Rotterdam-Singapore GDSC conducts sustainability certification for bio-methane bunkering

The Rotterdam-Singapore Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC) partners have conducted a successful pilot for the bunkering of mass-balanced liquefied bio-methane (LBM) at the Port of Rotterdam (PoR) on 19 October 2024. A total of 100 tonnes of mass-balanced LBM was supplied by Shell to CMA CGM’s liquefied natural gas-powered containership CMA CGM TIVOLI. Produced

Singapore surpasses Rotterdam to be world’s largest biofuel bunker port

According to media reports, in the third quarter of this year, the Port of Singapore surpassed Rotterdam as the largest biofuel bunker port in the world, with sales of 227,000 metric tons, up 67.5% from Rotterdam’s 137,175 metric tons. The Port of Rotterdam’s head of liquid bulk business intelligence, Ronald Backers, ascribed this in part

Advario and Power2X will build e-SAF hub at Port of Rotterdam.

Power2X and Advario are building a worldwide hub for synthetic, ultra-low carbon fuels and sustainable aviation fuel (e-SAF) at the Port of Rotterdam. At the Power2X manufacturing plant, more than 250,000 tons of e-SAF, a synthetic fuel developed from green hydrogen not derived from fossil fuels, could be generated yearly. It will be the biggest

Uniper first to offer bioLNG from Rotterdam’s gate terminal

German energy major Uniper reports it has become the first shipper at Rotterdam’s LNG hub to offer liquified biomethane. The company is calling it a critical step to fully integrate biomethane-BioLNG into the supply chain to meet the demand from both the maritime sector as well as for over-road trucks. As a first step for

Rotterdam and Oslo launch green corridor

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed by the city of Rotterdam and the city of Oslo to create a new green corridor for short sea shipping that will be served by Samskip’s next generation green hydrogen-fuelled SeaShuttle box ships. Two Samskip next generation zero-emission SeaShuttles will be utilised to service the new green

FPS launches hydrogen vessel from Rotterdam

Nike introduced the H2 Barge 1 at its European Logistics Campus in Laakdal, Belgium. As part of its journey toward a zero carbon and zero waste future,

Green hydrogen corridor between Algeciras and Rotterdam

Cepsa and the Port of Rotterdam are to work together to establish the first green hydrogen corridor between southern and northern Europe, ensuring a green hydrogen supply chain between two of Europe’s main ports, Rotterdam and Algeciras. The co-operation is part of Rotterdam’s ambition to supply Northwest Europe with 4.6m tonnes of green hydrogen by

Gunvor contracts CB&I for Rotterdam green hydrogen terminal FEED

Gunvor has contracted McDermott International and its storage business, CB&I, for a front-end engineering design (FEED) of a green hydrogen import terminal in Rotterdam. Under the contract scope, CB&I will provide the FEED of the ammonia tank and associated inside battery limits (ISBL) equipment. McDermott will support with FEED activities for the interconnecting pipeline, tie-ins

MPA and Rotterdam to develop green shipping corridor

The Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Port of Rotterdam inked a memorandum of understanding to establish the green and digital corridor on the sidelines of the biennial World Cities Summit in Singapore. As per the deal, both parties will develop the world’s longest green shipping corridor for low and zero carbon

AIDAprima ship refueled with GoodFuels’ biofuel in Rotterdam

AIDAprima refueled with GoodFuels’ sustainable biofuel in a test bunkering during a stopover in Rotterdam, Netherlands. AIDAprima is the first large passenger ship to use Netherlands-based GoodFuels’ sustainable marine biofuel. Owing to its ‘drop in’ properties, AIDAprima was not required to undergo any modifications to the engine or tanks to enable the biofuel bunkering. This