A new study launched by one of the world’s leading dry cargo shipping companies, Oldendorff Carriers, casts doubt on the sustainability of the popular second-generation biofuels.
Topic: TECHNOLOGY
Peninsula hits landmark with first supply for LNG-powered cruise ship
Peninsula’s liquefied natural gas supply vessel, Levante LNG, refuelled the Royal Caribbean Group cruise vessel Silver Nova last Saturday, the company’s first LNG supply in Gibraltar
Comment: Why wave-devouring propulsion holds promise for low carbon shipping
With the global shipping sector under increasing pressure to adopt new emissions-busting technologies, Cranfield University’s Dr Liang Yang, explores the potential of so-called “wave-devouring” propulsion systems that take their inspiration from the natural world
Biofuels and e-fuels in trucks will make it harder for aviation and shipping to go green
The EU climate targets will slash demand for oil and gas. As a result, fuel suppliers are investing in e-fuels and biofuels to replace them
Technology aims to sequester carbon deep in the ocean off B.C. coast
A project off B.C.’s coast focused on removing carbon dioxide from the air is aiming to tap into a resource that makes up roughly 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface – the ocean.
New version of the Wärtsilä 31DF engine reduces methane emissions by an additional 41% on average, when compared to previous market best
Technology group Wärtsilä has introduced a new ultra-low emissions version of its already efficient Wärtsilä 31DF engine.
HD Hyundai Founds NEMO [Nuclear Energy Maritime Organization] with Global Nuclear Energy Organizations
HD Hyundai Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HSOE) announced on March 6 that it has founded the Nuclear Energy Maritime Organization (NEMO) with leading global nuclear energy organizations.
MITSUI Performs World-First Hydrogen Test
MAN Energy Solutions’ licensee, MITSUI E&S Co. Ltd., has announced that it has successfully tested a 50-bore MAN B&W two-stroke engine up to 100% load at its Tamano facility while running on hydrogen, a world-first for the maritime industry.
NYK to Recover Emissions from Car Carriers at Berth in California
NYK concluded an agreement with STAX Engineering Pty Ltd. (STAX), a U.S. company leading in maritime emissions capture and control, to use its emissions capture and control technology to recover exhaust gases from ships.
Wingsail pioneers WingTek secure £2.2m
Bristol-based maritime engineering start-up WingTek, in collaboration with the National Composites Centre and the University of Bristol, has won a £2.2m innovation grant.