A collaboration between maritime and environmental bodies will be conducting studies in South Africa, Indonesia, and Mexico to identify green energy investment opportunities that will facilitate decarbonisation in the shipping industry. Known as the Getting […]
Shipping’s ability to test samples of very low sulphur fuel oils (VLSFO) is being hampered by international restrictions on movement due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, raising concerns about ensuring fuel quality and […]
http://safetyatsea.net/news/2020/sulphur-fuel-oil-tests-disrupted-by-covid-19/
Specifically, according to the new agreement, OPEC+ will experience a cut by eight million barrels per day to the end of 2020 and six million barrels per day till end of April 2022. It aims to support the oil...
https://safety4sea.com/opec-agrees-largest-ever-oil-output-cut-of-9-7-million-bpd/
The hot question of today is if the ammonia is a feasible solution for carbon-free...
https://safety4sea.com/cm-the-case-of-ammonia-as-a-marine-fuel/
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland along with several collaborators are exploring how fuel oils made from biomass and waste plastics can be suitable for power plants and ship diesel engines. Through their research, partners aim to determine the most ecologically and economically sustainable ways for fossil fuels’ replacement.
Our goal is to find the most ecologically and economically sustainable way to replace fossil heavy fuel oil in ship and power plant diesel engines.
…Anja Oasmaa,...
https://safety4sea.com/vtt-focuses-on-bio-and-waste-based-oils-for-ships/
According to the European Commission’s latest gas market report, the EU member states paid around 16.2 million euros for the 108 billion cubic meters of liquefied natural gas they imported last year. Specifically, EU managed to import the highest volume of LNG for 2019.
In fact, last year’s LNG imports marked a record of 48 billion cubic meters, up by 75% in comparison to 2018, as they were mainly boosted due to the lower prices and weaker demand in Asia.
For the records, this is the highest LNG...
https://safety4sea.com/eu-marks-record-in-its-lng-imports-for-2019/
China-based Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard has cut the first steel for a new LNG-powered roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel ordered by Swedish shipping company Wallenius SOL.
Specifically, the vessel is planned to be delivered in August 2021, and is the world’s first RoRo ship to be both LNG fueled and have an ice class 1A Super.
It was designed by Wallenius Marine in collaboration with Danish shipbuilder Knud E. Hansen to handle the tough, sometimes Arctic, conditions in the Gulf of Bothnia.
During the...
https://safety4sea.com/steel-cutting-for-the-worlds-largest-lng-ro-ro-vessel/
Recently Viswa Group had published a detailed analysis of liner wear issues that shippers witnessed using new VLSFO fuels. Now, they have furthers clarified the situation with some added facts and questions and answers.
Be sure of this when you use the new VLSFO blends. Read the previous white paper articles here
Excessive Liner Wear While Using New VLSFO Fuels!
Excessive Liner Wear While Using the New VLSFO Fuels
What is the effect of fuel characteristics on liner wear and scuffing issue?We...
http://mfame.guru/faq-excessive-liner-wear-while-using-the-new-vlsfo-fuels/
Under the MOU, PSA Corporation Limited (PSA), Jurong Port Pte Ltd (Jurong Port), City Gas Pte Ltd, Sembcorp Industries Ltd, Singapore LNG Corporation Pte Ltd, Chiyoda Corporation (Chiyoda) and Mitsubishi Corporation (Mitsubishi)...
https://safety4sea.com/partners-to-study-hydrogen-as-an-alternative-for-singapore/
Titan LNG organized the bunkering, using Coral Fraseri, Anthony Veder’s LNG carrier in the Port of Rotterdam.
Sleipnir arrived at the Port of Rotterdam on...
https://safety4sea.com/record-breaking-lng-bunkering-for-sleipnir-at-port-of-rotterdam/