Selected Headlines on Alternative Fuels & Technologies 2023

SELECTED HEADLINES ON ALTERNATIVE FUELS & TECHNOLOGIES 

 BY INTERCARGO – July 2023

DRY BULK SHIPPING FOCUS

 IINO Lines, J-POWER and Norsepower partner to install rotor sail on a dedicated coal carrier

IINO Kaiun Kaisha and Electric Power Development (J-POWER) have agreed to install the rotor sail (wind propulsion auxiliary device) manufactured by Norsepower on the dedicated coal carrier YODOHIME (completed in February 2016). (Green car congress: click here)

NYK to install first wind-assisted ship propulsion unit on Cargill-chartered bulk carrier

NYK Line’s subsidiary NYK Bulkship (Atlantic), also known as NBAtlantic, will install a wind-assisted ship-propulsion unit on a bulk carrier under a long-term contract with Cargill. Lloyds List: click here)

METHANOL

Methanol dominates as alternative fuel of choice for July’s new buildings

Giving its monthly update on fuelling figures, DNV said 62 vessels were ordered with alternative fuels during July. DNV said the month saw “another record for methanol ships” with 48 ships added, including 15 retrofits. (Tradewinds: click here)

SunGas Renewables unveils plans for $2 billion green methanol facility

SunGas Renewables has established a subsidiary, Beaver Lake Renewable Energy (BLRE), which will build a green methanol production facility in Louisiana to support Maersk’s demand for the fuel for its fleet of methanol-powered containerships. (Ship Energy: click here)

Wärtsilä targets high injection pressure for methanol

Methanol has already proven to have the potential to become one of the key solutions for the marine industry to reach net carbon neutrality, and Wärtsilä has multiple newbuild and retrofit solutions available already. (Motorship: click here)

First green methanol bunkering in Korea

A Maersk container feeder vessel has received the world’s first bunkering of green methanol. The delivery in South Korea marked the first time any vessel has been bunkered with green methanol. (Motorship: click here)

MAN to retrofit up to 60 Seaspan and Hapag-Lloyd ships to green methanol

MAN Energy Solutions has signed a conversion commitment agreement with containership owner Seaspan and containerline Hapag-Lloyd. (Splash247: click here)

Evergreen confirms massive $5 bln deal for 24 methanol-fueled containerships

Taiwanese container shipping major Evergreen Marine has sealed the order for twenty-four methanol dual-fuel containerships in a monumental step toward decarbonizing its fleet. (Off-shore energy: click here)

Wärtsilä to convert some Stena Line ferries to methanol fuel

Technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted by Swedish ferry operator Stena Line to carry out and convert some of its vessels to operate with methanol fuel.(Green car congress: click here)

AMMONIA

MAN reports successful first running of ammonia two-stroke engine

The company reports that the successful combustion was performed on a MAN B&W two-stroke 4T50ME-X type. (Green car congress: click here)

WinGD: X-DF-A dual-fuel engine to run on ammonia by Q1 2025

Swiss marine power company WinGD has revealed that it is on track to deliver its first X-DF-A dual-fuel ammonia engine by the first quarter of 2025. (Off-shore energy: click here)

Yara and BASF to work on low-carbon blue ammonia project in U.S.

Yara Clean Ammonia (YCA), a subsidiary of Norwegian fertilizer company Yara International, and BASF, a German-based chemical producer, are collaborating on a joint study to develop and construct a low-carbon blue ammonia production facility with carbon capture in the U.S. Gulf Coast region. (Off-shore energy: click here)

Mystery Norwegian owner set to debut ammonia hybrid fuel cell system

The newbuild vessel will be outfitted with a total of 800 kW of Amogy powerpacks, which will provide the primary power for the vessel and zero-emission operations. (Tradewinds: click here)

HYDROGEN

GTT inches forward on liquid hydrogen tank for next generation carrier

French designer GTT has won approval in principle from Japanese classification society Class NK for a new membrane-type containment system for liquefied hydrogen (LH2). (Tradewinds: click here)

BIOMASS/BIOFUELS

Bio-LNG bunkering available today in almost 70 locations in Europe, North America and Asia

SEA-LNG has carried out an analysis of the green LNG bunkering market which shows that bio-LNG is available today in almost seventy ports worldwide, including in Singapore, Rotterdam and the US east-coast. (Ship Management: click here)

bp ventures invests $10M in waste-to-biomethanol company WasteFuel; offtake MoU

bp ventures has committed $10 million, leading the Series B investment round, in WasteFuel, a California-based biofuels company that will use proven, scalable technologies to convert bio-based municipal and agricultural waste into lower carbon fuels, such as bio-methanol. (Green car congress: click here)

BP to supply biofuels in Port of Wellington

The fuel will include a 24% used cooking oil methyl ester (UCOME) biofuel blended with very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO). (Off-shore energy: click here)

CARBON CAPTURE

 ExxonMobil to acquire CCS solutions company Denbury for $4.9B

A cost-efficient transportation and storage system accelerates CCS deployment for ExxonMobil and third-party customers over the next decade and underpins multiple low carbon value chains including CCS, hydrogen, ammonia, biofuels, and direct air capture. (Green car congress: click here)

First look: BW LNG unveils pros and cons of onboard CCS

BW LNG is one of a handful of LNG shipowners — Seapeak and GasLog are also testing systems — that has taken an early look at the technology, trialing a system on one of its new buildings, the 174,000-cbm BW Cassia (built 2022). (Tradewinds: click here)

TECHNOLOGIES

Italian companies to explore closed mini reactor design application

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and class society RINA have signed an agreement with Newcleo, a UK-headquartered firm with operations in Italy developing innovative generation IV reactors using nuclear waste as fuel. (Riviera: click here)

Autonomous navigation voyage between Korea and Taiwan completed

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has successfully demonstrated autonomous vessel navigation from South Korea to Taiwan, marking an industry first. (Splash247: click here)

Wind-assisted propulsion installations on track to double this year

Wind-assisted ship propulsion installations are on track to double this year over last year’s figure of just over 20. (Splash247: click here)

DECARBONISATION

Ships over 5,000 GT to be included in UK’s emissions trading scheme from 2026

The UK Emissions Trading Scheme Authority (UK ETS) has announced a package of reforms to tighten limits on industrial, power and aviation emissions, including shipping. (Off-shore energy: click here)

Maritime gets an ESG index

The University of Plymouth and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, alongside an advisory committee of industry experts, have developed an ESG reporting methodological framework and index, catered to the individualities of the maritime sector. (Splash247: click here)

SELECTED HEADLINES ON ALTERNATIVE FUELS & TECHNOLOGIES 

 BY INTERCARGO – June 2023

DRY BULK SHIPPING FOCUS

Study: Ammonia-powered ships set to ply West Australia-East Asia iron ore trade by 2028

Ships powered by clean ammonia could be deployed on the iron ore trade routes between West Australia and East Asia by 2028 and reach 5% adoption by 2030. (Off-shore energy: click here)

Viridis Bulk Carriers wins DNV AiP for ammonia-powered short sea bulk carrier design

The Viridis Bulk Carriers design, developed by Kongsberg Maritime, is for 5,000 dwt short seas vessels that offer a range (3,000 nm) and safety levels equivalent to conventionally fuelled vessels. (Nafsgreen: click here)

J Lauritzen adds to negligible methanol-fuel bulker orderbook

Cargill is the only charterer confirmed to have backed orders for bulk carriers capable of operating on methanol. (Lloyds List: click here)

Tsuneishi bags 13 orders for methanol-fueled Kamsarmaxes, eyes exclusive dual-fueled vessel production by 2035

Japanese shipbuilder Tsuneishi Shipbuilding aims to exclusively produce dual-fueled vessels by 2035, transitioning away from ships equipped with crude oil-based engines. (Off-shore energy: click here)

WindWings get full DNV approval for fitting to MC Shipping and Berge bulkers

DNV has awarded a full design certificate to WindWings propulsion technology, paving the way for the rigid sails to be fitted to two bulkers. (Tradewinds: click here)

China makes headway in domestically-developed rotor sails with 1st ship installation

