A green ammonia ship-to-ship bunkering operation has taken place at the Port of Hedland, in what the Pilbara Ports, Fortescue and CMB.TECH say is an ‘Australia first’, involving the fuelling of the ‘world’s first ammonia-powered dry bulk vessel’ Mineral Europa. In a statement issued today (3 November) the companies said the 300-metre vessel received certified green ammonia from a bunker vessel yesterday (2 November) over a two-hour period before entering port to be loaded with iron ore. The ship is on charter to Fortescue and will carry Fortescue iron ore to customers in China. The companies who conducted the trial […]

Maritime efficiency company Silverstream has joined the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Centre for Zero Carbon Shipping as a Mission Ambassador and will contribute its engineering and operational expertise to the Centre’s work on energy efficiency technologies. Commenting on the announcement, Bo Cerup-Simonsen, CEO of the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, said: ‘Reaching zero emissions in shipping will require innovative thinking and a mix of technologies and reducing the energy ships need in the first place makes every pathway to zero more achievable. We are pleased to welcome Silverstream as a Mission Ambassador and look forward to drawing on […]

Although the general quality of bunker fuel has not changed dramatically in recent years, panellists at a fuel quality session at ARACON told delegates that biofuels are bringing a new dynamic to the market, with higher costs and higher stakes. The session, titled Close inspection: Keeping fuel and contracts ‘fit for purpose’, brought together panellists representing maritime law firms, the Dutch government, fuel specialists, testers and suppliers at the event organised in Rotterdam by ship.energy. Opening the session, Murray Kirkwood, fuel specialist & marine consultant at Lloyd’s Register, said the same fuel quality problems were continuing and were ‘no worse […]