Danish shipping company Norden and global mining company BHP have signed an agreement for 100% biofuel (B100) to be used by Norden’s ship on a voyage from Hay Point, Australia, to Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri and the Cruise Divison of the MSC Group have marked construction milestones for three new eco-friendly Explora Journeys ships.
Maritime associations and interest groups including ECSA, FuelsEurope, eFuel Alliance, EWABA, HydrogenEurope, and Methanol Institute have established a new Clean Maritime Fuels Platform, an industry initiative aiming to enhance communication between the shipping sector and fuel producers. Representa
German cruise line AIDA Cruises, part of Carnival Corporation, has refueled its Hyperion-class cruise ship AIDAprima with 100% renewable Bio Marine Fuel (BMF100) as part of a pilot project to evaluate the fuel performance in regular ship operations for potential future use. The BMF100 sustainable bi
Vehicle manufacturers, including Toyota Motor Europe and Ford of Europe, have partnered with Norway-based RoRo transportation provider United European Car Carriers (UECC) to achieve major reductions in emissions from their logistics chain by using vessels fueled by bioLNG.
Classification society DNV has awarded Norwegian/Swedish shipping and logistics company Wallenius Wilhelmsen its first biofuel insetting verification statement – recognizing the company’s use of B100 in a recent voyage.
The widespread adoption of biofuels as a drop-in replacement for fossil fuels and a cost-effective way of meeting tightening regulations in the shipping industry hinges on overcoming challenges such as feedstock availability and demand competition from other transport sectors, Lloyd’s Register (LR)
Faced with challenges such as short supplies of carbon-neutral fuels, the shipping industry needs to explore every option for reducing fuel consumption in order to reach the 2030 decarbonization goal of 20% emissions reductions set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Norwegian classifi
Spanish marine fuel supplier Cepsa has started delivering second-generation biofuels to the cruise industry at the Port of Barcelona. Norwegian Escape, a cruise ship, operated by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH), received the first supply in late July. According to Cepsa, the supplied fuel, pro
Hong Kong-based container shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and partners have joined hands to advance low-carbon shipping, opting for biofuel to reduce supply chain emissions.
OOCL, in cooperation with Chimbusco Pan Nation Petro-Chemical (CPN), has completed its first biofuel bunkering operation in Hong Kong.
The Netherlands-headquartered Van Oord has taken a step seen as a milestone in its decarbonization efforts with the first delivery of biofuel for its 2011-built flexible fallpipe vessel. The biofuel delivered for the Stornes flexible fallpipe vessel in Norway is a B30 blend, consisting of 30% hydrot
Viking Line revealed plans to run vessels serving the Turku route on liquefied biogas (LBG) for the first time.
Peninsula put into service its IMO II chemical tanker Aalborg stationed in the Port of Barcelona to deliver biofuel to Hapag-Lloyd’s ship.
