Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Fuel Solutions News

Shipping Rivals CMA CGM, Maersk to Collaborate on Green Fuels

Laura Maersk - the world’s first-ever container vessel sailing on green methanol was named in Denmark last week -  © A.P. Moller - Maersk. All rights reserved.

Container shipping giants CMA CGM and Maersk said on Tuesday they will cooperate in efforts to reduce emissions in the sector, including by supporting the use of methanol and aiding research into potential fuels like ammonia.

Technology: Greenhouse Gas Emission Capture and Storage to the Fore

Hydrate crusts formed within ocean floor sediments ensure the encapsulation and safe and effective containment of captured CO2. Image: MDC

Greenhouse gas emissions capture and storage may be a more practical alternative to emissions reduction for meeting the IMO’s 2050 CO2 target. Tom Mulligan reports.Shipping emits close to 1 billion…

Maersk Develops Ship Fuel from Alcohol

Danish shipping conglomerate A.P. Moller - Maersk has joined forces with Wallenius Wilhelmsen, BMW Group, H&M Group, Levi Strauss and Marks & Spencer to explore LEO, a blend of lignin and ethanol,…

Wartsila Wins US LNG Bunker Vessel Deal

The Finnish technology major Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply its LNG cargo handling system for a new 5400-cbm LNG bunker barge being built in the USA.The barge is being built at the Fincantieri…

Fuel Flexibility is Key for Green Shipping

Fuel flexibility and technologies to bridge changing fuel usage have been identified in the Maritime Forecast to 2050 as essential strategies for both individual owners and the shipping industry to…

Gasum Consolidates Nordic LNG Market

The Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) company Skangas is renamed Gasum (See MarineLink report ). The Scandinavian distributor and producer of small-scale LNG claimed that the name change will strengthen…

LR, Penn Oak Energy Partner for LNG Retrofit Service

Lloyd’s Register North America, Inc. (LR) has teamed with Penn Oak Energy Corp to help companies raise capital and mitigate the technical risks associated with retrofitting ships fuelled by liquid natural gas (LNG)…

TOTAL & AMYRIS Renewable Jet Fuel Ready For Use

With the newly revised ASTM standard for jet fuel, Amyris and Total  today begin to prepare to market a drop in jet fuel that contains up to 10% blends of renewable farnesane. Developed by Total, one of the world’s leading energy companies…

LNG America & Liquiline Join Hands in Marine Fuel Market

LNG America and Liquiline announce an agreement to jointly develop commercial offerings for LNG marine fuel markets in the North American Pacific Northwest and the transport of LNG in ISO containers to remote markets in Hawaii and Alaska.

Stabilis to Close Encana Natural Gas Acquisition

Combined Company to Be a Leading Provider of Liquefied Natural Gas Fueling Solutions to High Horsepower Engines. Stabilis Energy announced that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of substantially all of the U.S.

RINA Granted Danish LNG Fuel Authority

Andrea Cogliolo

International classification society RINA has been authorized by the Danish Maritime Authority to act on its behalf to carry out plan approval and surveillance during construction on board ships using LNG as marine fuel.