Curbing Emissions

Northwest Seaport Alliance Accepts Grant for ‘Green Fuel’ Project

The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) has accepted a $782,482 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grant programme as part of its efforts to cut emissions, reports Safety4sea.

Deployment of battery-electric tractors

The DERA grant program will support Rail Management Services (RMS), who operates at the South Intermodal Yard in Tacoma, to replace six existing diesel-powered terminal tractors with battery-electric versions.

John McCarthy, Port...

https://mfame.guru/northwest-seaport-alliance-accepts-grant-for-green-fuel-project/

CMA CGM Begins LNG Bunkering for Containerships in Rotterdam

CMA CGM announces the first LNG bunkering of its 15,000TEU vessel, in the port of Rotterdam, says an article published in Container News.

Concurrent operation

LNG supply

Total, the French energy company delivered LNG with the world’s largest LNG bunker vessel, the Gas Agility, which has supplied CMA CGM Tenere with 12,000m3 of LNG.

Cargo operations

Concurrently, the container ship was carrying out cargo handling operations. After the bunkering, the box ship will join the CMA CGM’s Asia Line (FAL 1)...

https://mfame.guru/cma-cgm-begins-lng-bunkering-for-containerships-in-rotterdam/

BIMCO: Regulating Propulsion Good Way To Curb Emissions

In a major development, BIMCO has submitted a proposal to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to regulate the propulsion power of ships in order to sustain the GHG savings already achieved through slower steaming, says a press release published on their website.

Regulating Propulsion, the Right Way?

While it remains a fact that ships’ speed is the single most important variable influencing their CO2 emissions, there are different views as to which regulatory measure is best when it...

http://mfame.guru/bimco-regulating-propulsion-good-way-to-curb-emissions/

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