Alternative Fuels & Lubricants – Page 7
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Fuel Flexibility Benefits of New Oil
Chevron Marine Products has released a White Paper that outlines how four-stroke engine operators can benefit from the versatility offered by a new lubricating oil.
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Fortescue moves ahead with hydrogen ambitions in Brazil’s northeast
Australia-based natural resources company Fortescue has received the first preliminary license to produce green hydrogen in the northeastern state of Ceará in Brazil.
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French industry-academic collaboration to focus on PEM electrolysis
Elogen, a French leader in PEM (proton electron membrane) electrolysis, Université Paris-Saclay and France’s national scientific research institute, CNRS, have signed an agreement to create a joint research laboratory.
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LR Type Approval for BeHydro’s dual-fuel H2-engine
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Type Approval to a hydrogen-powered dual-fuel engine developed by BeHydro, a joint venture between CMB.TECH and Anglo Belgian Corporation (ABC). It is the first Type Approval for a dual-fuel hydrogen engine.
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HiMSEN To Target Stationary Market With Pure-Hydrogen Engine
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine & Machinery Division (HD HHI-EMD) has clarified that it plans to target the stationary market when it launches a pure-gas four-stroke hydrogen-fuelled engine in 2025, with plans to launch the engine for maritime applications likely to depend on market demand.
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Value of combining methanol fuel and CCS still a topic of discussion
From a tank-to-wake perspective, even the use of green methanol fuel counts towards GHG emissions since methanol contains carbon, but it remains to be seen if onboard carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a viable solution to combine with it.
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South African ports plan their hydrogen roadmap
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for the development of a terminal facility and related facilities for hydrogen initiatives at its commercial seaports.
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Wärtsilä handling systems for new LPG carrier series
Wärtsilä Cargo Handling Systems have been ordered for five newbuild very large LPG carriers to be built in South Korea at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyard.
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NH3 cracker produces fuel blend suitable for shipping
A UK technology developer, Sunborne Systems, has successfully tested ammonia (NH3) cracking technology at the automotive scale which it plans to develop as a compact and efficient solution for shipping.
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ME-LGIM Engines for Wallenius Wilhelmsen MeOH-Fuelled PCTC Series
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has specified MAN B&W ME-LGIM dual-fuel engines capable of running on green methanol in connection with an order for a series of 9,300 ceu PCTCs (pure car and truck carriers).
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MAN Adds SCR Options For ME-LGIM Engines For Tier III Compliance
A further option for achieving IMO Tier III NOx emission compliance when operating on methanol fuel has been unveiled by MAN Energy Solutions. Methanol dual-fuel two-stroke engines of the ME-LGIM series will now be offered with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology.
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen bunkers first biofuel in Korea trial
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has conducted its first biofuel bunkering involving the use of a B30 HSFO-biofuel drop in blend in Korea. The bunkering of the 6,354 teu pure care and truck carrier Torrens was undertaken at Masan Port in South Korea.
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Norwegian consortium targets operate NH3-fuelled containership operations by 2026
Yara International’s subsidiary Yara Clean Ammonia has announced plans to form a joint venture with North Sea Container Line (NCL) to order and operate a container ship that will use pure ammonia as fuel.
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HiMSEN confirms 2025 pure-hydrogen engine launch plans
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine & Machinery Division (HHI-EMD) has announced that it plans to commercialise a pure-gas four-stroke hydrogen-fuelled marine engine concept and that it anticipates a 2025 market launch for the engine.
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Nordic Roadmap on course to a greener future
The Nordic Roadmap is plotting a course towards a greener future of shipping
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Investment brings ammonia bunkering closer
Yara and Navigator Holdings have led an investment round of €5.4m in Azane’s ammonia bunkering startup
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Vard signs offshore wind CSOV deal
Vard has signed a deal with the Windward Offshore consortium for the design and build of two hybrid commissioning service operation vessels
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Deal to develop infrastructure for H2-fuelled tugs for Port of Hamburg
Plans to operate the first tugs on hydrogen in the Port of Hamburg took a step forward in October after tug operator Fairplay Towage signed a memorandum of understanding with energy company Mabanaft Group. The MoU commits the two companies to collaborate on the supply of hydrogen to Fairplay’s new tugs in the Port of Hamburg from 2025.
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen confirms 4+8 MeOH-fuelled PCTC order
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has confirmed the order for four 9,300 car equivalent unit (ceu) vessels from Jinling Shipyard in China. The dual-fuel vessels will be capable of operating on methanol, and will be ammonia-ready. The order includes individual options for a further eight vessels.
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Digital traceability solution developed for biofuel supply chains
Circularise and GoodFuels, FincoEnergies’ sustainable fuels brand, have extended the scope of a traceability software tool to digitise the biofuels record management process required for RED II compliance.