Capture of carbon dioxide (CO2), a potent atmosphere-warming gas, onboard ships could help shipping decarbonise – and potentially even help remove carbon from the atmosphere – yet adoption of this […]
Carbon dioxide
Carbon Intensity Indicator rules to cut shipping emissions from early next year
Efforts to reduce the carbon intensity of shipping will receive a major boost early next year when a new suite of regulations take effect.
Global maritime greenhouse gas emissions stand at about 1,076 million tonnes per annum, according to the International Maritime Organization, which, if global maritime was a country, would put it a little bit...
Cargo owners for zero emission vessels unites 19 global brands for 2040 zero-carbon ocean shipping ambition
Cargo Owners for Zero Emission Vessels (coZEV) has announced the addition of Beiersdorf, Dupont, Electrolux, ETTLI Kaffee, Moose Toys, Ohana Beverage Company, Philips, REI Co-op, Sisley, and Target to its 2040 Ambition Statement, the first-of-its-kind call to action from cargo owners to progressively switch all of their ocean freight to vessels powered by zero-carbon fuels by 2040.
These multinational companies join...
Evergreen Shipping obtains double-certification of its greenhouse gas inventory
Evergreen Shipping has completed the greenhouse gas inventory of its global operating fleet, domestic office buildings and container terminals. It has passed the “British Standards Institute” (BSI) inspection in late July, in addition to obtaining the the ISO 14064-1:2018 certificate of the International Organization for Standardization.
ISO 140614-1:2018 specifies principles and requirements at the organization level...
Scrubber alternative can now capture carbon emissions on vessels
Value Maritime has modified an exhaust filtering system to collect carbon dioxide from emissions onboard ships.
Shipping companies are trying to reduce emissions, but the long life cycles of ocean vessels along with technological and supply constraints for sustainable fuels are leaving them with limited options.
Value Maritime developed a system to filter out sulfur and ultrafine air pollutants to comply with the International Maritime Organization’s 2020 regulations. The regulations require...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/scrubber-alternative-can-now-capture-carbon-emissions-on-vessels
FreightWaves Classics: Refrigeration helped railroads move fresh food nationwide (Part 2)
If you missed Part 1 of this article, here is a link.
Improving refrigerator railcars
Early wooden refrigerator railcars required insulation to help protect their contents from extremes in temperature. “Hairfelt” was compressed cattle hair, placed into the floor and walls of a railcar. It was inexpensive (a byproduct of the slaughtering process), yet quite flawed. Hairfelt would last three to four years, but it would decay, which rotted the car’s wooden partitions and often tainted the cargo...
Big Blue goes Big Green; Maersk goes “ALL-IN” on decarbonisation
International ocean shipping giant Maersk has taken a big step in shaping the future of shipping by vowing to hit net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 across its entire business including its direct and indirect emissions.
This bold announcement from Maersk is far ahead of the International Maritime Organization...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/big-blue-goes-big-green-maersk-goes-all-in-on-decarbonisation/
Maersk throws its weight behind unicorn electrofuels company
A.P. Møller – Maersk made a minority investment in electrofuels production company Prometheus Fuels on Thursday.
Maersk is not putting all of its eggs in one basket when it comes to alternative fuels. The company is considering biodiesel, alcohols, lignin-enhanced alcohols and ammonia as potential tools in decarbonizing its massive fleet of ocean vessels, according to a release. But Prometheus clearly has caught the company’s attention as well.
Prometheus Fuels’ electrofuel emits only oxygen,...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/maersk-throws-its-weight-behind-unicorn-electrofuels-company
“K” Line installs world-first carbon capture plant aboard a coal carrier; ship en-route to Newcastle, Australia right now
In a world-first, Japanese ocean shipping giant “K” Line has installed a small carbon dioxide (CO2) capture plant aboard one of its coal carriers, the “Corona Utility,” as part of a trial.
Shipping Australia understands that the ship is en-route to Newcastle, Australia and is due just after the middle of August.
Initially, the commissioning and carbon capture performance of the small plant will be monitored by experts...
Lufthansa replicates sharkskin to boost fuel efficiency of cargo jets
Lufthansa Cargo next year will cover its fleet of Boeing 777 freighters with a high-tech coating that mimics the structure of a shark’s skin to reduce aerodynamic drag and fuel consumption, the company said Monday.
The low-friction film consists of riblets measuring about 50 micrometers that imitate the properties of sharkskin and allow air to flow more smoothly over the aircraft during flight. Sister company Lufthansa Technik developed the new AeroShark technology with German chemical...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/lufthansa-replicates-sharkskin-to-boost-fuel-efficiency-of-cargo-jets