A Chinese-flagged bulker fitted with a domestically developed rotor sail took to the water at the No. 2 wharf of CSSC Chengxi Shipbuilding Co., a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, marking a solid step forward in the practical application of wind-assisted rotor technology developed in China. (Off-shore energy: click here)

METHANOL

 X-Press Feeders orders six methanol dual-fuel boxships

Eastaway, a member of the X-Press Feeders Group, has ordered six 1,250 TEU containerships, fitted with dual-fuel engines capable of operating on conventional fuel and methanol. (Off-shore energy: click here)

COSCO pens methanol fuel supply system order for four containerships

China’s COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Technology (Weihai) has signed an order for a methanol fuel supply system for four 16,000-TEU containerships with COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou). (Off-shore energy: click here)

Stena Line plans series of methanol conversions

Swedish ferry operator Stena Line, part of the larger Stena Group, is planning to convert several of the company’s ferries to operate on methanol in a new agreement with Wärtsilä.  (Maritime Executive: click here)

Port of Antwerp-Bruges sees its very first methanol bunkering

Belgium’s Port of Antwerp-Bruges has witnessed its very first methanol bunkering on its journey to becoming a multi-fuel port. (Off-shore energy: click here)

The week in newbuildings: Maersk and CMA CGM boost total methanol-fuelboxship orderbook to 109 ships

Shipbuilding contracts for 11 bulk carriers, three combination carriers, 18 containerships and a pair of product tankers signed in past week. (Lloyds List: click here)

MAN launches new DF genset

MAN Energy Solutions has launched an auxiliary MAN 35/44DF CD type engine. The engine, which has been developed in collaboration with STX Engine, has been developed to meet demand from the container and LNG carrier markets. (Motorship: click here)

Maersk ups the ante with order for six more methanol-powered containerships

Danish container shipping heavyweight A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has placed an order for six mid-sized container vessels with Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group. (Off-shore energy: click here)

A2B-online orders two methanol container ships of 650 TEU

A2B-online announced the newbuild of two environmentally friendly, multi-fuel methanol propulsion system container vessels of 650 TEU. (Safety4sea : click here)

Methanol dual-fuelled ship orders spike to close gap on LNG, Clarksons says

Broker tallies 42 contracts for methanol-powered vessels so far in 2023. (Tradewinds: click here)

Hafnia orders methanol MR newbuildings against charters with TotalEnergies

Shipowner linked to contracts for up to four dual-fuel product carriers. (Tradewinds: click here)

A step forward for green methanol viability

A new partnership will see OCI fuel the first green methanol-powered container ship. (Port’s Strategy: click here)

Algoma Central orders methanol-ready medium-range tankers

Newbuildings are booked for delivery in 2025 and will be enabled for shore power retrofit after delivery. (Lloyds List: click here)

Evergreen follows Maersk with $4bn methanol container ship push, despite fuel bill fears

Newbuildings will be the Taiwanese liner giant’s first dual-fuel propulsion vessels. (Tradewinds: click here)

Maersk to carry out first ever methanol dual-fuel retrofit next year

Giant owner to work with MAN on decarbonisation project. (Tradewinds: click here)

AMMONIA

Ammonia momentum builds as Equinor, Azane, Yara and Bunker Holding reveal deals

Norwegian and Danish groups collaborating on building a green fuel supply chain. (Tradewinds: click here)

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and CSSC work together to develop ammonia-fuelled ships

Engine manufacturer WinGD, part of Chinese state-run shipbuilding group CSSC, and Japan’s Mitsubishi Shipbuilding have signed a memorandum of understanding to enter into a partnership on ammonia-fuelled vessels. (Splash247: click here)

POSCO and ENGIE to develop 1.2m tpy green ammonia export project

Oman’s hydrogen promotion agency, Hydrogen Oman (Hydrom), granted a consortium led by Korean diversified industrial manufacturer POSCO and ENGIE a 47-year lease on a site for green hydrogen production project, which is intended to supply a green ammonia. (Motorship: click here)

Amogy to supply ammonia powerpack to Norwegian owner 

Amogy Inc, a pioneer in energy-dense ammonia power solutions, and an undisclosed Norwegian shipping company, have entered into a pre-order contract to supply four of Amogy’s 200-kW ammonia-to-power systems for a newbuilding. (Riviera: click here)

MOL invests in clean hydrogen-ammonia production project in Louisiana

MOL Clean Energy (MCE), a subsidiary of Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), has made a strategic investment in Ascension Clean Energy (ACE), a proposed global-scale clean hydrogen-ammonia production and export facility in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. (Off-shore energy: click here)

HYDROGEN

US to Begin Its First Hydrogen Powered Ferry Service

MV Sea Change, the first hydrogen fuel cell-powered ferry in the United States, has been fueled on the San Francisco waterfront as it continues its sea trials ahead of being put into regular operation. (Fleetmon: click here)

China plans huge pipeline network to move hydrogen from wind and solar-rich regions

Nation to put in place a national H2 grid extending over 6,000km, event told. (Recharenews: click here)

EU back to Brazil with $2bn green pledge as Von der Leyen visits in post-Bolsonaro

EU wants closer relations with a country brimming with natural resources and keen to go green following departure of controversial leader. (Recharge news: click here)

EU countries approve renewables target hike and cement eased permitting

Nuclear based hydrogen will still not count towards green H2 targets but minor concessions made for France and other atomic-power-friendly nations. (Recharge news: click here)

EU and Chile invest €225 million in renewable hydrogen

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, together with the President of the Republic of Chile, Gabriel Boric, took actions to contribute to the growing development of the renewable hydrogen industry in Chile. (Safety4sea : click here)

Yara and Cepsa to launch hydrogen shipping corridor between Spain and Netherlands

Companies also teaming up to ship ammonia for use in central Europe. (Tradewinds: click here)

BIOMASS/BIOFUELS

MOL-led project uses liquefied bio-methane as marine fuel

Trial proves that LBM can be transported through existing domestic LNG supply chain, truck-to-ship bunkering of LBM can be completedusing existing facilities, while LBM can also be used by existing vessels as a marine fuel. (Lloyds List: click here)

Exploring the potential of biofuels in shipping

DNV’s new white paper – “Biofuels in shipping” – provides an overview of the role of biofuels in shipping’s future energy mix. The study provides insights into the current availability of biofuels to the maritime industry and forecasts future production potential based on stringent sustainability criteria. (DNV: click here)

Rio Tinto US Borax becomes first open pit mine to transition to renewable diesel

Rio Tinto has successfully completed the full transition of its heavy machinery from fossil diesel to renewable diesel at its Boron, California operation, making it the first open pit mine in the world to achieve this milestone.( Green car congress: click here)

OCI ready to meet demand as it argues bio-methanol is not ‘second-class’ fuel

Dutch producer’s methanol boss Bashir Lebada tells TradeWinds why bunkers produced from waste should not be overlooked. (Tradewinds: click here)

CARBON CAPTURE

Wah Kwong gets BV approval to retrofit onboard CCS system

Project showed that the technology enabled vessels to remain compliant by upgrading and maintaining their CII rating. (Lloyds List: click here)

Ardmore Shipping to fit more carbon capture-ready scrubbers to MR tankers

Irish shipowner ordering more of Value Maritime’s pioneering Filtree systems. (Tradewinds: click here)

BASF joins forces with CSSC on onboard carbon capture tech

CSSC Power Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), and the world’s largest chemical producer BASF have teamed up on expediting the progress of onboard carbon capture (CO2 capture) systems for commercial maritime applications. (Off-shore energy: click here)

ABS Awards AIP to Hanwha Ocean for Carbon Capture Technology

An exciting new addition to onboard carbon capture technologies from Hanwha Ocean, formerly Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), has received ABS approval in principle (AIP). (Maritime Executive: click here)

TECHNOLOGIES

Dongfang Electric reports successful test of direct seawater electrolysis for hydrogen production

China-based Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) reported successful testing of non-desalinated seawater electrolysis technology for hydrogen production powered by offshore wind. (Green car congress: click here)

Wind-assisted ship propulsion for VLCCs and LNGCs gets BV’s green light

Classification society Bureau Veritas has awarded an approval in principle to Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. – Hyundai Global Service CO. (HHI), TotalEnergies Gas & Power, and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), for wind-assisted ship propulsion (WASP) on a very large crude carrier (VLCC) and a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier. (Off-shore energy: click here)

Operating permit issued for Chinese molten salt reactor

The Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics (SINAP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has been granted an operating licence for the experimental TMSR-LF1 thorium-powered molten-salt reactor, construction of which started in Wuwei city, Gansu province, in September 2018. (World Nuclear News: click here)

LR awards Type Approval in Principle for SeaARCTOS’ self-contained shipboard emissions monitoring system

Approval in principle granted for the world’s first stack-mounted direct emissions monitoring systems which operates independently of vessel power and communications. (Nafsgreen: click here)

New study shows emissions reductions by up to 28%

In a research partnership with NAPA, Norsepower and Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine & Engineering announced the results of phase one of their joint simulation project looking at the fuel saving and emissions reduction potential. (Safety4sea : click here)

WinGD, MESDU develop variable compression ratio to boost ship’s efficiency

Swiss marine power company WinGD and Japanese Mitsui E&S DU Co (MESDU) have developed variable compression ratio (VCR) for ships to enable optimal combustion when using multiple fuels. (Off-shore energy: click here)

DECARBONISATION

Can this technology company transform charter contracts to cut fuel?

