Cargill Ocean Transportation (Cargill) has looked at alternative approaches to the long-held industry practice of ‘sail fast then wait’ in relation to port calls and, as a new report from the Global Maritime Forum (GMF) sets out, the results of the Cargill initiative showed ‘meaningful emissions savings’ across a range of operational and commercial settings. As the GMF report highlights, commercial ships can spend between 4-6% of their operating year waiting outside ports. While previous studies have examined the potential of port call optimisation, GMF points out that ‘real voyages are shaped by factors that generalised models cannot fully capture’, […]

The latest biannual Bunker Quality Trends Report from Integr8 Fuels has found that overall global marine fuel quality ‘remains broadly stable’ – but warned that this is ‘masking significant differences between ports, supply chains and fuel characteristics’, as ‘changes in crude flows, refinery slates and regional supply pools are contributing to more localised quality exposure’. In particular, Ingr8 Fuels reported that marine gasoil (MGO) flash point risk remains concentrated in specific supply chains, with ‘significant differences between major barge-supplied hubs and smaller truck-supplied locations’. In addition, Integr8 Fuels flagged up that ‘headline notification rates for biofuel blends remain elevated against […]

AYK Energy has secured a deal with Kongsberg Maritime to supply batteries for four new fully electric Svitzer TRAnsverse tugs. The deal, announced yesterday (6 October), builds on five previous Svitzer hybrid electric tug projects AYK has worked on. The vessels are being built at the Cochin Shipyard in India and each tug will be equipped with an ABS-certified 4,838kWh OrionAN+ battery system with an option for four further vessels. AYK’s batteries will integrate into Kongsberg Maritime’s system, which includes the complete electrical and automation architecture of the tugs, including DC and AC switchboards, permanent magnet propulsion motors, K-Chief control […]