Maersk’s first methanol containership called Singapore

Maersk, Singaporean bunker craft operator Hong Lam Marine, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), government agencies and research institutes were involved in the operation.

Monjasa expands its fleet in Asia  

The company, which supplies 1m tonnes of marine fuels across Asia each year, has already deployed one tanker to service Singapore, and two further ships are expected to join later this year.

Asian airlines in race to reduce carbon footprint

Now Asian airlines will have an expanded biofuel refinery in Singapore that they can source from. Finnish biofuel producer Neste in May completed a 1.6 billion-euro ($1.7 billion) expansion of its biofuel refinery in the city-state and has started producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a biofuel made from used cooking oil and waste animal fat.

ExxonMobil and Evergreen completed marine biofuel oil bunkering

ExxonMobil and Evergreen Line have successfully completed a commercial marine biofuel oil bunkering in the Port of Singapore. Evergreen Line’s vessel, Ever Ulysses, received ExxonMobil’s marine biofuel oil blend via a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer in Singapore waters before heading to the discharge port. The resulting blend reportedly meets the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) fuel

Class societies and MPA agreed to resolve maritime decarbonization

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and eight top classification societies have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to collaborate in the areas of maritime digitalization and decarbonization. Under the LOI, MPA and the eight classification societies will strive to collaborate in areas such as smart and autonomous shipping, cyber security, electrification, and

SeaTech and Fratelli obtain approval for ammonia bunker tanker

RINA has issued an Approval-in-Principle (AiP) for the design of a 21,000 (cbm) ammonia bunker tanker jointly developed by SeaTech Solutions and Fratelli Cosulich Bunkers Singapore. Low or zero-carbon ammonia has the potential to support Singapore and the wider shipping industry’s efforts towards decarbonisation and, as more and more ammonia-ready newbuild orders are being placed,

Green digital shipping corridor linking Singapore with California

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Port of Los Angeles (POLA), and Port of Long Beach (POLB), with the support of C40 Cities, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a green and digital shipping corridor between Singapore and the San Pedro Bay port complex to support the decarbonisation of the maritime

MISC clinches sustainability-linked loan

Malaysia’s top shipping line MISC has clinched what it says is its first sustainability-linked loan.The company with more than 100 ships in its fleet, sealed an 11-year, $527m syndicated loan through its subsidiaries in Singapore, for the financing of six very large ethane carriers (VLECs). The ambitious environmental key performance indicator (KPI) is benchmarked to

VPS opens new OCM laboratory in Singapore

VPS welcomed a number of high-powered representatives from various shipping firms to its newly opened oil condition monitoring (OCM) laboratory in Singapore. VPS tests both international test methods and highly innovative proprietary test methods, covers the analysis of all types of marine lubricants including, hydraulic, engine, gearbox, turbine, and stern tube oils, plus tests slate

Singapore prepares for methanol bunkering

Singapore, the world’s top bunkering hub, is getting the infrastructure in place for shipping’s future fuel mix where methanol will play a significant role. Local firm Consort Bunkers has just contracted China Merchants Jinling Shipyard to build six 6,500 dwt methanol bunkering tankers while compatriot Global Energy Group is set to receive its first 4,000