Nautilus Labs introduces Green Charter aimed at bringing data collaboration to shipping’s legal frameworks. (Tradewinds: click here)

EU to set obligations for fuel suppliers to produce renewable fuels

The Council of the European Union has voted in favour of the Renewable Energy Directive that includes sub-targets for renewable fuels supplied to the transport sector. (Lloyds List: click here)

Australia and Singapore to establish green shipping corridor by 2025

Australia and Singapore have commenced discussions to explore areas of cooperation in green and digital shipping and will establish a Singapore-Australia Green and Digital Shipping Corridor by the end of 2025. (Safety4sea : click here)

In focus: Investments in clean energy to top $1.7 trillion in 2023

Worldwide investments in clean energy are projected to reach $1.74 trillion in 2023, a 7.6 percent increase compared to $1.617 trillion invested in green energy in 2022, according to a recent report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). (Off-shore energy: click here)

Speed reduction, wind propulsion and green fuels could halve shipping missions by 2030

Shipping emissions could halve by 2030 if measures including speed reduction, wind-assisted propulsion and zero-emission fuels are use deficiently, a report by consultancy CE Delft shows. (Lloyds List: click here)

SELECTED HEADLINES ON ALTERNATIVE FUELS & TECHNOLOGIES 

 BY INTERCARGO – May 2023

 DRY BULK SHIPPING FOCUS

Study: Ammonia-powered ships set to ply West Australia-East Asia iron ore trade by 2028

Ships powered by clean ammonia could be deployed on the iron ore trade routes between West Australia and East Asia by 2028 and reach 5% adoption by 2030. (Off-shore energy: click here)

Dry bulk players pile in on methanol-fuelled newbuildings at Tsuneishi

Japanese yard commits to only build low-emission dual-fuel vessels from 2035. (Tradewinds: click here)

Skarv Shipping gets financial boost for ammonia-fueled bulker trio

Skarv Shipping Solutions, a joint venture between Grieg Edge and Peak Group AS, has received NOK 130 million ($12.3. million) in funding from Enova for the construction of three ammonia-powered short-sea bulk carriers. (Off-shore energy: click here)

Ultramax newbuilds primed with onboard ammonia-to-hydrogen cracking

Oslo-based Pherousa Green Shipping, together with Pherousa Green Technologies, is set to place an order for up to six ultramax dry bulk carriers with ammonia-to-hydrogen cracking technology onboard. (Splash247: click here)

METHANOL

 Green methanol bunkering potential in Melbourne

Australia’s Port of Melbourne has signed up to a multi-party MoU feasibility study on green methanol. (Port’s Strategy : click here)

Five Methanol-Fueled Containerships with Wingsails Ordered in Korea

French startup Zéphyr & Borée is widely believed to be behind an order placed at South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Shipyard which calls for the construction of five innovative containerships. (Maritime Executive: click here)

 Zero-emissions bunkering shows promise amid tangible demand signals

Ships could start bunkering with green methanol as soon as 2025, as supply projects come to fruition and dual-fuel vessels getready to hit the water. (Lloyds list: click here)

Stena Line orders two methanol-ready ferries for Belfast-Heysham route

North European short-sea specialist Stena Line has contracted AVIC Weihai to deliver two methanol-ready battery-hybrid ro-pax vessels. (Motorship: click here)

MOL orders dual-fuel methanol tanker against charter contract from Mitsubishi Gas Chemical

Newbuilding to be built at Hyundai Mipo will cost around $55m. (Tradewinds: click here)

Dual-fuel methanol orderbook keeps on growing

Shipowners are increasingly ordering methanol-capable tonnage and skipping decarbonisation bridging solutions. (Lloyds list: click here)

Proman to go all-in on methanol for future shipping fleet

Proman’s shipping division plans to make an eventual full switch to methanol from conventional oil-based fuels, betting on methanol’s potential decarbonization effects and proven propulsion technology. (Hellenic Shipping News: click here)

Landmark Chinese order for MAN ME-LGIM engines

The MAN B&W 7S60ME-LGIM dual-fuel engines have been ordered in connection with the construction of 2 × 9,300 ceu pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) vessels for China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), the major Chinese integrated-logistics company. (Motorship: click here)

 AMMONIA

MSC sets sights on ammonia dual-fuel ships

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has tapped class society Lloyd’s Register, German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) for a design for the ammonia dual-fuel operation of a future containership. (Splash247: click here)

Seaspan ammonia-powered boxship design unveiled

Working with Seaspan, the world’s largest boxship lessor, the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping yesterday revealed the design of an ammonia-powered 15,000 teu container vessel. (Splash247: click here)

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding completes delivery of ammonia fuel supply system for large, low-speed two-stroke marine engines

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has completed delivery of an ammonia fuel supply system for large, low-speed two-stroke marine engines, to Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG), a manufacturer of marine engines. (Green Car Congress: click here)

Wärtsilä’s ammonia dual-fuel engine to be ready at the end of 2023

The dual-fuel ammonia engine could kick-start dual-fuel vessel orders next year as companies have been waiting for technological maturity. (Lloyds List: click here)

A Japanese consortium including Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG), NYK Line, IHI Power Systems and Nihon

Shipyard has successfully completed a land-based test for the stable combustion of ammonia as a fuel, using an 80:20 ammonia:natural gas co-firing ratio. (Motorship: click here)

J-ENG To Add NH3 and Conventional 60-Bore Variants To LSH Range

The development of the UEC60LSH engine will retain the LSH ultrawide rating concept, and is expected to meet very large gas carrier (VLGC) requirements, as well as Capesize bulk carriers, coal carriers and specialist car carriers. (Motorship: click here)

HYDROGEN

 Ports H2 supply and demand study

Ports and coastal regions across the EU will play a key role in the supply of hydrogen in the future (Port’s Strategy: click here)

Shipping and aviation join forces to secure green hydrogen supplies

The coalition is bringing together the shipping and aviation industries to form one unified voice so they have greater influence over policy and can send a clear demand signal that green hydrogen and direct air capture (DAC) are integral to decarbonisation pathways in these sectors. (Splash247: click here)

First hydrogen-powered container ship launched in Rotterdam

On 25 May, Dutch shipping company Future Proof Shipping (FPS) officially launched the first hydrogen-powered inland container ship, H2 Barge 1, in Rotterdam. (Safety4sea : click here)

Plug Power to develop three green hydrogen production plants in Finland

Plug Power announced that it plans to develop three green hydrogen production plants in Finland, producing 850 tons per day (TPD) of green hydrogen, or 2.2 gigawatts (GW) of electrolyzer capacity, by the end of the decade with final investment decision (FID) by 2025/2026. (Safety4sea : click here)

BIOMASS/BIOFUELS

Biofuel bunkering remains mixed in medium term

Biofuel-blended bunkering could continue to rise in the next couple of years, although uncertainty on Dutch subsidies may limit operations. (Lloyds List: click here)

