Alternative Fuels & Lubricants – Page 24
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NewsAvance Gas takes up LPG-fuelled LPG/ammonia carrier options
Avance Gas has taken up an option for two 40,000 cbm LPG/ammonia carrier newbuildings with Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (CIMC SOE). The dual-fuel newbuildings will be powered by engines capable of operating on either LPG or compliant fuel oil, the ship owner confirmed.
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NewsConsortium to develop 16,000cbm LH2 containment system
UK engineering company TWI is one of 14 partners that has received EU funding to develop a 160,000cbm liquified hydrogen (LH2) containment system for ships
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NewsChevron broadens collaboration with Cummins into biofuels
Chevron’s US subsidiary Chevron U.S.A. Inc., signed a memorandum of understanding with Cummins on 10 August extending the scope of an existing 2021 strategic collaboration agreement to cover biofuels, including renewable natural gasoline blends and biodiesel. The new agreement is intended to encourage the commercial and industrial adoption of the fuels in North America.
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NewsNYK to collaborate in NH3 bunker boom project
TB Global Technologies Ltd. (TBG), the Japanese cargo handling equipment specialist, has signed an agreement with NYK to jointly develop Japan’s first bunkering boom for ammonia, a device used to supply ammonia fuel between ships.
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NewsWärtsilä brings liquefaction expertise to Finnish energy project
Wärtsilä is bringing its liquefaction expertise to a major energy transition project in Finland
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NewsFirst methanol fuel cell harbour tug project advances
Svitzer, A.P. Moller - Maersk’s towage operator, has announced that it is moving ahead with a project to design the world’s first methanol hybrid fuel cell (MHFC) tug, in collaboration with naval architect firm, Robert Allan Ltd.
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NewsAmmonia combustion without ignition improver demonstrated on single cylinder test engine
Mads Carsten Jespersen and a team of researchers from Technical University of Denmark (DTU) presented research into widening the operating limits of a spark-ignited engine operating on pure ammonia and confirmed that combustion of 100% ammonia, pre-mixed with air but without an ignition improver is feasible.
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NewsWallenius Wilhelmsen orders 4+8 methanol-fuelled PCTCs
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has ordered four 9,350 car equivalent unit (ceu) vessels from Jinling Shipyard in Jiangsu province, China. The vessels will be capable of operating on methanol as a fuel, and will be ammonia-ready. The order includes individual options for a further eight vessels.
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NewsNew efficient vessel design for short sea shipping
Mercuria and ETA Shipping have joined forces on sustainable short sea shipping with the design of a new highly efficient coastal cargo ship
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NewsSHI ammonia fuel supply system receives AiP
ClassNK has awarded an approval in principle (AiP) to Samsung Heavy Industries for an ammonia supply system design for oil tanker and container vessels.
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NewsHapag-Lloyd inks bio-fuel partnership agreement
Hapag-Lloyd and DB Schenker have signed an agreement to use reduce container transport emissions through the use of a waste and residue-based biofuel. The move follows the launch of Hapag-Lloyd’s ‘Ship Green’ in May, and is intended to help decarbonise supply chains.
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NewsSpanish port rolls out biofuels for ferries
Biofuels produced from agricultural waste will fuel passenger ships from the Spanish port of Algeciras across the Strait of Gibraltar.
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NewsHafnia places maiden dual-fuel methanol newbuilding order
The global methanol fleet is set to grow with shipowners Hafnia and Socatra announcing an order for four dual-fuel vessels capable of operating on methanol. The order for four 49,800 dwt Chemical IMOII Medium-Range (MR) Newbuilds has been placed with Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in southern China.
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NewsBio-LNG bunkering options grow
Bio-LNG bunkering is now available in almost 70 ports worldwide, according to new analysis by SEA-LNG.
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NewsPursuing green hydrogen in Sri Lanka
The Adani Group is planning a green hydrogen plant as part of the new container development it is constructing at Sri Lanka’s Port of Colombo West.
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NewsNorden takes stake in biofuel developer
Tanker operator Norden has acquired a minority stake in a biofuel developer, with the intention of helping the renewable fuel producer to bring its biofuel to the maritime market.
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NewsYanmar launches PEM FC solution
Yanmar Power, a subsidiary of Yanmar, has announced that it has added hydrogen fuel-cell systems to its product portfolio, making fuel cell systems commercially available from 1 August.
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News1MW Scale SWRI Tests Reveal Positive H2 Results
Researchers from Texas-based Southwest Research Institute studied the effects of introducing hydrogen on a diesel engine that had not been optimised for its use and found no short-term noticeable change in engine operation.
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NewsPort of Rotterdam green methanol offtake agreement
X Press Feeders has agreed an offtake agreement with OCI Global’s subsidiary OCI Hyfuels to supply green methanol from the Port of Rotterdam from 2024.
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NewsFirst methanol fuel bunker quantity survey
The world’s first methanol bunker quantity survey (BQS) operation was completed in Singapore on 27 July 2023.
