Clean Fuel

Wärtsilä launches product to meet Chinese marine engine emission standard
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will introduce a combined engine plus selective catalytic reduction (SCR) packaged product, made to comply with China’s Stage II marine engine emission standard.

Scandinavian Biogas: Expansion of liquid biogas facility sparks interest of shipping companies
Scandinavian Biogas Fuels International AB has decided to invest approximately NOK 170 million (about $20.7 million) in a liquid biogas plant (LBG) in Skogn, outside Trondheim, Norway.

ONE claims success in 2nd biofuel trial
Singapore-based Ocean Network Express (ONE) has completed the second trial of sustainable marine biofuel onboard the M/V MOL Experience. This time around the trial involved a three times higher mixing ratio in biofuel content. M/V MOL Experience was refuelled with marine biofuel during bunkering at

Aker wins FEED for Norwegian e-Fuel plant
Oil services provider Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Nordic Blue Crude (NBC) for front-end engineering and design (FEED) of a new e-Fuel facility at Herøya in Porsgrunn, Norway.

SFL orders 2 LNG-fueled car carriers, secures long-term charters
Bermuda-based ship owner and charterer SFL Corporation Ltd. is to order two new dual-fuel 7,000 CEU car carriers that will be chartered out to an unnamed European automobile manufacturer.

WinGD completes TAT for 7-cylinder dual-fuel engine
Marine engine developer WinGD has completed a successful Type Approval Test (TAT) for their X82DF dual-fuel engine.

Titan LNG’s second FlexFueler springs into action
Titan LNG, a Dutch independent LNG supplier, has completed a bunkering operation with its recently commissioned FlexFueler 002.

Novatek bags long-term Arctic LNG 2 offtake deals
Novatek informed on Wednesday that the Arctic LNG 2 project has concluded 20-year LNG sales and purchase agreements with all the project’s participants.

Novatek to sell stake in transshipment business to Total
Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer Novatek has signed heads of agreement to sell a 10 per cent stake in its LNG transshipment business to France’s Total.

Carbon Clean, Liquid Wind team up on production of eMethanol
Carbon capture technology provider Carbon Clean has entered into an agreement with power-to-fuels developer Liquid Wind to develop a carbon-neutral marine fuel. Under the terms of the deal, Carbon Clean’s technology will capture biogenic carbon dioxide emissions from a local industrial site. Within

MHI, Shell join in on Hamburg Hydrogen Network
Major industry players, among which are Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shell, ArcelorMittal, and Airbus, have joined forces to form Hamburg Hydrogen Network to promote hydrogen and reduce emissions.

Baleària takes delivery of its LNG-powered ferry
Spanish ferry operator Baleària said it has taken delivery of its LNG-fueled fast-ferry Eleanor Roosevelt.

7% of EU’s shipping fuels need to be green by 2030 for the sector to decarbonise
7% of the EU’s shipping fuels need to be green by 2030 for the sector to decarbonise by mid-century, a new study released by environmental NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) shows. The study analyses technical, operational and fuel options that could help cut EU shipping emissions in line with the EU

Ponant’s LNG-powered vessel nearing delivery
The French cruise line Ponant has reached a new milestone in the construction of its LNG-powered hybrid electric polar exploration vessel.