ExxonMobil inks B30 biofuel ARA supply deal with Hapag-Lloyd

ExxonMobil has signed an agreement to supply Hapag-Lloyd with B30 marine bio fuel oil in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region. (Motorship: click here)

CARBON CAPTURE

HMM, Samsung Heavy Industries, Panasia, and Korea Register of Shipping to collaborate on reducing carbon emissions

The four companies will form a joint working group to conduct research on OCCS technology. (Hellenic Shipping News: click here)

Aramco licenses carbon capture tech to Swiss cleantech firm

Saudi Aramco Technologies Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aramco, has licensed its mobile carbon capture (MCC) technology to Switzerland-based cleantech firm Daphne Technology for development. (Motorship: click here)

ClassNK releases guidelines for onboard CO2 capture and storage

ClassNK’s Guidelines for Shipboard CO2 Capture and Storage Systems include safety provisions and notations indicating when vessels are ready for installation of CCS systems. (Class NK: click here)

TECHNOLOGIES

Japanese invest $80m into CORE POWER

A total of 13 companies, including Onomichi Dockyard and Imabari Shipbuilding, have invested around $80m in CORE POWER joining a raft of shipowners around the world who have decided to buy into the Mikal Bøe-led firm in recent years. (Splash247: click here)

French firm orders five ‘zero carbon’ boxships in South Korea

France’s Zephyr & Borée has finally put pen to paper for a series of five 1,300 teu ships which it claims are zero carbon, in a project that has been many years in the making. (Splash247: click here)

DECARBONISATION

 Australia developing maritime emission reduction plan

The Australian Government has committed to developing a Maritime Emissions Reduction National Action Plan to chart a practical green transition for the maritime sector. (Off-shore energy: click here)

Shipping emissions continue to drop ahead of MEPC 80

The latest estimates from Clarksons suggest that shipping’s emissions on a tank-to-wake basis will contribute 2.1% and 822m tonnes of global CO2 output in 2023, down marginally on 2022’s figures of 2.3% and 845m tonnes as slower speeds impact. (Splash247: click here)

Charterparty expectations holding back decarbonisation efforts

White Paper launched by Nautilus Labs and BIMCO has used data from live charter agreements to show that traditional wordingleads to substantial excess fuel consumption and emissions. (Lloyds List: click here)

Shipping ahead of most transport sectors in decarbonisation, says Clarksons

However, shipbroker says other sectors have a ‘relatively clear pathway’ unlike the maritime sector. (Tradewinds: click here)

SELECTED HEADLINES ON ALTERNATIVE FUELS & TECHNOLOGIES 

 BY INTERCARGO – April 2023

DRY BULK SHIPPING FOCUS

Himalaya Shipping welcomes third LNG dual-fuel bulker

Bermuda-based bulk carrier company Himalaya Shipping has taken delivery of the third LNG dual-fuel 210,000 dwt newcastlemax newbuild from New Times Shipbuilding (NTS) in China. (Off-shore energy: click here)

Shandong Shipping Places Largest Dry Bulk Order with CCS System Pilot

China’s state-owned Shandong Shipping group reports that it has placed its largest shipbuilding order for bulk carriers as part of an R&D project that is designed to support the decarbonization of this core element of shipping. (Maritime Executive: click here)

Berge Bulk makes methanol retrofit move

Singapore-based owner Berge Bulk has crossed another hurdle on its decarbonisation pathway by signing up one of its ships for a potential conversion to run on methanol. (Splash247: click here)

 Maran Dry takes delivery of first LNG-fuelled Newcastlemaxes

Maran Dry Management Inc. (MDM), the dry bulk shipping arm of the Angelicoussis Group, recently took delivery of its first LNG-fuelled bulk carriers. The two DNV-classed Newcastlemax bulk carriers are the first dual-fuel bulkers in the Greek market. (Motorship: click here)

Study rules out hydrogen as a viable fuel for handymax bulkers to 2052

Master’s thesis from Bluetech engineer Jonas Korpela backs green ammonia and methanol for net-zero operations. (Tradewinds: click here)

 Methanol Building Favour In Bulker Sector

Copenhagen-based J.Lauritzen is the latest owner to endorse methanol fuel by way of the propulsion machinery specified for a pair of Kamsarmax bulk carriers ordered in Japan. (Motorship: click here)

METHANOL

CMA CGM places USD3bn dual fuel container ships order

China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has received an order for 16 dual-fuel containerships from French-based liner operator, CMA CGM. The order includes 12 x 15,000 TEU containerships that will be capable of sailing on methanol, along with an order for 4 x 23,000 TEU containerships that will be equipped with dual fuel LNG engines. (Motorship: click here)

Methanol-fuelled boxships can be economically viable

By using measures to mitigate consumption carriers can reduce the slot cost of going carbon-neutral. (Lloyds list: click here)

 World’s top bunkering hub prepares for methanol future

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 dwt methanol bunkering vessel from Japan’s Sasaki Shipbuilding in the final quarter of this year. (Splash247: click here)

Manufacture of world’s largest methanol engine moves HHI-EMD past 200 million bhp milestone for low-speed, two-stroke engines

At a ceremony in South Korea in March, HHI-EMD—a MAN Energy Solutions two-stroke licensee—marked the manufacture of the world’s largest methanol-powered two-stroke engine, a MAN B&W G95ME-LGIM type. ( Green Car Congress: click here)

Proman, successfully completed the first barge-to-ship methanol bunkering on the US Gulf Coast.

The JV tankers Stena Pro Marine and Stena Prosperous were refueled with methanol via barge while discharging petroleum products at a terminal in the Port of Houston in the first week of April. (Green Car Congress: click here)

Port of Gothenburg set to launch methanol bunkering services by end of 2023

Inter Terminals Sweden (ITS), part of Inter Terminals, one of the largest independent bulk liquid storage providers in northern Europe, is collaborating with the Port of Gothenburg to introduce methanol bunkering services in the port by the end of 2023. (Off-shore energy: click here)

AMMONIA

 ClassNK issues AiP for Ammonia-fuelled gas carrier developed by MOL

ClassNK  issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for an ammonia fuelled gas carrier which has been jointly developed by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd., and Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (Safety4Sea: click here)

First accredited low-carbon ammonia for power generation shipped from Saudi Arabia to Japan

A first shipment of independently-certified low-carbon ammonia has arrived in Japan for use as fuel in power generation. (Splash247: click here)

 LR award Mitsui with Approval in Principle for ammonia-fuelled gas carrier

Joint development project for mid-size liquified gas carrier with Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING, with a main engine capable of using ammonia as fuel. (LR: click here)

No laughing (gas) matter: Schneiter targets zero N2O in new X-DFA

WinGD’s programme to develop dual-fuel two-stroke engines capable of operating on ammonia and methanol is advancing apace, Dominik Schneiter, WinGD’s Vice President R&D. (Motorship: click here)

Purus Marine confirms 4+2 NH3-ready ammonia carrier order

Purus Marine, a UK-based shipowner, has confirmed that it has placed an order for four 45,000 cbm medium-sized gas carriers from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Korea. (Motorship: click here)

HYDROGEN

 Port of Rotterdam Authority offers site for green hydrogen plant with a capacity of up to 1 GW

The Port of Rotterdam Authority is developing an 11ha site on the Maasvlakte suitable for the construction of a very large green hydrogen plant.(Shipmanagement international: click here)

 Viking LH2 fuel cell project advances

Dr. Pierluigi Busetto of Trieste-based naval architects Navalprogetti s.r.l. discusses the progress of a retrofittable liquid hydrogen (LH2) container-based system in an interview with The Motorship. (Motorship: click here)

New Swedish passenger catamaran will run on hydrogen

Sweden’s Gotlandsbolaget and the Australian shipyard Austal have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a design agreement of Gotlandsbolaget’s new passenger catamaran, Gotland Horizon X, which will be able to run on hydrogen. (Motorship: click here)

 ICIS: EU Hydrogen Bank could bring renewable hydrogen costs below €1/kg

ICIS data shows that renewable hydrogen could be sold for below €1/kg if a producer obtains the maximum support provided by the European Hydrogen Bank. (Green Car Congress: click here)

 China’s first hydrogen fuel cell-powered boat hits the water

In a significant step towards sustainable and decarbonized shipping, China has launched its first-ever hydrogen fuel cell-powered boat. (Off-shore energy: click here)

