Port of Helsinki achieves carbon neutral goal in operations

At the start of 2025, Finland’s Port of Helsinki achieved the target of making its own operations carbon neutral but continues efforts to reduce the total emissions generated in the port area. In addition to obtaining the necessary energy from carbon-free sources, the Port of Helsinki has taken a number of steps to lower its

Portsmouth and Hong Kong welcome first LNG bunkering operations

The first LNG bunkering operations have been successfully conducted in Portsmouth, a UK channel port, and Hong Kong, a major maritime hub in Asia. An estimated 5,000 cubic meters of LNG were transported from the 8,500-cbm LNG bunker ship Xin Ao Pu Tuo Hao to the Zim-owned 8,200-teu LNG dual-fuel container ship Zim Amber at

Hefring Marine develops AI tool to reduce fuel usage for maritime platforms

Artificial intelligence (AI) and data-driven tools have been proving themselves crucial to tomorrow’s warfare. Apart from improving precision and lethality for military systems, those technologies can also help to reduce logistic efforts and fuel consumption of maritime platforms in addition to ensuring the safety of crew members. The use of algorithms enables collecting information in

Wärtsilä lifecycle agreement to support optimised low-emission operations

Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a Lifecycle Agreement with UK-based P&O Ferries. The five-year agreement covers two vessels, the M/V Pioneer and the M/V Liberté, and is designed to optimise and ensure minimal impact on their operations, while providing maintenance cost predictability. The order was booked by Wärtsilä in January 2024. Ferries have a huge

HPCL’s Rajasthan refinery to start operations by Jan 2025

Public sector refiner and fuel retailer Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) plans to start commercial production of fuels at the country’s newest refinery in Rajasthan’s Barmer by January 2025. The refinery-cum-petrochemicals complex, being built at a cost of nearly Rs 73,000 crore, will have a crude processing capacity of 9 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) and

Stena Oil commences operations at new marine fuel terminal

Marine fuels supplier Stena Oil has commenced operations at the new fuel terminal at the Port of Frederikshavn in Denmark where a newly built bunkering vessel that handles various types of fuels, including biofuels and methanol, will be deployed. To mark taking possession of the terminal, Stena Oil’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Stena Terminals, signed the takeover

VinFast looks to start India EV operations

Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast is moving fast to kick-start its India operations, targeting sales of its first two-wheelers and four-wheelers in India beginning in the third quarter or second half of calendar year 2024, two persons aware of the plans told Mint on condition of anonymity. The company has held dealer ‘clinics’ with

Golden Island switching to 100% e-BDN operations

Singapore bunker supplier Golden Island Diesel Oil Trading Pte Ltd (Golden Island) will be fully adopting the electronic Bunker Delivery Note (e-BDN) for commercial bunkering operations from 1 December 2023 onwards. According to Bunker Programmer Sam Kang, Golden Island started its first internal e-BDN trial using the solution from BTS Pte Ltd (a wholly-owned subsidiary

Alibaba cuts down carbon emissions in direct operations

The company is tapping smart energy management and increasing the use of clean energy as it strives to hit its goal of carbon neutrality by 2030.

Rio Tinto to test renewable fuel in haul trucks

Rio Tinto announced it is progressing with its plans to swap conventional diesel for renewable fuel in haul trucks at its U.S. mining operations to reduce the carbon footprint of its fleet. The company said it successfully completed a renewable diesel trial at its U.S. Borax mine in Boron, Calif., and is now conducting a