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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. Read More Read More Read More Read More Read More
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Port of Gothenburg
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NewsWorld’s first green methanol carrier sets sail
The world’s first container ship powered by green methanol has begun regular operations
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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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NewsGreen corridor planned between Gothenburg and Rotterdam
The Port of Gothenburg and the Port of Rotterdam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the realisation of a Green Corridor to support sustainable shipping between the two ports.
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NewsShipowners ally to create emethanol hub in Gothenburg
The Port of Gothenburg has joined forces with Stena Line, DFDS, Ørsted and Liquid Wind in a project to create Europe’s ’first’ green electrofuel hub at the port, with the intention of producing eMethanol at the hub in 2025.
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NewsTanker emits no GHGs during port operations
The Port of Gothenburg welcomed Tern Island on Thursday, a tanker that emits no greenhouse gases or carbon particulates during port operations where compatible shore power connections are available.
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NewsHybrid conversion for Gothenburg service ship
A service ship operated by Northern Energy & Supply at the Port of Gothenburg in Sweden is to be converted to hybrid operation.
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NewsStena joins 'circular’ battery power bank project
Stena is participating in an EU-funded project to investigate the reuse of automotive batteries in dedicated power banks for fast charging in ports. The two-year trial involves class society DNV GL, the ports of Gothenburg and Kiel and a number of Stena companies –Stena Recycling, Batteryloop, Stena Rederi and Stena ...
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NewsCO2 transportation project launches in Sweden
A Swedish project is set to become the first in the world to create a common infrastructure for the transportation of liquid carbon dioxide extracted via carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.
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NewsIncrease in LNG vessels drives bunker demand
Skangas has bunkered LNG using its new bunker vessel Coralius to a tanker at the Port of Gothenburg for the first time.