BIOMASS/BIOFUELS

MAN 175D high-speed engine ready to operate on 100% biofuel

MAN Energy Solutions’ MAN 175D engine is formally approved for operation on biofuels, effective immediately.(Green Car Congress: click here)

CARBON CAPTURE

Onboard CCS ready to offer pathway to compliance: LR

A new report from Lloyd’s Register’s Maritime Decarbonisation Hub suggests that the technological readiness of onboard Onboard Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (OCCUS) is advancing but notes that economic factors will determine whether adoption will be feasible for maritime supply chain stakeholders. (Motorship: click here)

Lomar to pilot Seabound’s carbon capture technology on vessels

Lomar’s new subsidiary lomarlabs is working with London-based climate tech start-up Seabound to develop cost-effective methods to capture CO2 onboard vessels. (Off-shore energy: click here)

HMM to Test Carbon Capture in Broader Energy Efficiency Plan

HMM is proceeding with the next phase of research into the use of carbon capture after reporting success with the first phase of its empirical research project on the emerging technology. (Maritime Executive: click here)

TECHNOLOGIES

First LH2-fuelled hydrogen fuel cell ferry enters service

The entry into service of a ferry powered by PEM fuel cells fuelled by liquid hydrogen on 31 March marked a significant advance for what remains a largely untried technology. (Motorship: click here)

First hybrid electric bunker tanker in Singapore delivery

The delivery of the first of a pair of hybrid-electric bunker tankers that will operate in the port of Singapore has been been confirmed by Vitol’s Singaporean bunker operations company, V-Bunkers. (Motorship: click here)

DECARBONISATION

IMO Study on the readiness and availability of low And zero carbon technology and marine fuels Update

A partnership project between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the IMO aiming to support GHG emissions reduction from international shipping by promoting the uptake of future fuels and technology and will be implemented by the IMO Secretariat (Marine Environment Division -MED) (IMO : click here)

LNG orderbook now stands at record 50% of the extant fleet

The global orderbook currently stands equivalent to a “moderate” 10% of fleet capacity, though varies significantly by sector, according to the latest data from Clarksons Research.(Splash247: click here)

G7 pushes for intermediate GHG targets for shipping

The group reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen global efforts to achieve greenhouse gas (GHG) lifecycle zero emissions from international shipping by 2050 at the latest. (Splash247: click here)

 Operational Management To Accelerate Safe Maritime Decarbonisation.

This report provides recommendations to industry stakeholders toward safe adoption of alternative fuels onboard ships in line with MTF’s purpose. ( MTF: click here)

SELECTED HEADLINES ON ALTERNATIVE FUELS & TECHNOLOGIES 

 BY INTERCARGO – March 2023

DRY BULK SHIPPING FOCUS

Ammonia-fuelled bulker trial yields ‘surprising’ results

Study is being shared in the hope that others can help tackle hurdles in adopting the zero-carbon fuel. (TradeWinds: click here)

MOL, Vale agree to install rotor sails on bulk carrier

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Vale International SA have announced a partnership to retrofit a 200,000-ton class bulk carrier, currently employed under a mid–term contract for transportation of iron ore for Vale. (Safety4Sea: click here)

Viridis closes in on order for ammonia-fuelled bulk carriers as BV approves design

Zero-carbon fleet could be operational by 2025, says start-up backed by Mosvolds Rederi, Amon Maritime and Navigare Logistics. (TradeWinds: click here)

K Line choses Seawing for coal carrier

K Line and the Electric Power Development Co. (J-Power) have chosen Seawing, an automated kite system using wind power, for installation on board a J-Power special coal carrier. (Motorship: click here)

 Maritime, mining, and energy majors to create a green corridor for iron ore

A new consortium comprising UK-based mining company Anglo American, Tata Steel, CMB, VUKA Marine, Freeport Saldanha, and ENGIE plans to explore the options for developing a maritime green corridor for the zero-emission shipping of iron ore between South Africa and Europe. (Offshore-energy: click here)

METHANOL

NABU: Methanol has enormous potential to make shipping more climate-friendly

This March, Naturschutzbund Deutschland (NABU) NGO released a study on methanol as a marine fuel focusing on its advantages and disadvantages. (Safety4Sea: click here)

Dual-fuel methanol newbuilds cheaper than LNG but doubts remain, says BRS

French shipbroker questions suitability of green fuel for all vessel types. (TradeWinds: click here)

First orders for MAN G80 dual-fuel methanol engine

Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co. and HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. (HJSC) have respectively ordered seven and two MAN B&W G80ME-LGIM dual-fuel engines in connection with the construction of 9 × 9,000 TEU container vessels for HMM Co., the major South Korean integrated-logistics company. (Green Car Congress: click here)

Lubricants for 2-stroke methanol engines gaining service experience

Newly developed 40 BN lubricants will gain service experience with the growing uptake of methanol dual-fuel 2-stroke engines. (Motorship: click here)

China Merchants firms up methanol-fuelled car carrier orders

China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has moved forward to add more capacity in the car carrier segment by signing a firm deal for two new methanol dual-fuel 9,300 ceu ships. (Splash247: click here)

Neste and Terntank sign for wind and methanol powered tankers

Neste and Terntank announced today that have signed an agreement for two new lower-emission tankers to transport raw materials and products. (Safety4Sea: click here)

WinGD Confirms First Chinese Orders for 92 bore Methanol Dual-Fuel Engine

WinGD (Winterthur Gas & Diesel) has confirmed the receipt of a landmark order to supply a 92-bore low-speed, dual-fuel engine to run on methanol for a series of newbuildings for COSCO Shipping Lines. (Motorship: click here)

Maersk signs MOU with Shanghai International Port Group on green methanol bunkering

A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) on strategic cooperation for Shanghai Port methanol marine fuel project. (Ship Management International: click here)

Methanol-Ready 32/44CR Wins RINA Approval

Classification society, RINA, has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate to MAN Energy Solutions for its methanol-ready MAN L/V 32/44CR engine. (Motorship: click here)

 Six Japanese companies to build country’s 1st methanol-powered coastal tanker

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., MOL Coastal Shipping, Ltd., Tabuchi Kaiun Co., Ltd., Niihama Kaiun Co., Ltd., Murakami Hide Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., and Hanshin Diesel Works, Ltd. have joined forces to build a methanol-fueled coastal tanker. (Offshore-energy: click here)

Norwegian Cruise Line’s $1.3bn methanol bet a ‘great signal’

Norwegian Cruise Line Holding’s €1.2bn ($1.3bn) investment in retrofitting ships to run on methanol is a sure sign that maritime views the alternative fuel as a viable way to meet pending carbon limits, an industry advocate said. (TradeWinds: click here)

AMMONIA

MOL to build clean hydrogen/ammonia value chain in Thailand

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on building a clean hydrogen and ammonia value chain derived from renewable energy sources in southern Thailand, with the Electricity Generation Authority of Thailand, Mitsubishi Company (Thailand), and Chiyoda Corporation (Kanagawa). (Safety4Sea: click here)

MOL pumps money into US ammonia-to-power start-up Amogy

Japanese owner plans to convert ammonia into hydrogen for fuel cells. (TradeWinds: click here)

Saudi green ammonia mega-project to begin production in 2026

Construction of a USD8.5bn export-oriented green hydrogen mega-project located on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast is expected to begin after it signed financing agreements with a number of financial institutions on 1 March. (Motorship: click here)

HYDROGEN

Commercially operated Wärtsilä engine runs on 25 vol% hydrogen blend

The technology group Wärtsilä and WEC Energy Group have successfully tested the capabilities of a Wärtsilä engine running on 25 vol% hydrogen-blended fuel. (Green Car Congress: click here)

Netherlands Plans World’s Largest Offshore Hydrogen Production Site

The project would be the first in which hydrogen production at sea is carried out on a large scale. (Maritime Executive: click here)

Hynfra and Amarenco MENA form strategic partnership to produce hydrogen and ammonia in MENA region

Poland-based Hynfra has signed a framework cooperation agreement with Amarenco MENA, a major developer of renewable energy projects in the Middle East and North Africa and part of Amarenco Group. (Green Car Congress: click here)

