel sector. The guidelines, named “Scheme Guidelines for implementation of Pilot projects for use of Green Hydrogen in the Steel Sector under the National Green Hydrogen Mission”, have been issued by the Ministry of New &

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

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.

ClassNK releases guidelines for shipboard CO2 capture and storage

ClassNK has released “Guidelines for Shipboard CO2 Capture and Storage Systems”. The guidelines include provisions for indicating the class notation for vessels equipped with CO2 capture and storage systems or designed as “ready” for their installation. In addition to fuel transition, interest in capturing CO2 from ships’ exhaust gas is growing as a way to