Alternative Fuels & Lubricants – Page 16
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NewsIberian Atlantic ports to explore H2 and methanol
A number of Atlantic ports on the Iberian peninsular are to play host to a variety of pilot schemes exploring the use of hydrogen and methanol for shipping and port vehicles.
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NewsBringing renewable e-methane to the market
Gasum and Nordic Ren-Gas are bringing renewable e-methane to the market
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NewsFirst hydrogen-powered CTV enters service in German offshore market
FRS Windcat Offshore Logistics has announced the deployment of the first hydrogen-powered dual fuel Crew Transfer Vessel in Germany, servicing various wind farms in the German Baltic Sea.
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NewsABS AiP for SDARI MeOH-fuelled Ultramax design
A methanol-fuelled Ultramax bulker design from Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) was granted Approval in Principle (AIP) by ABS in late 2023. The design for the 65,000 dwt bulk carrier was jointly developed with Lemissoler Navigation Ltd. and was noteworthy as it represented the first such methanol-fuelled design for China’s shipbuilding industry.
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NewsCSET orders methanol-fuelled tanker newbuilding series
COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation (CSET) announced that it had placed an order for a series of six methanol-fuelled tanker vessels with COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry on 29 December.
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NewsRedesigned steam engine to run exclusively on bioethanol
Cornish company Bio Engine Technology has designed a high-pressure Rankine cycle engine for road and marine use that will run solely on bioethanol.
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NewsEuronav agrees deal to acquire CMB.TECH
Euronav, the tanker operator and owner, has taken a step towards diversifying into the alternative fuel sector after announcing that it has agreed to buy CMB.TECH, the cleantech subsidiary partially owned by CMB, in a deal valuing the business at EUR1.15 billion.
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NewsMaersk and Port of Yokohama ink methanol supply MoU
A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) related to a potential methanol supply agreement with a Japanese supplier, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical, and the municipal authorities responsible for the port of Yokohama in late December. The deal is intended to study ways of supplying methanol and green methanol as marine fuels.
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NewsFront Line Training For Energy Transition
A collaborative project has been launched under United Nations(UN) auspices to prepare seafarers for zero or near-zero emission ships. Entitled Training Seafarers for a Decarbonised Future, the initiative has the goal of equipping crews with the requisite skills for the industry’s energy transition.
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NewsHöegh Autoliners inks biofuel supply deal
Höegh Autoliners has signed a strategic partnership with VARO Energy (VARO) to source advanced biofuels for deep-sea transportation.
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NewsUK aims to expand low carbon hydrogen production using CCUS
Ambitious plans to accelerate the scope and production capacity of hydrogen produced using carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) technology in the UK were announced on 14 December by the UK government, alongside a wider expansion of the UK’s hydrogen production ambitions.
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NewsWärtsilä fuel supply and cargo handling systems for new DF gas carrier
Wärtsilä’s cargo handling systems and LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) fuel supply systems have been selected for a new medium gas carrier being built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard for Turkish ship owner Pasco Gas.
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NewsHD KSOE INKS NUCLEAR-POWERED JDP
HD KSOE has signed a joint development project (JDP) agreement with Korea’s nuclear engineering contractor, KEPCO E&C, to conduct research and development into nuclear-propelled ship designs. The JDP includes Lloyd’s Register (LR) and the shipping company Zodiac Maritime.
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NewsIACS establishes Safe Digital Transformation Panel
IACS Council, meeting last week in London for its 88th session (C88), confirmed a decision to establish an overarching panel to bring together IACS’ current digitalisation activities within a single forum, in response to the accelerating and broadening scale of digitalisation within shipping.
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NewsMaersk eyes first green methanol supply from China
A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) signed the first large scale green methanol offtake agreement for the global shipping industry with a Chinese supplier, Goldwind, in late November. The deal for the supply of up to 500,000 tonnes of green methanol per year will see production begin in 2026.
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NewsFirst methanol bunker vessel for Singapore handed over
The first dedicated methanol bunkering tanker that will operate in the port of Singapore has been handed to Stellar Shipmanagement Services Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Energy Group. The delivery of MT Maple was marked by a delivery ceremony in Osakikamijima, Hiroshima, Japan, on 13 December 2023.
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NewsUlstein Specifies MeOH-Ready 175D Engines For Offshore Newbuildings
Ulstein Verft AS, the Norwegian yard, has ordered 2 × 3 × MAN 12V175D-MEV methanol-ready engines in connection with the building of two CSOV (Commissioning Service Operation Vessels) for Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BS Offshore), the offshore unit of international shipping corporation, Schulte Group. The vessels are designed to support the offshore wind-energy market, and are planned for delivery in 2025; an option for four additional vessels exists.
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NewsWärtsilä cargo system and LFSS for LPG carrier newbuildings
Wärtsilä has won a contract to supply the cargo handling and fuel supply systems for a series of new LPG carrier vessels to be built at the CIMC SinoPacific Offshore & Engineering (SOE) shipyard in China for Norwegian shipowner Avance Gas.
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NewsBV AiP for X-DF-A engine safety concept
WinGD has secured its second approval in principle (AiP) for its two‑stroke engine design capable of operating on ammonia as a fuel. Bureau Veritas awarded the AiP to the safety concept for WinGD’s X-DF-A engine.
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NewsAlfa Laval to Develop Methanol FSS for MAN Four-Stroke Portfolio
MAN Energy Solutions has announced an agreement with Alfa Laval, the Swedish industrial concern, to develop a methanol fuel-supply solution for MAN four-stroke engines and its fuel-injection technology. As a result, the first four-stroke engine types will be capable of retrofit to methanol operation from 2025.