Germany to Build Gas-fired Power Plants to be Operated with Hydrogen – Scholz

Germany to build gas-fired power plants to be operated with hydrogen – Scholz. (Hydrogen Central: click here)

Green hydrogen milestone for short sea feeder vessels

Samskip will launch next-generation zero emission short sea container vessels. (Ports Strategy: click here)

China’s First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Service Vessel Enters Operation

China’s first ship powered by a 500 KW hydrogen fuel cell has been put into operation by China Three Gorges Corporation. (Hydrogen Central: click here)

Oman advances green hydrogen projects

Oman’s hydrogen promotion agency, Hydrogen Oman (Hydrom), signed agreements with project developers relating to six green hydrogen production projects located around its emerging hydrogen export hubs at the port of Duqm and the port of Salalah on 15 March. (Motorship: click here)

BIOMASS/BIOFUELS

More bio-, hydrogen-based marine fuels required for net-zero emissions: Shell

Biofuels make up 10% of bunker mix by 2040 in Shell scenario .Major says 10,000 ships need to run on hydrogen-based energy. Shell and TotalEnergies currently big on LNG bunkering business. (SP Global: click here)

Biofuels replace LNG as most popular alternative fuel, survey shows

Shipping industry stakeholders see biofuels as the best transition fuel. (Lloyds list maritime intelligence.: click here)

CARBON CAPTURE

Pre-combustion onboard CCS solution receives AiP

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded an approval in principle to a Norwegian hydrogen technology developer, Rotoboost, for its pre-combustion Carbon Capture System (CCS) Rotobox. (Motorship: click here)

Wärtsilä to deliver its first CCS-Ready scrubber systems

The technology group Wärtsilä has received its first order for carbon capture and storage-ready scrubber systems – CCS-Ready scrubbers – the company has announced today. (Nafs Green: click here)

Liquefied CO2 ship launched in Japan

A launch ceremony for a Japanese liquefied CO2 transportation demonstration test ship was held today at the Shimonoseki Shipyard of Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Corporation. (Splash247: click here)

Landmark carbon capture project onboard a Stena Bulk tanker moves ahead

A consortium of global shipping organisations and the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) have received approval in principle from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), the US ship certification agency, to use a carbon capture system onboard an oil tanker. (Splash247: click here)

BHP signs carbon capture and utilization pilot agreement with China steelmaker HBIS

BHP has signed an agreement for piloting of carbon capture and utilization technology with China’s HBIS Group Co., Ltd (HBIS), one of the world’s largest steelmakers and a major iron ore customer of BHP. (Green Car Congress: click here)

ABP, Sizewell to develop direct air capture facility at Lowestoft Port

Associated British Ports (ABP) and Sizewell C are developing plans to locate a direct air capture (DAC) facility at ABP’s Port of Lowestoft, which would be capable of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. (Offshore-energy: click here)

First CO2 Stored in World’s First Demonstration of CCS Process

The first successful demonstration of carbon capture and storage below the sea floor was completed yesterday by Denmark’s pioneering Project Greensand in what is being hailed as a watershed moment in the fight against climate change. (Maritime Executive: click here)

TECHNOLOGIES

Newbuild VLGC to get bespoke rotor sails installed

Finnish rotor sail manufacturer Norsepower has signed a contract to install two of its sails on a brand new very large gas carrier for Japan’s Iino Lines. (Splash247: click here)

Dutch shipowners rally behind wind-propulsion

Four Dutch shipowners will pioneer the 3rd generation of VentoFoils produced by eConowind, becoming active ambassadors of the solutions. (Offshore-energy: click here)

Samskip places 2+2 order with Cochin for H2-fuel cell feeders

European container operator Samskip has awarded Cochin Shipyard a contract for 2 x container feeder vessels, with an option for a further 2 vessels. The container feeders will be equipped with a diesel-electric propulsion system, but are intended to be primarily powered by H2-fuelled fuel cells. (Motorship: click here)

Carisbrooke trials solar cells

UK shipowner Carisbrooke Shipping is trialling solar energy cells on the deck of one of its multi-purpose vessels. (Splash247: click here)

Eastern Pacific Shipping’s Cyril Ducau opens up on $1.8bn bid to cut carbon

ESG trendsetter says it will eliminate 10m tonnes of CO2 using technology that works and is available right now. (TradeWinds: click here)

Report: KSOE reveals design of SMR-powered vessel

Korean shipbuilding giant, Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), has unveiled the design of a small modular reactor (SMR)-powered ship, Business Korea reports. (Offshore-energy: click here)

DECARBONISATION

UN chief demands net zero 10-year ‘fast forward’ after new climate warning

Secretary general António Guterres says IPCC Synthesis report shows need for ‘G20 Solidarity pact’ and fires off volley of actions to curb fossil growth and accelerate transition. (Recharge news: click here)

ABS and Korean stakeholders join forces on defining Scope 3 emissions methodologies

American Bureau of Shipping, Korean Register and the leading Korean shipyards have established a joint development project (JDP) which will focus on creating a standardised approach to the calculation of greenhouse gas (GHG) Scope 3 emissions. (Ship. Energy: click here)

IPCC released its full Synthesis Report, drawing on a number of its reports published between 2018 and 2022.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the UN’s climate science body, responsible for producing scientific reports that offer policymakers and the public crucial evidence on the status of the climate crisis. The report can be found here

Study finds GHG methane offsets its warming ~30% and precipitation increase ~60% by short-wave absorption

A new study by researchers from the University of California, Riverside and colleagues in the US and Europe has now found that methane short-wave absorption counteracts ~30% of the surface warming associated with its long-wave radiative effects. (Green Car Congress: click here)

SELECTED HEADLINES ON ALTERNATIVE FUELS & TECHNOLOGIES 

 BY INTERCARGO – February 2023

DRY BULK SHIPPING FOCUS

 Tsuneishi inks methanol-fuelled bulker contract

Mitsui E&S Machinery has been awarded the contract to supply a dual-fuel engine capable of operating on methanol for a 65,700 dwt bulk carrier slated for construction at Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (Motorship: click here)

 CSL and Algoma place joint 4+2 order for methanol-fuelled bulkers

Canadian operators Algoma Central Corporation (Algoma) and CSL have placed an order with Jiangsu Yangzi-Mitsui Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (YAMIC) to construct four new methanol-ready ocean-going self-dischargers. (Motorship: click here)

Green light for world’s first 85,000 dwt ammonia-fueled bulker

China Classification Society (CCS), Singapore’s SDTR Marine and Shanghai’s Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) have jointly developed an 85,000 dwt ammonia-fueled bulk carrier. (Offshore-energy: click here)

Bulkers emerging as champions of wind-assisted propulsion as rotor sails hold sway over WPT installations

Rotor sails lead the way as the preferred solution for shipowners looking to reduce emissions and increase fuel efficiency by tapping into the potential of wind-assisted propulsion on board their ships. (Offshore-energy: click here)

Wärtsilä completes first shaft generator retrofit on bulk carrier

Retrofitting is done on bulk carrier owned by Singapore-based Berge Bulk. (lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.: click here)   

Cargill proceeds with wind plans and looks to focus on newbuilds

Chartering giant plans to continue with its three-pillar decarbonisation plans by completing the first installation of solid wind sails. (lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.: click here)

METHANOL

Lubricants for 2-stroke methanol engines gaining service experience

Newly developed 40 BN lubricants will gain service experience with the growing uptake of methanol dual-fuel 2-stroke engines. (Motorship: click here)

Singapore shipowner starts decarbonisation journey with methanol

Singapore-based shipowner Pacific Carriers Ltd (PCL) and shipbuilder PaxOcean, both part of the Kuok Group, will study the use of methanol as an alternative fuel in a joint development project (JDP) with ABS. (Riviera: click here)

Methanol dual-fuel numbers log record tally in February, DNV says

‘Green methanol will be needed sooner than green LNG’, classification society warns. (TradeWinds: click here)

Liner giant HMM orders ‘world’s first’ 9,000-teu methanol-powered container ships

Hyundai Samho takes lion’s share of newbuildings worth $1.1bn. (TradeWinds: click here)

