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Watch: BHP, Oldendorff & GoodFuels Successfully Complete First Trial With Biofuel Supplied In Singapore

BHP, Oldendorff & GoodFuels Successfully Complete First Trial With Biofuel Supplied In Singapore

Global resources company BHP, German shipping company Oldendorff Carriers, and advanced biofuels pioneer GoodFuels, with the support of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), conducted the first marine biofuel trial involving an ocean-going vessel bunkered in Singapore on 4 April 2021.

Image Credits: MPA Singapore

As part of the trial, the 2020-built 81,290 deadweight tonne dry bulk carrier Kira Oldendorff was refuelled with “drop-in” advanced biofuel blended with conventional fossil...

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EPS Surpassed Its CO2 Reduction Target Two Years Ahead of Schedule

EPS, which operates a diverse fleet of over 15m dwt, revealed the achievement as it published its Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Policy for 2021, says an article published in seatrade maritime.

EPS Disclosing Its Fleetwide CO2 Emissions

EPS started disclosing its fleetwide CO2 emissions last year and uses the Annual Efficiency Ratio (AER) measurement for which had set a target of 4.5 by 2022, reducing 4.7 in 2019 and 5.1 in 2021. On Thursday EPS disclosed that it had achieved an AER of...

https://mfame.guru/eps-surpassed-its-co2-reduction-target-two-years-ahead-of-schedule/

BHP Seals LNG Supply Deal With Shell

  • Australian resource company BHP signed the first LNG supply deal for its Newcastlemax bulkers with Shell.
  • Shell has been awarded the contract to fuel the vessels, which BHP will charter from Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) for five-year terms.
  • The five vessels will transport iron ore between Western Australia and China from 2022.
  • The contract is the result of a tender process that included potential suppliers across several geographies.

Mining giant BHP has awarded Shell a landmark contract to...

https://mfame.guru/bhp-seals-lng-supply-deal-with-shell/

Γιατί οι ναυλωτές πιέζουν για μείωση των εκπομπών άνθρακα

Σε μείωση των εκπομπών άνθρακα από τις δραστηριότητές του κατά 30% έως το 2030 προσβλέπει ο μεταλλευτικός κολοσσός BHP. Σύμφωνα με τα όσα αναφέρει η μεγαλύτερη εταιρεία εξόρυξης μεταλλευμάτων παγκοσμίως, στόχος είναι τόσο η μείωση των εκπομπών αερίων του θερμοκηπίου όσο και η επένδυση σε τεχνολογίες που θα συμβάλουν στη μείωση των εν λόγω εκπομπών.

Η BHP υποστηρίζει τη Συμφωνία του Παρισιού, η οποία περιλαμβάνει τον περιορισμό της αύξησης της θερμοκρασίας του πλανήτη στους 2°C και στοχεύει στη...

https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2020/09/19/giati-oi-navlotes-piezoun-gia-meiosi-ton-ekpompon-anthraka/

BHP Seals The Deal For World’s First LNG-powered Shipping Fleet

According to an article published in the Sydney Morning Herald, Australian miner BHP is preparing to award a landmark contract as early as March for the world’s first fleet of bulk ships fuelled by LNG.

Biggest overhaul in decades

The switch has been made after reviewing 17 bids from gas producers, shipbuilders and financial institutions.

As the shipping industry braces for its biggest overhaul in decades with new rules slashing sulphur levels in maritime fuel from January 1, BHP, the largest...

http://mfame.guru/bhp-seals-the-deal-for-worlds-first-lng-powered-shipping-fleet/

Leading Global Resource Company To Award LNG Shipping Tender in Q1

Global miner BHP will decide early next year on a tender, to build liquified natural gas-fuelled ships to transport its cargo, according to an article published in Ship&Bunker.

Sustainable transportation strategy

27 million metric tonnes have been earmarked for LNG-fuelled sea transport, a figure which makes up about 10% of its iron ore movements.

The company issued the tender in July in a bid to develop a more sustainable transportation strategy.

Tender in Q1
  • According to the report, 17 detailed...

http://mfame.guru/leading-global-resource-company-to-award-lng-shipping-tender-in-q1/

BHP To Use LNG Powered Iron Ore Vessels

BHP, the biggest listed miner, aims to decide early next year who has won a tender for LNG-fueled transport to ship up to 27 million tonnes, or about 10%, of its iron ore to cut emissions by around a quarter, reports Reuters.

Miners under pressure

Miners are under pressure to become less polluting as society worries about the environment. 

Investors increasingly regard a compelling sustainability strategy as an indication that a company is well-run.

Being a responsible producer

BHP says it has a...

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