Demand for biofuels for bunkering in the Mediterranean could be driven up in 2025 by the region becoming a sulphur oxide Emission Control Area (ECA) and vessels in EU territorial waters having to pay for 70% of their CO2 emissions. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) starting 1 May 2025 will require that vessels traveling in
MAN Energy Solutions has announced that its MAN 175D engine is formally approved for operation on biofuels, effective immediately. This applies to all standard biofuels such as HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) and FAME (Fatty Acid Methyl Ester) fuels up to a content of 100%. Crucially, the engine itself does not require any technical adjustments, following
Carlton Power says it has signed partnership agreements for the Langage Green Hydrogen project to supply hydrogen fuel to two international mining and materials companies – Imerys and Sibelco. Both companies have clay mining operations within 8 km miles of the Langage site. Sibeclo’s Cornwood operation and Imerys’ Lee Moor operation both produce kaolin, mainly
The Coastal Sustainability Alliance (CSA), an industry collaborative effort led by Kuok Maritime, has formalised the addition of 11 new members at Singapore Maritime Week 2023’s MarineTech Conference, graced by Guest of Honour Mr Chee Hong Tat, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Finance & Ministry of Transport. The contributions from the new members will
METIS Cyberspace Technology will be collaborating with MTI Co. Ltd. Singapore Branch and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore to advance the use of AI for the predictive modelling of ship emissions and carbon intensity indicator (CII) evaluation. The undertaking is part of a master agreement framework for co-developing AI and
Onyx Power wants to make a significant contribution to emission reduction in the Netherlands. In order to reach this goal Onyx Power plans to build a hydrogen production plant at its existing site in the port of Rotterdam to produce low carbon blue hydrogen. With a capacity of 1,200 MW the plant could produce some
Marine Infrastructure Developer Private Limited (MIDPL) of Kattupalli Port, part of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ), has been honored with the prestigious Platinum award in the ‘Sustainable’ category at the 12th APEX Greenleaf Awards and Conference on SH&E and Expo. MIDPL has been awarded for outstanding achievements in the areas of various
South Korea’s oil refining giant GS Caltex Corp. is set to strengthen its biodiesel business in line with the expansion of the global biofuel market. GS Bio Co., a subsidiary of GS Caltex, plans to invest 39 billion won ($29.3 million) to expand the production capacity of its biodiesel plant in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province.
Tata Steel commenced the trial injection at the plant in Jamshedpur, using 40% of the injection systems. The move to use hydrogen comes as India has set green hydrogen consumption targets for some industries like steel, in order to generate demand for cleaner fuel. The trial, expected to continue for four to five days on
Reliance Industries (RIL) is set to commission the MJ deepwater gas fields in the Krishna-Godavari (KG)-D6 basin during the April-June 2024 quarter, with production from the field aimed at 12mn m³/d during the April 2023-March 2024 fiscal year. With the commissioning of the MJ fields, gas output from RIL-BP’s KG-D6 block will rise to 30mn