CMA CGM splashes $1bn on methanol-fuelled container ship sextet

Owner already has 18 methanol-fuelled container ships under construction in Asia. (TradeWinds: click here)

Methanol bunkering coming to Singapore

Methanol bunkering seems to be coming to Singapore sooner than thought, following the announcement by Singapore-licensed marine fuel supplier Golden Island Diesel Oil Trading that will bring a methanol bunker supply operation in the area by 2026. (Safety4Sea: click here)

HMM and Costa focus on methanol supply partnerships

News that HMM, the largest shipping company in Korea, had announced an agreement with potential methanol supply partners on 14 February was followed by an agreement between Costa Cruises and Proman to collaborate on the implementation of methanol as a marine fuel for the cruise industry on 16 February. (Motorship: click here)

Europe’s ‘first’ green methanol powered bunker barge

Dutch fuel producer OCI has joined forces with barge operator Unibarge to develop ‘Europe’s first’ dual-fuel bunker barge powered by green methanol. (Motorship: click here)

AMMONIA

 Trafigura: Green ammonia is going to be a key future fuel

In an exclusive interview to SAFETY4SEA, Mr. Andrea Olivi, Global Head of Wet Freight for Trafigura, reveals their strategy for the next five years, highlighting that sustainability remains at the top and that the green ammonia will play vital role in industry’s journey towards decarbonization. (Safety4Sea: click here)

Ammonia fuel-cell system wins approval in principle

DNV has awarded an approval in principle (AiP) to Norwegian marine fuel-cell manufacturer Alma Clean Power for a containerised solid oxide fuel-cell (SOFC) module for use with ammonia. (Riviera: click here)

HYDROGEN

 UK project to trial UK H2-fuelled engine on general cargo vessel

Carisbrooke Shipping, the UK shipowner, is participating in a demonstration project to develop an innovative zero-emission hydrogen-fuelled auxiliary engine. The project has been awarded £2.3 million as part of the UK government’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC3). (Motorship: click here)

MAN ES AEngine tests scheduled for H1 2023

Thomas Hansen, head of two-stroke promotion and customer support at MAN Energy Solutions reveals MAN ES plans to soft-launch the Ammonia engine (AEngine) development programme in an exclusive interview with The Motorship. (Motorship: click here)

SGMF: Hydrogen is not completely emission free

In a recently published report by the Society Gas of Marine Fuel (SGMF), the Association clarifies that only hydrogen produced from renewable energy can be said to be carbon dioxide free. (Safety4Sea: click here)

Canada Approves North America’s First Green Hydrogen Production Plant

Canadian start-up EverWind Fuels reports it has received what it believes is the first environmental approval for an independent project for the large-scale production of green hydrogen and green ammonia in North America. (Maritime Executive: click here)   

Report reveals ‘serious incident’ on Shell hydrogen carrier’s maiden voyage

Australian investigators say component failure led to flame discharge on deck of pioneering Suiso Frontier. (TradeWinds: click here)

EU sets out rules for producing green hydrogen

Bloc sets criteria on what constitutes renewable hydrogen pending approval from other EU bodies (lloydslist.maritimeintelligence: click here)   

BIOMASS/BIOFUELS

 Use of biofuels in shipping

The use of biofuels or biofuel blends is one of many ways to comply with the IMO’s strategy on the reduction of GHG emissions from ships, and DNV has seen an increasing interest in these new fuels. This technical news aims to clarify the regulatory status and other considerations on the usage of such fuels. (DNV: click here)

US announces $118 million in funding to spur domestic biofuel production

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $118 million in funding for 17 projects to accelerate the production of sustainable biofuels for the country’s transportation and manufacturing needs. (Ship. Energy: click here)

Green Seas: Commodities giant’s shipping arm sees biofuels as key pillar of decarbonisation

Our environment newsletter looks at how Cargill aims to build up its biofuels business. (TradeWinds: click here)

MOL redefines poop deck in alternative fuel search

Japan’s largest shipowner has signed a memorandum of understanding with compatriot firm Air Water to jointly study the trial use of liquefied bio-methane (LBM) derived from cattle manure in LNG-fuelled vessels (Splash247: click here)    

EIA: US renewable diesel capacity could more than double through 2025

US production capacity for renewable diesel could more than double from current levels by the end of 2025, based on several announcements for projects that are either under construction or could start development soon, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). (Green Car Congress: click here)

Vessel trials for biofuel bunkering completed

Supply chain trials involve five vessels and approximately 4,700 tonnes of sustainable biofuel blends. (lloydslist.maritimeintelligence: click here)

CARBON CAPTURE

 World’s first full scale CCS project moves ahead with LCO2 carrier signing ceremony

The signing ceremony for bare boat charter and time charter contracts for two 7,500m3 liquefied CO2 ships between Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) and Northern Lights JV DA was held in Stavanger, Norway on 10th February 2023. (Ship Management International: click here)

Eastern Pacific installs filtering and carbon capture system on tanker

Singapore-based owner and tech start-up Value Maritime have inserted a carbon capture and storage module into an onboard exhaust gas filtering system. (lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.: click here)

Ardmore to install carbon capture scrubbers on some vessels

Tanker owner/operator says it has eight drydockings scheduled for this year, seven of which are related to ballastwater installations. (lloydslist.maritimeintelligence: click here)

TECHNOLOGIES

Liberian Registry awards Approval in Principle to Anemoi’s Rotor Sail systems

The Liberian Registry has awarded an Approval in Principle (AIP) to Anemoi Marine Technologies for their Rotor Sail systems. Anemoi’s Rotor Sails are available with three deployment options – fixed to the deck, a folding type, and on rails that can be moved along or across the deck. (Ship Management International: click here)

Top Korean shipping lines back nuclear power

A host of Korean shipping lines including HMM, Sinokor and H-Line Shipping along with the nation’s class society are pressing ahead with plans to develop nuclear-powered merchant ships. (Splash247: click here)

‘100,000 years of power’ | US-Japan team hails H2-boron plasma fusion breakthrough

California-based TAE Technologies and Japan’s National Institute for Fusion Science claim success testing new fuel cycle, opening door to cleaner, lower cost energy than produced by conventional deuterium-tritium-based process. (Recharge news: click here)

PowerCell in final negotiations over ‘one of the world’s largest hydrogen fuel cell projects in marine industry’

Sweden-based PowerCell has signed a letter of intent to negotiate final terms for a project in northern Norway involving two ferries which will be powered by hydrogen fuel cells. (Ship. Energy: click here)

HMM joins South Korea alliance to develop nuclear tech for maritime use

HMM among nine South Korean organisations cooperating in the development and demonstration of small modular reactors for marine use. (lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.: click here)

DNV awards Michelin first AiP forWISAMO inflatable wing sail

Classification society DNV has awarded an AiP to Michelin for theirWISAMO wing sail system. This is the first AiP to have been awarded toan inflatable wing sail design and is currently being installed for testingon the DNV classed MN Pélican. (DNV: click here)

DECARBONISATION

Poseidon Principles: Annual Disclosure Report

Poseidon Principles for Marine Insurance published the first Annual Disclosure Report, as a step forward towards transparency in the maritime and insurance sectors. (Safety4Sea: click here)

New IMO project to address availability of alternative marine fuels

Future Fuels and Technology Project aims to provide an assessment of the state of availability and readiness of low- and zero-carbon ship technology and marine fuels, in order to help inform Member States as they work towards the revision of the IMO GHG Strategy (IMO : click here)

ABP rolls out £2 billion green growth and decarbonisation plan

Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s leading ports group, has today launched its wide-ranging new sustainability strategy, Ready for Tomorrow (RFT), backed by a plan to invest around £2 billion in decarbonising its own operations by 2040. (Offshore-energy: click here)

US ports to build out nearly $50 bln in green infrastructure over the next decade

The U.S. ports are expected to build out nearly $50 billion in green infrastructure over the next decade – and hydrogen is set to play a significant role in the industry’s plans, a recent survey from the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) shows. (Offshore-energy: click here)

Russian invasion speeds rise of EU renewables – and means ‘half of coal plants scrapped’ by 2030

