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GCMD and NYK Line team up to address concerns of long-term, continuous biofuels use on vessel operations
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has teamed up with NYK Line to launch Project LOTUS (long-term impact of continuous use of biofuels on vessel operations). This six-month project will trial the continuous use of a biofuels blend …
May 13, 2024 / Curious
Monjasa and FAMOIL expand biofuels logistics in South America and complete first supply operation in Peru
On 22 February 2024, global top 10 marine fuels company, Monjasa, supplied a total of 510 tonnes of B30 marine biofuels the Cargill operated dry bulk carrier, Infinity Sky, in the Port of Callao, Peru. This operation marked the first ISCC-certified …
May 8, 2024 / Curious
Spain's first passenger ships powered by 2G biofuels to sail from Algeciras in August
In August, Naviera Armas Trasmediterránea ferries will make 84 trips across the Strait of Gibraltar using Cepsa's second-generation biofuels. This is the first time in Spain that passenger ships will use this type of sustainable fuel, produced at …
Aug 18, 2023 / Curious
EPS Partners With GCMD And GoodFuels For Biofuels Trial Project
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) successfully bunkered the third supply chain of a biofuel blend as part of its pilot to develop a quality, quantity and GHG abatement assurance framework for drop-in green fuels on 24 July. …
Aug 17, 2023 / Curious
Origin Materials and Proman Partner to Produce Low-Carbon Biofuels
Proman, one of the world’s largest producers of methanol, and Origin Materials signed an agreement to explore the production and global distribution of biofuels Origin Materials, Inc. (Origin Materials) (NASDAQ: ORGN, ORGNW), the world’s leading …
Aug 15, 2023 / Curious
bp expands investment in bioenergy, collaborating with US biofuels developer WasteFuel
bp expanded its investment in bioenergy on Friday (Jul 06) as bp ventures committed $10 million, leading the Series B investment round, in WasteFuel, a California-based biofuels company that will use proven, scalable technologies to convert bio-based …
Jul 6, 2023 / Curious
Sener completes the design of a new sustainable biofuel tanker capable of capturing CO2 from other vessels
The aim of this new type of vessel is not only to provide a solution for supplying biofuels, but also to help decarbonize the naval industry by mitigating and reducing the emissions from its fleets. The design is set up for different propulsion …
Jun 5, 2023 / Curious
Hyundai Merchant Marine Signs MoU with GS Caltex to secure marine biofuels
HMM has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GS Caltex to secure marine biofuels. HMM also plans to conduct the trial use of the fuels on its three 24,000 TEU containerships in the second half of this year. Caption: S.H. LEE …
May 11, 2023 / Curious
GAC in biofuels partnership as lifting begins at Ireland’s first clean fuels terminal
GAC Ireland and Green Biofuels Limited UK (GBF) have celebrated the debut lifting of biofuels from Ireland’s first clean fuels terminal. Left to right: GAC Ireland’s Mark Drake, Andy Bann & Keith Brady assisting with the first ever cargo …
May 10, 2023 / Curious
HMM signs MoU with GS Caltex to secure marine biofuels
HMM has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GS Caltex to secure marine biofuels. HMM also plans to conduct the trial use of the fuels on its three 24,000 TEU containerships in the second half of this year. Caption: From left to …
Apr 26, 2023 / Curious