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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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NewsPlans to develop 1.7m tpy Namibia ammonia export project
Namibia’s government signed a feasibility agreement with Hyphen Hydrogen Energy, a local consortium focused on the development of a green hydrogen production project in the Tsau National Park, which is intended to supply a green ammonia export project at the Port of Lüderitz, in May 2023.
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NewsTeaming up to develop port energy infrastructure
Twenty-seven parties operating in the ports of Rotterdam and Pecém in Brazil have joined forces to explore port development and green energies, such as offshore wind and hydrogen.
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NewsRotterdam builds resilience using alternative fuels
Major investments in hydrogen and biofuels in 2022 are helping to shape the Port of Rotterdam’s resilience into the future.
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NewsABS hosts inaugural methanol summit
ABS and The Methanol Institute hosted an inaugural London Methanol Summit, bringing together shipowners, shipyards, regulators, ports and methanol producers for an afternoon of panel discussions followed by an evening reception in late November.
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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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NewsRotterdam acts on green hydrogen corridor
Cepsa and the Port of Rotterdam have agreed to work together to establish the first green hydrogen corridor between southern and northern Europe.
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NewsPort of Rotterdam hydrogen pipeline contract
Swietelsky Rail Benelux has won the contract with the Port of Rotterdam Authority to construct a new pipeline strip for the movement of hydrogen and CO2.
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NewsWorld’s longest green and digital shipping corridor agreed
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish the world’s longest green and digital corridor to enable low and zero carbon shipping.
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NewsShell doubles down on Dutch hydrogen strategies
Shell is moving ahead with plans to create a green hydrogen production and distribution supply chain centred around the Port of Rotterdam.
