Marine fuel sales in Singapore hub increased in October

Marine fuel sales in Singapore surged to a one-year high in October, latest official data showed, as more competitive prices attracted ships to refuel at the world’s top bunkering hub.  October bunker sales totaled 4.25 million tonnes, climbing 7% from September, while vessel arrivals for bunkering at Singapore rose 9% month-on-month at 3,431 vessel calls,

DHL purchases sustainable marine fuel for greener freight shipping

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, and GoodShipping are expanding their partnership on sustainable shipping via insetting with 60 million litres of sustainable marine fuel. With the latest purchase of sustainable marine fuel, DHL expects to reduce a total of 180,000 tonnes of CO2e TtW in shipping

Japanese moving forward in ammonia ship race

Japan is pressing ahead with its own ammonia carrier plans. Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), Japan Engine Corporation, IHI Power Systems, and Nihon Shipyard has received approval in principle (AiP) from ClassNK for an ammonia-fueled ammonia gas carrier. At present, there are no international regulations for the use of ammonia as marine fuel. Therefore, the consortium

Helion obtains AiP for marine fuel cell

Helion announced that it had received approval in principle (AiP) for its marine fuel cell from the French testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) company, Bureau Veritas. According to the company, it is a step forward for hydrogen-powered maritime applications. The AiP has taken Helion’s FC-RACK™ closer to certification. The FC-RACK will incorporate a thermal management

MOL initiates study with NIES on marine fuel

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has announced the launch of a joint study on bunker fuel with Japan’s National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES). Under a three-year project, MOL and NIES will carry out fuel quality analysis and research for the safe operation of machinery on vessels. MOL plans to link the study with big data

Pilbara Ports teams up with Yara Clean Ammonia for clean ammonia bunkering

Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) joins hands with Yara Clean Ammonia to facilitate the uptake of clean ammonia as a marine fuel in the Pilbara region in Western Australia. The deal will ensure safe ammonia bunker operations within PPA ports through collaborative safety analysis and the creation of transparent ammonia bunkering guidelines. A collaboration agreement signed

Fujairah marine fuel sales decline in June

Marine fuel sales at the United Arab Emirates’ Fujairah fell to a four-month low in June as high bunker premiums and tight supplies capped uptake. The third largest bunkering hub in the world registered bunker sales volumes 13% less month-on-month at 647,184 cubic meters (about 619,602 tonnes) in June. Combined low-sulphur bunker sales in June

Bureau Veritas collaborates with TotalEnergies for joint study on ammonia

Bureau Veritas (BV) and TotalEnergies have been conducting a joint study aiming at de-risking the use of ammonia as a marine fuel. The study to focus on leak mitigation and treatment. The joint preliminary study evaluated the health and safety risks from ammonia leaks for crew and passengers and pinpointed key safety criteria, broadening the

China’s exports of VLSFO increased 21%

China’s clean marine fuel exports rose 21% in the first two months of 2022 from a year ago, following an increase in Beijing’s export quotas, customs data showed. Exports of low-sulphur fuel oil reached 3.64 million tonnes in January and February, up from 3.02 million tonnes in the corresponding period last year, data from the

High-powered marine fuel cell concept wins AiP

ABB and Ballard have received an approval in principle (AiP) for a high-power fuel cell concept designed for marine applications. The companies said the AiP from DNV is a major milestone in developing new technology, since it is an independent assessment of the concept and confirms that the design is feasible and no significant obstacles