by Mariska Buitendijk | May 18, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Shipping
Together with its partner Nordic Marine Oil, Neste is piloting a new Neste Marine 0.1 Co-processed marine fuel in Scandinavia. The solution is to help the maritime sector to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The marine fuel supposedly enables up to eighty per...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 17, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Renewables, Shipping
To reach the shipping industry’s 2050 (net) zero goal, its fuel needs would require electricity from renewables to increase by up to 3000 TWh, a new report has shown. This is the equivalent of the entire world’s current renewable energy production. “Fuelling the...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 12, 2022 | Digitalisation, Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Renewables, Ship propulsion, Shipping
Uncomfortable and discouraging. That is how maritime economist Martin Stopford characterises how maritime businesses must be feeling now that they are facing the energy transition, digitalisation and the current geopolitical situation. His advice in terms of switching...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 10, 2022 | Marine fuels, News, Ports
The Port of Rotterdam, with the cluster of companies active here and in cooperation with exporting countries, could supply Northwest Europe with at least 4.6 million tonnes of hydrogen by 2030. This is much more than what was expected to date. The use of 4.6 million...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 9, 2022 | Marine fuels, News, Renewables, Ship design
C-Job Naval Architects and LH2 Europe have designed a brand new class of liquid hydrogen tanker. The vessel will be 141 metres long and has a storage capacity of 37,500 cubic metres. The concept is said to be a critical element in realising a green end-to-end liquid...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 15, 2022 | Classification/inspection, Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding
Lloyd’s Register has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC), the largest shipbuilding company in China, for the first Chinese Newcastlemax bulk carrier concept to be powered by ammonia. Running on ammonia allows for...
