Manor Renewable Energy doubles CTV fleet

UK-based Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) has acquired German crew transfer vessel (CTV) owner and operator Opus Marine for an undisclosed sum. Established in 2006, the Hamburg-based Opus operates in the German and Taiwanese offshore wind sectors. The acquisition will see MRE’s fleet double from eight to sixteen CTVs, the majority of which are certified for

VAXA converts clean energy into sustainable nutrition by using algae

VAXA, an Iceland-based company, converts clean energy into sustainable nutrition by using algae. Their groundbreaking vertical-farming technology lets microalgae grow indoors, completely independent of the weather conditions outside. Embedded with pink glowing lights (UV LEDs), the sealed and bio-secured module enables all-year-round production of high-quality, pathogen-free, fresh algae with a consistent composition. Focused on minimal

Chevron and Crowley invest ZEI for hydrogen

Chevron’s New Energies business unit and US-based shipping and logistics company Crowley have invested in maritime hydrogen technology company Zero Emission Industries (ZEI). Launched in 2017, ZEI, formerly Golden Gate Zero Emission Marine, develops and sells power systems for a range of marine applications. It is best known for the Sea Change, the first commercial

“K” LINE conducts trial use of marine biofuel

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. announced that it has conducted a trial use of marine biofuel which was supplied by pioneering marine biofuel supply company GoodFuels on Supramax bulker “ALBION BAY” with the cooperation of JFE Steel Corporation. This is second successful trial use of marine biofuel by “K” LINE vessel. “K” LINE signed a deal

ScottishPower to build green hydrogen plant for trains, trucks and ships

ScottishPower is planning to build a £150m green hydrogen plant at the Port of Felixstowe to power trains, trucks and ships. The energy company has drawn up proposals for a 100megawatt plant at the Suffolk port which will provide enough fuel to power 1300 hydrogen trucks from 2026. The company, owned by €63bn Spanish utilities

Ocean Yield gives nod to buy another methanol ship

Ocean Yield has agreed to buy another 5,500 teu container vessel, which will be built at HJ Shipbuilding and Construction in South Korea. The Norwegian owner expects to receive the vessel by May 2023. The vessel designed to be converted to dual-fuel operation with methanol as fuel. The vessel has been fixed to Israeli carrier

Marine fuel sales at Singapore take a dip amid high refuelling prices

Sales of marine fuel in Singapore plunged in June in the wake of soaring oil prices that reduced the number of ships calling at the port to refuel. Vessels calling specifically for refuelling in Singapore, the world’s largest bunkering hub, fell to 2,940 – 7.2 per cent lower than in May and down from 3,242

‘LNG is not a transition fuel, it’s a fuel in transition’

In an exclusive interview with Future Fuels, Steve Esau, Chief Operating Officer, SEA-LNG, shares his views on how Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) can be a potential alternative fuel for maritime industry. Recently, the new build orders for LNG-powered ships have been on the rise. Is this because there are no readily available alternative fuels for

DESMI OptiSave installations have reached accumulated savings of 1- million-tonnes CO2

DESMI has installed, approximately, 700 OptiSaveTM systems which altogether have generated accumulated CO2 reductions corresponding to 1-million-ton CO2. This equals what a 16,000-hectare Rain Forest consumes a year. DESMI´s Energy Saving Solution, named OptiSaveTM, offers simple power management for energy efficiency compliance. When installing a pump, normal procedure is to have it run at full

CNOOC Marine Supplies delivers first bunker fuel to YM Enlightenment ship

CNOOC Marine Supplies completed its first bunker fuel delivery. The company a subsidiary of CNOOC Group has earlier received a bonded bunkering business license from the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government. The company delivered 1,730 metric tonnes (mt) of low-sulphur bonded fuel oil to YM Enlightenment ship in Yantian Port. The company has