Unibarge Sustainable Bunkering B.V. has secured ISCC Certification, becoming only the third company registered in the Netherlands to obtain the ISCC’s new Biomarine Fuel Operator certification. The company has also achieved Trader with Storage and Proof of Compliance Trader certification. The Biomarine Fuel Operator scope was introduced by the ISCC in January to allow certain raw materials to be sold as final fuels in the maritime sector. The raw materials permitted under the scope are: used cooking oil, residue of fatty acid methyl ester end distillation and crude glycerin. Additional raw materials used directly as final fuels in the maritime […]

The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre said it has received a report that a tanker was hit by an ‘unknown projectile’ earlier today (17 July) at a position 19 nautical miles east of Khasab in Oman. The tanker is said to have sustained minor structural damage to the port side and is now continuing to its next port of call. All crew are safe and no environmental damage has been reported. An earlier UKMTO alert focused on an incident on 15 July involving ‘a merchant vessel and military forces in the Arabian Gulf.’ The report said that ‘authorities are […]

BP has reached an agreement with Verdane to sell BP Ventures’ minority interests in more than 10 companies in its portfolio. In a statement issued this week, BP said that the transaction, which is subject to regulatory and contractual approvals, includes most of BP Ventures’ minority interests across a range of energy-related technologies. BP Ventures has mainly invested in high-growth technology startups engaged in the energy transition, with a focus on sustainable fuels, electric vehicle (EV) charging, hydrogen, power storage, and digital transformation. Companies in the portfolio include Birmingham-based BYOHM, which develops technologies for ‘releasing the chemical energy in wastewater […]