All Future Maersk Newbuildings Will Be Able to Run on Zero-Carbon Fuels
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Wednesday February 17, 2021 Logistics giant
AP Moller-Maersk has said all of its future owned newbuildings will have duel-fuel systems allowing them to run on zero-carbon fuels. Maersk has been something of a laggard in new ship orders recently the company is currently the only global carrier without a new order in for larger boxships leading to speculation that it was waiting to formulate its decarbonisation plans before ordering. The company now says it will operate its first carbon-neutral container ship by
2023, ordering a new feeder vessel designed to be run on synthetic or bio-methanol. All of its future newbuildings will be able to run on zero-carbon fuels, Maersk said in a statement on its website on Wednesday.
ECSA Seeks EU Law Requiring Bunker Suppliers to Sell Zero-Carbon Fuels
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Monday February 15, 2021 Industry body the
European Community Shipowners Associations (ECSA) has recommended that the EU makes it mandatory for bunker suppliers to sell zero-carbon fuels as it starts to charge the shipping industry for its carbon emissions. The European Union is seeking to add shipping to its emissions trading system, making the industry pay for its carbon emissions as an incentive towards reducing them. In a statement on its website on Monday the ECSA said the money raised through a market-based measure (MBM) along these lines should be used to make zero-carbon fuels cheaper for shipping, and that fuel suppliers should be required to make these products available.
Former IMO Emissions Chief: We Have to Be Open-Minded About Nuclear Power
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Thursday February 11, 2021 The former
IMO emissions official who helped draft the
UN body s initial strategy on decarbonisation has reiterated his support for nuclear energy, calling for the shipping industry to keep an open mind as it considers future power sources.
Edmund Hughes served as the IMO s head of air pollution and energy efficiency until February 2020, and is now director of consultancy Green Marine Associates. Speaking at a
Safety4Sea online event this week, Hughes said nuclear energy as a potential zero-carbon power source for the shipping industry should not be judged by previous iterations of the technology.
New Name for Total Signals Shift to Alternative Fuels
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Thursday February 11, 2021
French energy producer
Total is considering a name change to reflect its strategy of diversifying its focus into alternative energy sources. The company has submitted a proposal to its shareholders to change the group s name to
Total Energies, it said on Wednesday.
Ship & Bunker reported last month, Total is in a strong position to become one of the leading suppliers of alternative marine fuels. The firm s contract to supply
CMA CGM with LNG for its new gas-powered boxships already makes it one of the largest LNG bunker suppliers, and recent investments mean the company may in the coming years be able to supply biogas and green hydrogen as well.