The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) has informed ship.energy that Norden has become the first maritime operator to achieve its Book & Claim Trader Certification, allowing the dry bulk and tanker operator to register and transfer Book & Claim Units (BCUs) in its RSB Book & Claim Registry. BCUs record the ‘sustainability attributes’ (such as emissions savings) of a sustainable maritime fuel (such as biofuel) physically used on the ship and produce digital units that are traded on the RSB Book & Claim Registry. Every BCU represents one tonne of a fuel certified as sustainable by a recognised certification scheme […]

The H2Global Foundation and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the use of market-based instruments, such as double-sided auctions for hydrogen-based fuels, to accelerate decarbonisation in the shipping sector. The MoU was signed by Markus Exenberger, CEO of the H2Global Foundation, and Pernille Dahlgaard, Chief Impact Officer of the Center, and was described as reflecting the Parties’ shared view on the decarbonisation potential of market-based instruments. Under the MoU, the two organisations intend to support work on topics such as evaluating the feasibility of double-sided auctions for fuels […]

Lloyd’s Register has independently verified that a vessel performance analysis methodology created by AkzoNobel meets the ISO 19030 standard. ISO 19030 is an international standard that provides a standardised method for measuring and monitoring changes in a ship’s hull and propeller performance. Dr Chris Craddock, Global Lead, Marine Asset & Operational Performance at Lloyd’s Register, said: ‘By confirming vessel performance analysis methodology from International [AkzoNobel] against ISO 19030, Lloyd’s Register is helping to strengthen confidence in how hull and propeller performance is measured, reported and compared across the sector’. AkzoNobel said it had used its ISO 19030 verified methodology to […]