Lubricants company Castrol has launched Castrol BioTrans GB, an Environmentally Acceptable Lubricant (EAL) that complies with the current US Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA) criteria. The new lubricant is intended for use in thrusters, some controllable pitch...
Wallem Group has published a new whitepaper to ensure ships, ships systems and crews are fully prepared to load, store and use biofuels in everyday vessel operations. Marine Biofuels: Adoption, use, and best practice recognises the contribution that biofuels can make...
Nippon Yuka, an NYK Group company specialising in chemical R&D as well as the manufacture and sale of chemical products, has announced the forthcoming release of BioxiGuard, said to be Japan’s first antioxidant specially developed for marine biodiesel fuel. The...
Ro-ro operator United European Car Carriers (UECC) says it achieved a significant reduction in well-to-wake CO2 emissions in 2024 mainly through bunkering high-impact liquefied biomethane (LBM) on LNG-fuelled vessels under its 'Sail for Change' initiative supported by...
The Kassø e-methanol facility in Aabenraa, Denmark, has been officially inaugurated and is now supplying e-methanol to offtakers. Developed by European Energy and operated in collaboration with Mitsui, the facility is owned by Solar Park Kassø under Kassø MidCo, with...
The Sea-LNG coalition, which spans the entire LNG value chain, has completed its initial analysis of the IMO Net-Zero Framework following MEPC 83. Using the independent Z-Joule cost of compliance calculator to assess the commercial implications of the new regulations,...
Australia-based company InterContinental Energy, specialising in large-scale green hydrogen development, has announced its patented P2(H2)Node system for hydrogen production, aimed at meeting the projected demand for green hydrogen from hard-to-abate industries such...
The first bunkering of a cruise ship with an alternative fuel has taken place at the Port of Vancouver. Silversea’s Silver Nova received LNG from Seaspan Energy’s LNG bunker vessel Seaspan Garibaldi while en route to Alaska. LNG is considered the first alternative...
ClassNK has released the ‘Guidelines for Safety Operation for Ammonia-Fueled Vessels’ for considering the introduction of ammonia-fuelled vessels to ensure safe operation on board ammonia-fuelled vessels. The Japanese classification society believes that by following...
Danish shipping company Norden has performed its first biofuel voyage out of the US in collaboration with its customer, the independent renewable energy producer Albioma, marking a continuation of Norden’s strategic ambitions within biofuels. The ISCC EU certified B24...
Fuel supplier Peninsula and the University of Gibraltar have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will see them partner to provide expert knowledge in the alternative marine fuel training and to develop a framework to improve knowledge on this topic. Under...
The Mediterranean Sea is fast approaching a deadline to reduce bunker fuel sulphur limits required by IMO, according to the Clean Shipping Alliance. Nearly a year ago, the Mediterranean Sea was designated as an Emission Control Area (ECA), but to maintain this status,...
Maritime Strategies International (MSI), a provider of maritime and energy research, consultancy and forecasting, has released MSI Seascape, an integrated platform for market analysis, vessel performance and asset valuation. Analysis performed by MSI using data from...
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