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| Using an abundant, if toxic, resource to power the maritime fleet. | A mature future fuel already in use - but will it become dominant? | Numerous NGOs protested against the IMO earlier this year putting biofuels in its Global Fuel Standard, but the “fuel versus food” debate seems to have been solved by deriving fuels from waste. | Technically the cleanest possible fuel source available to the maritime world and one that has the longest history, dating back to the 1950s. Why is it not in common, non-military use? | LNG is currently the most popular lower carbon fuel, but with bio and e-LNG it could move beyond its current transition fuel status supported by extensive existing infrastructure. |
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Cargotec says it has has confirmed a contract worth around €25 million from an unspecified Chinese shipyard to deliver 104 MacGregor cargo handling cranes for 26 bulk carriers.
The cranes will be delivered during 2012 and 2013, the majority in 2013. “The ordered cranes are MacGregor GLB cranes and they offer an efficient and reliable cargo handling solutions to our customers”, says Paul Söderstedt , sales manager for bulker cranes at Cargotec.
