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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? 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. 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? Read More Read More Read More Read More Read More
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NewsK Line receives LNG car carrier
K Line has taken receipt of an LNG car carrier, financed through Zero-Emission Accelerating Ship Finance to support decarbonisation
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NewsK Line partners on CO2 capture
K Line is partnering with Rikkyo University in Japan to develop an onboard CO2 capture system using metal-organic frameworks
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NewsMitsui E&S starts ammonia engine testing
Mitsui E&S begins testing the world’s first commercial two-stroke, dual-fuel ammonia engine
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NewsK Line trials Immarsat’s NexusWave
K Line is to trial Inmarsat’s new network service in October to enhance ship-to-shore communications with high-speed connectivity
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NewsK Line launches LNG-powered car carrier
K Line has taken delivery of the Poseidon Highway, a next-generation LNG-powered car carrier with capacity for 7,000 vehicles
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NewsCross-border CCS project launches
K Line and Hilcorp are partnering to explore a carbon capture and storage project, transporting CO2 from Japan to Alaska
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NewsK Line inks deal with Japanese gas company to study CCS logistics chain
Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) has signed an agreement with Japanese gas importer, TOKYO GAS CO., LTD. (Tokyo Gas) to conduct detailed studies examining the establishment of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain.
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NewsClassNK approval for MFSV design
ClassNK has awarded AiP for the design of a multi-functional floating offshore windfarm support vessel developed by K Line Wind Service
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NewsJapan Builds Demo LCO2 Carrier
Purpose-built as a technology demonstrator for liquefied CO2 transportation on the Japanese coast, the 72m Excool was formally handed over by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding on 28 November.
