dual fuel technology

To Launch The First Barge-To-Ship Methanol Bunkering Operation

Waterfront Shipping takes a leadership role in demonstrating the simplicity of methanol bunkering to the marine industry, says an article on Globe newswire.

Demo conducted

Waterfront Shipping, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Methanex Corporation (Methanex),  demonstrated the ease of ‘barge-to-ship’ bunkering as part of the launch of the world’s first barge-to-ship methanol bunkering operation at the Port of Rotterdam. Waterfront Shipping’s Takaroa Sun—a long-term chartered vessel owned by NYK Bulk...

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Scrubber Retrofits ‘Three Times’ Cheaper Than LPG Engines

  • Upgrading the VLGC main engines to dual fuel technology using LPG would cost more than three times that of retrofitting scrubbers.
  • The readily available and lower-priced 3.5% HSFO only requires scrubbers on ships and does not need operational changes.
  • The 0.1% and 0.5% low sulphur fuel oil will require tank cleaning, which is not readily available and has no ISO standard.
  • Alternative fuels such as LNG, LPG and ethane, require newbuilding, or can be used with engine retrofitting for dual fuel.

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LNG Dual Fuel Technology Hurdles Mostly Crossed, Says SEA-LNG Chairman

  • LNG is adaptable for all deep-sea fleetsand pricing is competitive.
  • Singapore-based licensed LNG bunker supplier FueLNG held a virtual naming ceremony for Singapore’s first LNG bunker vessel — FueLNG Bellina.
  • Other countries in Asia such as South Korea, Japan, and China are providing the push to cleaner fuels such as LNG.
  • The IMO is aiming to cut the shipping industry’s total GHG output by at least 50% by 2050 and to reduce CO2 emissions per transport work by at least 40% by 2030.
  • The issue...

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