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NAPA Studios launches to accelerate shipping’s energy transition through data-driven collaboration

NAPA, a global provider of maritime software and data services, has introduced NAPA Studios, an initiative that will foster cross-industry partnerships to deliver new data-driven solutions and insights on some of the most imminent ship design, safety and operational challenges faced by the maritime industry. The initiative will leverage NAPA’s extensive digital technology and maritime expertise to resolve some of the critical uncertainties of shipping’s energy transition, among other challenges. It will bring together data and industry expertise from shipowners, charterers, shipyards, classification societies, but also financiers and insurers, in ...

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Anglo American completes 10-strong chartered fleet of lower emission LNG dual-fuelled vessels

Anglo American announces delivery of the last of its 10-strong chartered fleet of Capesize+ Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) dual-fuelled bulk carriers, the Ubuntu Liberty. The Ubuntu Liberty’s maiden voyage from China to Saldanha Bay, South Africa to collect a cargo of high quality iron ore will mark the successful on-time delivery of all 10 ships built over the last three years with a zero incident safety record together with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Matt Walker, CEO of Anglo American’s Marketing business, said: “Launching the final vessel of our Ubuntu ...

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Wärtsilä introduces Ammonia Fuel Supply System to ease shipping’s transition to ammonia fuel

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, introduces a groundbreaking Ammonia Fuel Supply System (AFSS) for ships able to operate with ammonia fuel. The system is available for both liquid and gaseous fuel. The Wärtsilä AFSS is an innovative and reliable system that enables the use of ammonia as a marine fuel. In line with shipping’s transition to decarbonised fuels, ammonia is widely seen as one of the most promising new fuel candidates. It offers a huge reduction in CO2 emissions, almost zero sulphur oxide (SOx) emissions, and similar ...

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Navigating the EU ETS, its extension to shipping and the future of ETS 2

Global law firm Reed Smith hosted a Carbon Markets event on the European Union Emissions Trading System, in which a panel of regulatory, environmental, and shipping lawyers delved into compliance, emission allowances, the extension to maritime, and the next phase – ETS 2. A packed audience joined to hear the views of transportation partner Nick Austin, environment health and safety counsel Julie Vaughan, and energy partner Brett Hillis. Panel moderator and Reed Smith partner Simone Goligorsky introduced the first topic of the EU ETS and how it works. EU ETS ...

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MOL, ITOCHU, HIF and JFE Steel Sign MoU on Establishing Supply Chain for Synthetic Fuel and CO2 Marine Transport Using Green Hydrogen

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., ITOCHU Corporation, HIF Asia Pacific Pty Ltd , a wholly owned subsidiary of HIF Global and JFE Steel Corporation yesterday announced an agreement to jointly conduct a wide-ranging feasibility study covering on (1) carbon dioxide (CO2) capture in Japan, (2) shipping the CO2 to Australia, (3) production and storage of synthetic fuel (e-fuel) derived from the CO2 in Australia, and (4) establishment of a comprehensive supply chain, including export of e-fuel from Australia. The term “e-fuel” refers to liquid fuel produced by synthesizing hydrogen produced from ...

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MAMII expands membership with Chevron, Seapeak, and TotalEnergies joining the initiative

Leading energy companies TotalEnergies and Chevron, and major gas carrier Seapeak, have joined the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII), led by SafetyTech Accelerator. The three companies join the now more than 20 members of MAMII, emphasising its pivotal role in addressing methane abatement within the maritime sector. Chevron, a global energy company, Seapeak, an owner-operator of liquefied gas vessels, and TotalEnergies, the world’s third largest LNG player, will bring their valuable insights and commitment to MAMII’s mission: tackling the critical challenge of ‘methane slip’. The initiative can also ...

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Kongsberg Digital and Royston Partner to Deliver Integrated Solution with Electronic Fuel Management System

The partnership will enable ship owners to optimise fuel consumption, enhance transparency, and promote decarbonisation of vessel operations by combining Kongsberg Digital’s Vessel Insight with enginei – Royston’s Electronic Fuel Management System. Royston, with over 40 years of experience in marine engineering, has established itself as a trusted service provider to blue-chip customers across various market sectors. With a global presence, enginei is used in more than 300 vessels worldwide. This modular and solution-oriented fuel management product incorporates advanced tools to provide valuable insights to ship crew and onshore operational ...

