NYK’s engine facility for testing new marine fuels is up and running

Japanese shipping company NYK has started operating its test engine facility to evaluate the safety of new fuels and shorten review time, aiming for practical use within a period of three months. NYK broke ground on the test facility in Chiba Prefecture at the beginning of the year and put it into operation on October 1. NYK

TotalEnergies inks LNG bunker newbuilds

TotalEnergies is strengthening its LNG bunkering business with up to two newbuilds in China. The French energy major has contracted state-owned Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding to build one firm 18,600 cu m vessel, with options secured for an additional unit. Several shipowners, including Avenir and Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), were in the run to secure the

MPA-NYK join forces to promote safe use of zero-carbon fuels

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Japanese shipping company NYK have joined forces to accelerate maritime decarbonization, digitalization, and manpower development efforts, including the promotion of the safe use of marine fuels. Under the memorandum of understanding signed on July 2, MPA and NYK agreed to deepen their partnership and collaborate on

Bergen Engines joins Norwegian initiative for transition to alternative fuels

Norway-based engine builder Bergen Engines has become a part of FME MarTrans, an industry collaboration which aims to reduce emissions from shipping and increase value creation for the Norwegian maritime sector, related to the reduction of energy consumption and the use of alternative fuels. FME (Norwegian Center for Environmentally Friendly Energy Research) Maritime Energy Transition

SGMF explores methanol and ammonia as alternative marine fuels

The Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF) has issued two publications, exploring methanol and ammonia as alternative maritime fuels. SGMF is a membership based non-governmental organisation (NGO) established to promote safety and industry best practice in the use of gaseous marine fuels including methane (fossil, bio and synthetic), ammonia, hydrogen as well as

Singapore’s marine biofuel demand could double by 2025

Marine biofuel demand at the world’s largest bunker hub Singapore could potentially double by 2025 to almost 1 million metric tons from 2023 levels as shippers seek to cut emissions, a senior TotalEnergies executive said. More shipping companies have been conducting refuelling trials using marine biofuel as an alternative to conventional fuel oil to reduce

Singapore posts record high marine fuel sales

Singapore’s marine fuel sales hit a record high last year, official data showed on Friday, led by record container throughput and stronger interest in biofuels. Sales, including volumes of bio-blended fuels and liquefied natural gas (LNG), rose to 51.82 million metric tons, data from Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) showed. That surpassed a record

China to make more green ships by 2025

China has set ambitious goals to lead the global shift toward greener shipping, aiming to build over half of the world’s ships using environmentally friendly fuels by 2025. The recommendations issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology should have specified the number of vessels to be built. Still, they highlighted China’s commitment to

TotalEnergies Marine Fuels Wins Marine Fuels 360 Award

TotalEnergies Marine Fuels is proud to announce it has won the Marine Fuels 360 Supply Chain & Logistics Excellence of the Year Award for the establishment of its commercial marine biofuels supply chain in Singapore. The award recognised the swift professionalism and level of safety, quality and operational excellence with which TotalEnergies Marine Fuels built

MPA frames provisions for standard national quality marine biofuels

Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) has developed a provisional national quality standard for marine biofuels, as well as a framework laying down conditions for biofuel supply for licensed bunker fuel suppliers. This standard is necessary and timely given that all marine fuels supplied in Singapore need to meet International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 8217