To emphasize the necessity of improving energy efficiency and establishing fuel transition strategies to achieve the decarbonization targets of IMO. This report explores methods to maintain the competitiveness of international shipping by 2030, focusing on fuel reduction, digitalization, and carbon capture technologies. Additionally, it examines strategies for expanding related infrastructure and addressing cost increases, providing insights into strategic responses to these challenges.
Fuel Type: Ammonia
Exploring the technical feasibility of carbon capture onboard ships
To assess the technical feasibility of implementing carbon capture systems on ships to help reduce CO2 emissions, particularly concentrating on both retrofit and newbuild vessels.
Alternative Fuels Insight
To provide insight into the future transition of international shipping to alternative fuels, focusing on achieving net-zero GHG emissions by 2050.
To offer guidance on selecting the appropriate alternative fuels and addressing the technical, economic, and regulatory factors involved in making informed decisions.
Risk assessment of ammonia bunkering operations: Perspectives on different release scales
To evaluate the operational risks associated with accidental ammonia releases during bunkering operations, focusing on small, medium, and large release scales of ammonia and explore factors such as bunkering supply, release, and meteorological conditions, this study performs a sensitivity analysis to identify the most influential factors affecting ammonia dispersion risks.
Fuel For Thought Ammonia: Expert insights into the future of alternative fuels
To evaluate the viability of ammonia as a sustainable alternative marine fuel, considering the current status of technology, regulatory and safety aspects, economic feasibility, and environmental impact.
2024 EPS ESG Report
To demonstrate the ESP’s commitment to environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and governance practices, and to highlight various initiatives and achievements in reducing carbon emissions and promoting sustainable practices.
Oceans of Opportunity
To explain the impact of green methanol and ammonia and propose the implementation of zero-emission fuel bunkering at ports by 2030
Economic value of methanol for shipping under fuelEU maritime and EU ETS
To evaluate the economic viability of bio-methanol and e-methanol as sustainable marine fuels within the regulatory frameworks of FuelEU Maritime and the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). The report provides an analysis of compliance pathways and the economic incentives for adopting these fuels compared to fossil fuels such as VLSFO, emphasizing the penalties for non-compliance. The findings support the potential of these regulations to facilitate a transition to sustainable fuels by creating a stable investment environment for fuel producers and encouraging adoption by shipping operators.
Analysis on interaction of CII with GFS: Calibrating IMO energy efficiency and fuels targets
To recommend effective strategies for the shipping sector to achieve the IMO emission reduction targets
Maritime Forecast to 2050
To analyze the current state of the shipping industry’s carbon emission reduction transition and the prospects for new technologies and stretegies, including ship design and fuel selection, necessary to achieve full net-zero