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Shipping: Navigating the EU ETS Market Challenge

The shipping industry inclusion in the EU ETS market is a game changer for its operations moving forward. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal said that “throughout 2023, the EU ETS market navigated through a year of remarkable volatility, observing both record highs and extended lows against the backdrop of evolving energy strategies, policy reforms, and global economic shifts. The average EU carbon price stood at €85.27/mt, momentarily peaking over €100/mt in February to set an unprecedented high. Although prices receded from these heights, they remained notably stable for ...

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Skills, Regulation, Fuels, Technology, Data and Safety: Shipping’s Net Zero Challenge Explored at Inaugural Seatrium Visiting Professorship Lecture

“People working together, embracing change and uncertainty, learning to make innovation their friend and managing risk decisions based on data will be the jet fuel we need to get to net zero by 2050.” That was the message from Christopher J. Wiernicki, ABS Chairman and CEO, as he delivered a wide-ranging speech detailing the challenges and opportunities of the energy transition in shipping for the inaugural Seatrium Visiting Professorship Lecture. Due to overwhelming demand for the event, titled What Does the Calculus of Net Zero By 2050 Mean – Challenges ...

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Clean Arctic Alliance: Progress Made, But IMO Fails to Act on Black Carbon Emissions, Despite Credible and Direct Pathway

As a meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 11) closed today in London, the Clean Arctic Alliance called on the IMO to urgently adopt a mandatory regulation requiring ships to move to distillate fuels while operating in and near to the Arctic, and for the maritime sector to follow a 2021 IMO resolution above 60 degrees north. In addition, The Alliance called on the international shipping sector to now implement the new guidance agreed this week to protect the Arctic from black ...

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Pacifica Shipping Combines Battery Electric Trucks with Coastal Shipping for Low Emission Supply Chain

Pacifica Shipping, a leading dedicated coastal shipping operator and sustainable domestic cargo carrier and an operating division of Swire Shipping (NZ) Ltd, has launched a new project to create one of New Zealand’s lowest emission supply chains for heavy freight by linking zero emission battery-swapping, fully electric trucks with coastal shipping. Co-funded by the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority (EECA), the initiative will see the deployment of battery electric trucks for the first and last mile transportation of products, with low emission coastal shipping for ocean freight. The project is ...

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FincoEnergies empowers Glomar Offshore’s decarbonisation journey with GoodFuels HVO30

Glomar Offshore, a leading provider of offshore drilling services, has reduced their CO2 emissions by 28% by transitioning from traditional fuels to GoodFuels HVO30, a sustainable marine biofuel blend. Glomar’s commitment to sailing on HVO30 on a fixed basis marks a new chapter in the longstanding partnership between FincoEnergies and Glomar. Sailing towards a better world together Glomar took its first steps towards making their operations more sustainable several years ago by adding FincoEnergies’ ChangeXL additive, which resulted in a 1,006,892 kg CO2 reduction in 2023. Following Glomar’s continuous commitment ...

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Pacific Environment experts weigh in on shipping decarbonization

Pacific Environment staff provide expertise on the state and local, federal and international levels with respect to moving shipping and ports towards zero-emission infrastructure and cargo ships. Just this week, Pacific Environment experts, Singapore Climate Specialist Abigail Goh, and Federal Climate Policy Director Antonio Santos were highlighted in Bunkerspot – a key source of quality information for all professionals working in the international bunker industry. Antonio Santos was quoted in Bunkerspot’s 2024 survey where he stressed that committed individuals – and governments – should continue to force the pace of ...

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Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Completes Basic Design of Ammonia Fuel Supply System for Marine Engines under Development by WinGD

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has finalized the basic design for an ammonia fuel supply system for the X-DF-A engine, an ammonia-fueled large, low-speed two-stroke marine engine currently under development by WinGD, a Swiss designer and licensor of large marine engines. Mitsubishi Shipbuilding will continue to conduct technical studies with WinGD aimed at commercialization of the system. Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and WinGD concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in June 2023 to undertake technical studies on an ammonia fuel supply system (Note), with the ...

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WinGD and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding agree ammonia fuel supply system

Swiss marine power company WinGD and Japanese shipbuilder and technology developer Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. have completed the initial design of an ammonia fuel supply system (AFSS) for vessels powered by WinGD’s X‑DF‑A ammonia-fueled engines. The AFSS design is the first result of a wide-ranging partnership announced last year that will develop solutions for ammonia engines and fuel systems that can be applied across a range of vessel designs. The project will now proceed to the detailed design phase, ensuring that ammonia capability is available to ocean going vessel operators ...

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