Maersk CEO Sees Zero-Carbon Fuels Doubling Company s Bunker Bill
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Monday February 22, 2021 Shipping and logistics giant The firm spent $4.566 billion the previous year. CEO
Søren Skou expects we have to spend maybe double that amount once it is buying zero-carbon fuels, news agency the BBC cited him as saying on Friday. The company s average bunker price was $372/mt last year, implying it is expecting a price in the area of
$750/mt for zero-carbon fuels in VLSFO terms, at current prices. The actual outright price would be lower than this per tonne, but the company would need to buy a greater tonnage of fuel to achieve the same effect because of the lower density of zero-carbon fuels.
Yara s Ammonia Ambitions Attract More Players
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Monday February 22, 2021 Plans for a large-scale ammonia plant in Norway has attracted more players. As well as maritime,
Statkraft and
Aker Horizons have agreed that the project will look at supplying green hydrogen and green ammonia to the agricultural sector and for industrial applications. Uner the agreement, Yara s existing ammonia facility in
Porsgrunn will be electrified, the company said. Yara is already a player in the ammonia field while Statkraft and Aker Horizons bring expertise in renewable electicity, power markets and industrial development , the firm s president and chief executive
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Plans Wind-Powered Vehicle Carrier
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Thursday February 18, 2021 Shipping company The company plans to have a design ready for its concept, the
Orcelle Wind, to work with a shipyard by
mid-2022, and have it in operation by
2025, it said in an emailed statement on Wednesday. The ship based on the 7,000 vehicles at
10-12 knots under sail, with the ability to increase that speed with a conventional engine. The design aims for
90% emissions reduction compared with a conventional vehicle carrier. We have the advantage of size and we have world-class customers, partners and employees,
Craig Jasienski, CEO of Wallenius Wilhelmsen, said in the statement.