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Remember “Fuel,” that iconic anthem by Metallica that celebrated the raw power of gasoline? I remember as I was rocking out to this song from the 1997 “Reload” album while I was in New Zealand driving an old beat-up Toyota van that was anything but sustainable.
Fast forward to 2024, and the band is taking a different approach, one that reflects a...
One of the world’s leading shipbuilders, Hanwha Ocean of South Korea, is joining forces with New York-based Amogy to fast-track the implementation of Amogy’s zero-emission ammonia-to-power technology for ammonia-fueled vessels….
https://gcaptain.com/hanwha-ocean-moves-to-advance-ammonia-fuel-in-shipping/
Malaysia’s MISC Berhad, through its tanker subsidiary AET, has signed contracts for the world’s first two ammonia dual-fuel Aframaxes. The deal includes Time Charter Party Contracts (TCP) with PETCO Trading…
https://gcaptain.com/aet-orders-worlds-first-ammonia-dual-fuel-aframax-tankers/
Containership owner and lessor Seaspan Corporation has partnered with Hapag-Lloyd, one of the world’s largest container shipping lines, to retrofit five existing ships to methanol fuel. Hapag-Lloyd is a major…
https://gcaptain.com/seaspan-and-hapag-lloyd-to-retrofit-five-containerships-to-methanol-fuel/
The shipping industry continues to make strides in the transition to alternatively-fueled with a significant rise in orders for cleaner ships to start 2024. According to DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight…
https://gcaptain.com/alternative-fueled-ships-gain-momentum-with-50-increase-in-orders/
In a significant step towards carbon-neutral shipping, Danish shipping conglomerate Maersk has christened Ane Maersk, the world’s first large methanol-powered containership. The naming ceremony took place at HD Hyundai Heavy…
https://gcaptain.com/maersk-christens-methanol-powered-ane-maersk/
Methanol surpassed liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the preferred alternative fuel choice for newbuild vessels in 2023, marking a significant milestone in the shipping industry’s efforts to decarbonize. According to…
https://gcaptain.com/methanol-shippings-top-alternative-fuel-2023/
On the margins of COP28, shipping companies Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Maersk are actively sending a signal of readiness to procure green fuels and drive economies of scale.
Bureau Veritas (BV) has launched its first classification Rules for hydrogen-fuelled ships (NR678) to support the safe development of hydrogen propulsion in the maritime sector. The newly introduced rules outline…
https://gcaptain.com/bureau-veritas-launches-classification-rules-for-hydrogen-fuelled-ships/
Shipping giant Maersk has signed a commercially viable long-term green methanol offtake agreement for annual volumes of 500KT to enable low carbon operations for the first 12 large methanol-enabled Maersk […]
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https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/maersk-signs-green-methanol-offtake-agreement/