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A study commissioned by the Singapore-based Global Center for Maritime Decarbonization (GCMD) finds that a lack of port readiness may present a carbon capture bottleneck. It comes as on board carbon capture and storage (OCCS) systems have been getting a lot of shipowner attention lately, with one just-announced pilot program targeting a capture rate of 70% of the carbon dioxide (CO2) in the exhaust gas from the main engine of an...
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and the Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF) announce the signing of a 2-year Coalition Partnership agreement during Gastech 2023, says an article published on gcformd.
Partnership agreementUnder this partnership agreement, GCMD and SGMF will collaborate to shape standards through developing guidelines on the use of ammonia as a marine fuel.
SGMF’s guidelines for LNG bunkering are widely referenced by ports and...
https://mfame.guru/sgmf-joins-gcmd-as-coalition-partner-to-accelerate-decarbonisation/
“Methanol and ammonia each have their unique sets of challenges and opportunities,” said Lynn Loo, the chief executive of the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), reports Engine.
“No question ammonia is HARD. So are methanol and synthetic and bio-variants of other fuels,” Lynn Loo said in a social media post. “Oil is easy. But when easy is causing irreparable damage to our ecosystem, we have to do things that are harder. And consider options that are...
https://mfame.guru/ammonia-and-methanol-crucial-to-decarbonise-shipping-gcmd-chief/
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has found that emissions from a dual-fuel liquified petroleum gas (LPG) vessel saw a 20% reduction when using vegetable oil blended biofuel as opposed to very low sulphur fuel oil, says an article published on offshore-technology.
Pilot fuel for LPG propulsionGCMD has been undertaking a series of trials using different biofuel blends in maritime shipping to reduce CO₂ emissions.
The latest blend, used in the third of...
GCMD’s trailblazing biofuel blend trial marks a significant step toward greener maritime fuels and emissions reduction. The Engine.online source.
https://mfame.guru/gcmds-biofuel-blend-pilot-sets-new-course-for-cleaner-seas/
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced the signing of a five-year Impact Partnership agreement, says an article published on their website.
Data and evaluation reportsDecarbonisation in the maritime industry is a challenge that needs to be achieved through accelerating collaboration and increasing investment by shipping companies, their customers, ports, energy suppliers and public sector actors.
As an Impact...
The Global Centre for Maritime...
https://mfame.guru/new-partner-msc-strengthens-gcmds-shipping-decarbonization-efforts/
IINO Kaiun Kaisha (IINO) has announced it has undertaken a trial on one of its vessels using a marine biofuel blend delivered in Singapore, says an article published on bunkerspot.
Biofuel blendThe bunkering, which took place in mid-December, saw the chemical tanker Chemroad Echo supplied with B24 marine biofuel, consisting of 24% fatty acid methyl easter (FAME), blended with very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO). The biofuel blend was delivered by bp.
Well-to-wake...
https://mfame.guru/iino-conducts-biofuel-trial-onboard-tanker-in-singapore/
Singapore-based Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), together with its consortium partners, has completed trialling two supply chains of biofuel blends from different origins as part of a drop-in biofuels pilot project announced in July 2022, reports Offshore Energy.
About the trialThe full pilot involves 19 industry partners, with 13 vessels spanning the container, tanker, and bulker segments bunkering in Singapore and Rotterdam. The completed trials...
https://mfame.guru/gcmd-partners-trial-two-supply-chains-of-biofuel-blends-on-5-vessels/
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) on Tuesday (31 January) said it has signed an Impact Partnership Agreement with Olympic Shipping and Management SA (OSM), committing to a five-year collaboration to accelerate shipping’s decarbonisation across geographies, reports Manifold Times.
Cash contributionOnassis Foundation-controlled Greek owner OSM is the first Greek ship owner and manager to come onboard GCMD as a centre-level partner. OSM’s current...
https://mfame.guru/the-first-greek-ship-owner-to-join-hands-with-gcmd-as-impact-partner/