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.
Topic: TECHNOLOGY
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.
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.
Technology aims to sequester carbon deep in the ocean off B.C. coast
A project off B.C.’s coast focused on removing carbon dioxide from the air is aiming to tap into a resource that makes up roughly 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface – the ocean.
Biofuels and e-fuels in trucks will make it harder for aviation and shipping to go green
The EU climate targets will slash demand for oil and gas. As a result, fuel suppliers are investing in e-fuels and biofuels to replace them
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
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
MITSUI Performs World-First Hydrogen Test
MAN Energy Solutions’ licensee, MITSUI E&S Co. Ltd., has announced that it has successfully tested a 50-bore MAN B&W two-stroke engine up to 100% load at its Tamano facility while running on hydrogen, a world-first for the maritime industry.