Worldwide energy crisis sparked by war on Ukraine fuelling acceleration of clean power build-out to new records as historical power sources stall and fall, says Bloomberg Intelligence report. (Recharge news: click here)

bp to invest up to $8B additional in transition growth engines by 2030, for cumulative $55-65B over 2023-2030

bp says that it will invest more in the energy transition and bp’s own transition, with up to $8 billion more slated for transition growth engines (TGEs) by 2030.  (Recharge news: click here)

European Parliament approves zero CO2 for new cars and vans in 2035

The European Parliament approved the new CO2 emissions reduction targets for new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, part of the “Fit for 55” package. (Green Car Congress: click here)

The Potential of E-fuels to Decarbonise Ships and Aircraft

This publication examines the potential of novel fuels to decarbonise aviation and maritime shipping

(International transportation Forum: click here)

SELECTED HEADLINES ON ALTERNATIVE FUELS & TECHNOLOGIES 

 BY INTERCARGO – January 2023

DRY BULK SHIPPING FOCUS

Cargill kickstarts methanol bulkers with first kamsarmax order

Cargill teams up with Mitsui and Japanese yard Tsuneishi to end the ‘chicken and egg’ debate and catalyse methanol-fuelled bulk carrier orders with an initial order of two kamsarmaxes (Lloyds List: click here)

ClassNK issues approval in principle (AiP) for large ammonia fueled BC developed by MOL and MITSUI

ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a large ammonia fueled 210,000 DWT bulk carrier jointly developed by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and MITSUI & CO., LTD (MITSUI). (Shipmanagement International: click here)

WinGD, CMB TECH to develop large ammonia-fuelled engines for Bocimar’s bulker newbuilds

Swiss marine power company WinGD and Belgian shipping and cleantech group CMB.TECH have signed an agreement on the development of ammonia-fuelled two-stroke engines. (Offshore-energy: click here)

AiP for ammonia-fuelled Kamsarmax

Sumitomo Corporation and Oshima Shipbuilding have been awarded a new approval in principle (AiP) from DNV for an ammonia-fuelled Kamsarmax bulk carrier design. (Motorship: click here)

K Line installs first automated kite system on Capesize carrier

K Line informed that it installed the first Seawing, an automated kite system that harnesses wind power, on a Capesize carrier at the end of 2022. (Safety4Sea: click here)

DNV, Swedish dry bulk charterers collaborate on green fuel newbuildings

DNV and the Responsible Shipping Initiative (RSI), an alliance of Swedish dry bulk charterers, have launched a feasibility study to develop a commercial framework for orders of green-fuelled newbuilds (Safety4Sea: click here)

Longship orders four diesel-electric cargo ships in Turkey

The quartet of 8,600-dwt shortsea ships will be delivered from spring 2024 from Atlas Shipyard in Turkey. (TradeWinds: click here)

AURELIA, partners create a blueprint for green retrofitting of a Newcastlemax bulker

Dutch ship design company AURELIA has joined forces with naval architecture designer NEPA SHIPPING, and ALOFT SYSTEMS, experts in sails and weather routing, on a green retrofitting project involving a 205,000 dwt bulk carrier. Details can be found here (Offshore-energy: click here)

METHANOL

Port of Rotterdam to fuel ships with methanol on a regular basis from summer 2023

From the summer of 2023, the Port of Rotterdam, Europe’s top bunkering port, will provide methanol bunkering to sea-going vessels on a regular basis. (Offshore-energy: click here)

Iberdrola to build $1.17bn green methanol plant in Australia

Plant capable of producing 200,000 tonnes of methanol for marine fuel in first phase of development, (Lloyds List: click here)

World’s 1st methanol-fueled ferry carries out first STS bunkering

A milestone for the use of methanol as a marine fuel was achieved in the Port of Gothenburg on January 23. (Safety4Sea: click here)

FAT complete for HHI-EMD’s first methanol engine

The Engine & Machinery Division of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI-EMD) has completed the world’s first factory acceptance test (FAT) for the methanol dual-fuel HiMSEN engine. (Motorship: click here)

A year in review for methanol as marine fuel: 82 ships by 2028

Based on the data from DNV, there are currently a total of 82 methanol-powered ships in operation and on order. (Offshore-energy: click here)

AMMONIA

Quantitative Risk Assessment of Ammonia-fuelled Vessels

Paper presented at: RINA Scaling Decarbonisation Solutions – Reducing Emissions by 2030 conference

(LR: click here)

H2Carrier teams up with L&T to develop floating green ammonia projects

Norway-based H2Carrier has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indian multinational conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for cooperation in developing floating green ammonia projects for industrial-scale applications. (Offshore-energy: click here)

Grimaldi adds to ammonia-ready car carrier orderbook in China

Italian shipowner Grimaldi Group has signed an order for the construction of up to seven ammonia-ready pure car and truck carriers in China, worth around $630m. (Splash247: click here)

H2Carrier and Anori developing PtX project in Greenland; production of green ammonia on floating platform P2XFloater

H2Carrier AS and Greenland-based Anori A/S have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the purpose of developing the first commercial wind farm in Greenland with subsequent production and export of green ammonia. (Green Car Congress: click here)

World’s first AiP for Ammonia Floating Storage and Regasification Barge (A-FSRB) issued

ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for an ammonia floating storage and regasification barge (A-FSRB) jointly developed by NYK Line, Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd. (NSY), and IHI Corporation (IHI). (Shipmanagement International: click here)

HYDROGEN

Equinor and RWE to develop hydrogen-fired power plants in Germany, Norway-to-Germany hydrogen pipeline

Norwegian state-owned energy company Equinor and Germany-based energy company RWE have agreed to work together to develop large-scale value chains for low carbon hydrogen. (Green Car Congress: click here)

BIOMASS/BIOFUELS

Biofuel sales outpace LNG

Biofuel sales at the Port of Singapore far exceeded those of LNG in 2022 (GreenPort: Click here)

CARBON CAPTURE

PNNL team develops least costly to date carbon capture system with conversion to methanol

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have created a new system—the least costly to date—that efficiently captures CO2 and converts it into methanol. The new PNNL carbon capture and conversion system brings the cost to capture CO2 down to about $39 per metric ton. (Green Car Congress: click here)

TECHNOLOGIES

South Korean shipbuilder pursues ship fuel cells in new deal

Korean Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) is teaming up with two European organisations to develop fuel cells for ships and power generation, and acquire technologies to produce green hydrogen. (Riviera: click here)

‘Game changer’: First 3D ship design model makes it to class approval

Damen Engineering Gdansk, Napa and Bureau Veritas reveal insights into their collaboration. (TradeWinds: click here)

Advent and Alfa Laval collaborate on marine fuel cell development project

The project will focus on testing Advent’s methanol-powered HT-PEM fuel cells as a source of marine auxiliary power. (Ship Technology: click here)

ABS AiP for SHI MSR-based power barge design

An innovative nuclear power barge design from Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has been granted Approval in Principle (AiP) by ABS (Motorship: click here)

Ammonia fuel-cell system wins approval in principle

DNV has awarded an approval in principle (AiP) to Norwegian marine fuel-cell manufacturer Alma Clean Power for a containerised solid oxide fuel-cell (SOFC) module for use with ammonia. (Riviera: click here)

ABS Technology Trends

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DECARBONISATION

Norway: Proposal for zero emissions requirement in fjords by 2026

On 2 January 2023, the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) submitted a proposal for a regulation regarding emissions of the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane in the world heritage fjords and the use of the best available technology to reduce nitrous oxide emissions. (Safety4Sea: click here)

The Maritime Technologies Forum (MTF) has released a comprehensive assessment to compare the feasibility and readiness of alternative marine fuels

The heatmap report from MTF assesses the level of current readiness of fossil LNG, bio-methanol and green ammonia compared to fossil MGO. The assessment applied MTF’s Framework for Assessing Decarbonization Technologies and Alternative Energy Carriers to fossil MGO, fossil LNG, bio-methanol and green ammonia. (maritime technologies forum: click here)

Future Fuels: 275 Altenative Fuel Ships Ordered in 2022

The total number of ships with alternative fuels ordered in 2022 was 275 (excluding battery operated vessels), according to  numbers released today from DNV via its Alternative Fuels Insight report.

Sorting the data (Marine Link : click here)