Dutch heavy lift company Jumbo Shipping says it will test marine bio-fuel on an offshore decommissioning project. Jumbo has partnered with Netherlands-based GoodFuels, the world’s first commercial, sustainable marine biofuel company, as part of a joint initiative seeking to pave the way for a low carbon energy transition in the offshore support sector. GoodFuels has … [Read more...]
Maersk Tests Biofuel as It Sets Sail for 2050 Carbon Neutrality
By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) -- A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S is about to conduct the shipping industry’s biggest test yet of biofuel as it seeks to cut emissions and meet its target of becoming carbon-neutral by 2050. The Mette Maersk, one of the company’s biggest vessels, will this month set off on a 25,000 nautical miles round trip from Rotterdam to Shanghai using a blend … [Read more...]
CMA CGM Partners with IKEA to Test Marine Biofuel On Board Containership
The logistics arm of retail giant IKEA has teamed up with French shipping group CMA CGM and others to test the use of sustainable marine bio-fuel oil on board a modern containership. The first-its-kind-test was announced Tuesday by the GoodShipping Program, a not for profit initiative seeking to decarbonize the ocean freight industry. Participants involved include IKEA … [Read more...]
Rotten Fish to Help Power Hurtigruten Expedition Ships After Refit
By Ole Petter Skonnord OSLO, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The Nordic region's most high-profile cruise fleet operator is refitting its ships to make them less polluting, and plans to use a byproduct of rotten fish to help power their new, leaner engines. Norway's Hurtigruten, best known for the ships that ferry tourists along the country's fjords and coastline and up into the Arctic, … [Read more...]
Where Is The US Navy Going to Get Enough BioFuel To Power Half The Fleet? Australian
by Brian Parkin (Bloomberg) The U.S. accepted Australia’s offer to supply biofuel for its Asia-Pacific fleet, advancing the U.S. Navy’s goal of getting half its power from renewables by 2020. The premier of Australia’s northeastern state of Queensland, Annastacia Palaszczuk, signed the deal to supply the navy’s “Great Green Fleet,” this week, according to … [Read more...]