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Trial of Boat Using Hydrogen Fuel Cell Completed in Japan by Ship & Bunker News Team Tuesday April 6, 2021 A hydrogen fuel cell powered boat has completed its first sea trials in Japan. The experimental vessel is a product of a joint project involving two Asian firms, South Koreas Yanmar and Japans Seperately, Toyota has the technology onboard the The Japanese manufacturer is one of the backers of the eco ship which is seen as a laboratory for alternative marine fuels. While oil-derived...

Korean Register Approves Ammonia Bunker Barge Design by Ship & Bunker News Team Friday April 2, 2021 Classification society the The KMS EMEC and shipping company Navig8, the classification society said in a statement on its website. The ship will be capable of running on both MGO and ammonia. "Working with Navig8, KMS EMEC created the first domestic conceptual design, in accordance with the MAN Energy Solutions engine specifications. KR then completed the necessary risk assessments, desig...

Finnish Shipping Group to go Carbon Neutral by Ship & Bunker News Team Thursday April 1, 2021 Meriaura is reworking its ship fuelling policy to take the company into carbon neutrality. The firm says it intends to achieve "100% carbon neutrality" using hybrid propulsion from a combination of "sustainably produced bio-oil and battery technology". "Details [on the plan] and the commercial operating model are under development," the company said. The carbon neutral concept applies to lake, cana...

Wärtsilä is setting up a 1MW pilot plant at its test facility in Moss, Norway to develop the idea.

Ardmore has formed a joint venture with Element 1 (E1) and Maritime Partners, called E1 Marine, to develop E1's methanol-to-hydrogen fuel cell system for the shipping industry.

Itochu Corporation, Ube Industries and Uyeno Transtech will work together on the project.

Maersk Plans to Blend Lignin With Methanol to Increase Energy Density by Ship & Bunker News Team Friday March 12, 2021 Shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk, which announced last month that it would be running its first carbon-neutral ship on methanol, is considering blending the fuel with lignin to increase its energy density. In February Maersk said it would only be buying ships capable of running on zero-carbon fuels from now on, and that it planned to have a 2,000 TEU feeder vessel running on...

BUNKER JOBS: ICS Seeks Technical Director to Tackle Shipping Decarbonisation by Ship & Bunker News Team Friday March 12, 2021 Shipping industry group the International Chamber of Shipping is seeking to hire a technical director with a focus on ways of cutting the industrys carbon footprint. The organisation is seeking qualified naval architects, marine and mechanical engineers with chartered engineer status, or equivalent, it said in a job posting this week. The role "will be responsible fo...

Exmar Wins Approval for Ammonia-Fuelled Gas Carrier Plans by Ship & Bunker News Team Friday March 12, 2021 Shipping company Lloyds Register for an ammonia-fuelled gas carrier design. The ship will have a cargo capacity of 40,000 m3, and was designed by Jiangnan Shipyard, Exmar said in a statement on its website on Wednesday. A risk assessment was carried out confirming that the safety risks associated with ammonia have been properly addressed. "This approval in principle is an important ...

"This is a further step towards the goal of becoming a zero net emissions company by 2050."