The international scientific community asserts that ammonia will play an essential role in decarbonizing ships, primarily due to its abundance, availability in ports, and potential for production from renewable sources (green ammonia).
Topic: SHIPPING
Assessing the future prospects of emerging technologies for shipping and aviation biofuels: A critical review
The focus of this review is on the current trends in the production of biofuels for the marine and aviation sectors, taking into account the main targets set, the existing regulations and directives on the subject, and an analysis of the type of technologies used for their production.
Three rival camps pitch up at key IMO decarbonisation meeting
All eyes turn to a trio of ideas as the Marine Environment Protection Committee meets in London.
Fossil fuel majors miss the mark on climate targets
Nearly a decade after the Paris Agreement, the world’s biggest oil and gas companies, including BP and Saudi Aramco, are far from meeting the 1.5°C global warming limit. And they’re making plans to expand.
World’s First Use of Ammonia as a Marine Fuel ina Dual-Fuelled Ammonia-Powered Vessel in the Port of Singapore
Fortescue, with the support from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) government agencies, research institutes, and industry partners, has successfully conducted the world’s first use of ammonia, in combination with diesel in the combustion process, as a marine fuel onboard the Singapore-flagged ammonia-powered vessel, the Fortescue Green Pioneer, in the Port of Singapore.
Shipping starts important negotiations on the road to climate goals
A proposal from Norway and others is causing concern in several camps ahead of this week’s meeting of the IMO’s climate committee.
MEPC 81 likely to advance marine deecarbonisation agenda
The Marine Environment Protection Committee 81st session (MEPC 81) is expected to clarify steps to hit net zero targets for the sector, market participants at the Asia Pacific Maritime 2024 conference in Singapore said.
Maersk CEO Oshares three imperatives for shipping decarbonization to succeed
Ahead of the key global event that will decide the pace of shipping’s decarbonization, Vincent Clerc, CEO of Danish shipping and logistics giant A.P. Moller – Maersk, has highlighted three imperatives that will be crucial if the maritime industry wants to meet ambitious emission reduction targets.
Can shipping hit IMO decarbonisation checkpoints?
Support for the IMO’s decarbonisation checkpoints and ambitions at 2030, 2040, and 2050 was unanimous at CMA Shipping 2024, but attendees were divided on whether the shipping industry could hit its marks.
UBS’s Credit Suisse Takeover Came With a CO2 Headache
Among the many headaches UBS Group AG inherited when it swallowed its crosstown rival was one tied to Credit Suisse’s multibillion-dollar shipping portfolio.