GHG Emission Reduction

New Build LNG Additions To The Hafnia Fleet

Credits: Scott Tobin/ Unsplash
  • Both vessels have recently been launched from Dry Dock, with Sea & Gas trials of HAFNIA LANGUEDOC taking place in January 2023.
  • LNG is widely regarded as a promising marine fuel helping the shipping industry move towards its goal of a 50% reduction in GHG emissions by 2050. 
  • Compared to ships powered by traditional fuel oil, LNG as a marine fuel typically results in 97% lower Sulphur oxide emissions.

Hafnia will soon welcome 4 new dual fuel LR2 product tanker...

https://mfame.guru/new-build-lng-additions-to-the-hafnia-fleet/

New ICS Guide To Help Shippers Navigate EEXI, CII Regulations

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published the industry’s first definitive guide to the IMO GHG regulations, helping decision makers to chart their way through the major technical and operational changes they face in achieving the CO2 reduction targets for 2030 agreed by the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO), reports Tanker Operator.

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Guide to IMO Regulatory Compliance guides readers through the first...

https://mfame.guru/new-ics-guide-to-help-shippers-navigate-eexi-cii-regulations/

IRA To Reduce U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions By A Gigaton By 2030

The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has attracted a lot of attention as a major piece of climate legislation, and for good reason, reports CFR.

Slashing GHG emissions by 40%

The IRA is a landmark investment in the United States’ decarbonization and climate resilience efforts, on a much larger scale than any other climate measures in the past. The White House projects it will decrease U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by about 40 percent by 2030—a reduction of about one gigaton.

Beyond...

https://mfame.guru/ira-to-reduce-u-s-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-a-gigaton-by-2030/

IMO Adopts Further Measures To Reduce Shipping Emissions

New mandatory measures to cut the carbon intensity of international shipping have been adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), reads IMO press release.

This sets up shipping on a course to meet greenhouse gas reduction targets established in the 2018 Initial IMO Strategy for Reducing GHG Emissions from Ships.

GHG emission control in ships

IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 76), meeting in a remote session from 10 to 17 June 2021, adopted amendments to the...

https://mfame.guru/imo-adopts-further-measures-to-reduce-shipping-emissions/

MOL Launches New Plan To Achieve 2050 Emission Targets

Mitsui OSK Lines, in their press release, has announced the establishment of “MOL Group Environmental Vision 2.1” as a guide to achieve net zero GHG emissions by 2050 and realizing a sustainable society.

Keeping GHG emissions at check

MOL strives to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated by its business activities and by society at large, and is working closely with leading companies and industries to become a game changer in clean energy supply chains.

The new vision is an upgrade to “MOL...

https://mfame.guru/mol-launches-new-plan-to-achieve-2050-emission-targets/

MoU Inked for Joint Study of Ammonia-Fueled Ammonia Gas Carrier

NYK Line, Nihon Shipyard Co. Ltd. (Nihon Shipyard), and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK)　signed an MOU with Yara International (Yara), to jointly study the practical application of an ammonia-fueled ammonia gas carrier (AFAGC) that uses ammonia as its main fuel, says a press release published on ClassNK website.

Next-generation fuel

Since carbon dioxide (CO2) is not emitted when ammonia is burned, it is viewed to have promise as a next-generation fuel that could mitigate shipping’s impact on global...

https://mfame.guru/mou-inked-for-joint-study-of-ammonia-fueled-ammonia-gas-carrier/

Sumitomo Agreements Corvus Energy In A ESS Joint Venture

  • Sumitomo Corporation agreements with Corvus Energy in a joint venture.
  • The joint venture named “Sumisho Corvus Energy”  is established as a company to sell ESS and provide the related maintenance service mainly in the Japanese market.

According to an article published in Sumitomo Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer: Masayuki Hyodo) concluded an agreement with Corvus Energy Holdings AS (hereinafter,...

https://mfame.guru/sumitomo-agreements-corvus-energy-in-a-ess-joint-venture/

ABS Advisory Covers All the Main Systems With GHG Reducing Potential

ABS published industry-leading guidance on shipping power and propulsion decarbonization technologies, says a press release published on their website.

GHG emissions reduction

The ABS Advisory on Decarbonization Applications for Power Generation and Propulsion Systems considers the technological complexity, current application, available fuel options, current regulatory requirements and safety concerns of the main systems that could reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

ABS Advisory focus

According...

https://mfame.guru/abs-advisory-covers-all-the-main-systems-with-ghg-reducing-potential/

Sea Trials Using Biofuels Launched To Curb Emissions

The Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) has undertaken successful sea trials for two vessels towards use of biofuels in concurrence with the Indian flag administration, reads the website.

The two vessels, namely Ambuja Mukund and Ambuja Vaibhav, are owned by Ambuja Cements Ltd., which is a part of the global conglomerate Lafarge Holcim, a leader in building solutions.

GHG emission reductions

In a bid to move towards reducing Greenhouse Gases (GHGs), the trials were carried out and the emission...

https://mfame.guru/sea-trials-using-biofuels-launched-to-curb-emissions/

IMO Launches 8 Practical Measures To Support Low Carbon Shipping

To support the Low Carbon Shipping effort, the IMO Global Industry Alliance (GIA) published a guide with eight practical measures seaports can take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping.

The Port of Rotterdam was actively involved in bringing about the guide and has put part of the recommended measures into practice already.

GreenVoyage2050 project

The guide, published on 25th March, was drawn up within the framework of the GreenVoyage2050 project, a collaboration between the Norwegian...

https://mfame.guru/imo-launches-8-practical-measures-to-support-low-carbon-shipping/

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