According to many experts, the chemical – CH3OH – offers significant benefits as a marine fuel of the future
Topic: TECHNOLOGY
Explainer: Why carbon capture is no easy solution to climate change
Technologies that capture carbon dioxide emissions to keep them from the atmosphere are central to the climate strategies of many world governments as they seek to follow through on international commitments to decarbonize by mid-century.
Singapore and Korea discuss on bunkering of new marine fuels and digital initiatives
MPA was hosted by Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries at a bilateral meeting in Busan where both updated on digital initiatives and bunkering of new maritime fuels, amongst others.
Researcher Warns of Hidden Emissions Caused by Ramp-Up of Alternative Fuels
The shift to alternative bunker fuels risks raising the GHG emissions of the shipping industry if additional feedstock for the renewable alternatives is not sustainably produced, according to a recently published paper.
New study raises concerns about the durability of biofuels
A new study launched by one of the world’s leading dry cargo shipping companies, Oldendorff Carriers, casts doubt on the sustainability of the popular second-generation biofuels.
Peninsula hits landmark with first supply for LNG-powered cruise ship
Peninsula’s liquefied natural gas supply vessel, Levante LNG, refuelled the Royal Caribbean Group cruise vessel Silver Nova last Saturday, the company’s first LNG supply in Gibraltar
Wärtsilä continues to set the pace for marine decarbonisation with launch of world-first 4-stroke engine-based ammonia solution
Technology group Wärtsilä has introduced the marine sector’s
first commercially available 4-stroke engine-based solution for ammonia fuel.
Potential of hydrogen as fuel for shipping
The maritime industry faces substantive challenges, many of which are driven by increasingly stricter air emissions and climate legislation as its practitioners navigate a course towards decarbonisation
Comment: Why wave-devouring propulsion holds promise for low carbon shipping
With the global shipping sector under increasing pressure to adopt new emissions-busting technologies, Cranfield University’s Dr Liang Yang, explores the potential of so-called “wave-devouring” propulsion systems that take their inspiration from the natural world
Wärtsilä collaborates with leading naval engineeringn firm to reduce port emissions across North America
Technology group Wärtsilä has entered into a collaboration agreement with Seattle, USA based naval architecture and marine engineering firm, Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG), to further develop EBDG’s Clean Harbor Alternative Mobile Power (CHAMP) Barge design.