Converting containership vessels to alternative fuels is technically and economically feasible, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping said citing findings of a new report. As the industry moves to decarbonize its fleet, numerous questions remain to be answered on the best pathways for shipowners given the uncertainty in relation to the future fuel
A Chinese-built very large crude carrier (VLCC) fitted with fuel-saving and emissions-reducing wing sails has been delivered to China Merchants Group. The New Aden was handed over from Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd (DSIC) to China Merchant Energy Shipping Co., Ltd (CMES). Built to China Classification Society (CCS) class, the newbuild tanker is equipped with
Orient Overseas Container Line has successfully completed a trial using marine biofuel supplied by Chevron Singapore on the OOCL Yokohama. This is the first time that OOCL has trialled the use of biofuel in its fleet. The Yokohama a 4578-TEU container vessel, was fuelled with 1,999.3 metric tons of B22 marine biofuel provided by Chevron
Engineering services company Worley has secured a contract to support Green Lithium’s plans to build the UK’s first large-scale merchant lithium refinery in Teeside. Worley has announced that it has commenced work on the first lithium refinery in the UK, which will be built in Teesside by Green Lithium. Once operational, the plant is expected
The Institute of Marine Engineers (India) Mumbai Branch in collaboration with Anglo-Eastern Maritime Training Centre invites applications from the interested candidates for eight course of Instrumentation & Automation between October 3, and October 7, 2022 through on-line platform Zoom. The courses offered by IMEI Instrumentation Demo of various primary sensors and their outputs Demo of
State-owned Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. has inked long-term oil supply contracts with Brazil’s Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) and Colombia’s state-run Ecopetrol SA, boosting the country’s energy security. The contract with Petrobras for 1.7 million metric tonne per annum (mmtpa) was inked during India’s petroleum and natural gas secretary Pankaj Jain visit to Brazil last week
India’s HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd will start up a bio-ethanol plant at its Bathinda refinery in northern India in 2023 as part of measures to reduce its carbon emissions. The plant will be operational next year. HMEL is a joint venture between state-run Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd and Mittal Energy Investments. India, the world’s third-biggest oil
Panama, Norway, Canada, the United Arab Emirates and Uruguay have come out in support of the brand-new Clean Energy Marine Hubs Initiative. Launched at the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) in Pittsburgh, the initiative has seen the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) and the Clean Energy Maritime Taskforce
Fratelli CosulichFratelli Cosulich Bunkers Singapore has signed a memorandum of understanding with Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering Co (CIMC SOE), a subsidiary of CIMC Enric Holdings, for the construction of an ammonia bunker tanker. The deal comes almost a year after the Italian owner teamed up with compatriot classification society RINA and Singapore’s ship
A partnership between China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), TotalEnergies, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co (DSIC) and French membrane containment system designer GTT has developed a new concept design for an ammonia-ready LNG dual-fuelled very large crude carrier (VLCC). The project, launched in 2021 to evaluate the environmental, financial, technical and regulatory implications, resulted in a new