Biofuels breakthrough?
Traction in the marine market
INSIDE:
AMMONIA BUNKERING
METHANE EMISSIONS
BUNKER BROKING
TRAINING
IBIA Convention
- Timothy Cosulich, Chairman of the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) and CEO and Board Member of the Fratelli Cosulich Group, spoke with Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, Petrospot’s CEO and Founder, at the IBIA Annual Convention in Dubai in November
Sustainability
- Shipping’s long-term sustainability hinges on collaboration and innovation on issues far beyond decarbonisation: this, writes Samira Nadkarni, was the key takeaway from a panel discussion which Yara Marine and Wikborg Rein hosted as part of London International Shipping Week
Biofuels
- Paola Rodriguez-Masiu and Thomas Hoogsteden of STX Group look at how biofuels are gaining traction in the marine market
Ammonia Bunkering
- Sofia Fürstenberg Stott believes that sustainable ammonia can play a central role in the shipping industry’s zero-carbon future and become the number one marine fuel by 2050
- Nicholas Woo considers if an ammonia-fuelled vessel could be the great green hope or a potential Mary Celeste
Decarbonisation
- Jan Hoffmann of UNCTAD takes a long-term view of how the maritime energy transition – if done correctly – could not only reduce emissions but also support vulnerable economies and lead to a more cost-effective and efficient shipping industry
- With financiers and shipowners onboard, broadening support for Blue Visby shows that collaboration on decarbonisation is not only possible, but can make business sense, writes Pekka Pakkanen of NAPA, one of the project’s coordinators
Methane Abatement
- The MAMII initiative reports that it is gathering momentum as more LNG heavyweights sign up to join its mission to tackle methane slip
Fuel Cells
- Johan Burgren of PowerCell Group explains how fuel cell technology can help to decarbonise the RoPax market
Training
- Recent developments in fuel technology and regulations may throw up new and potentially unexpected challenges that training is evolving to address, says Dr Patrick Routledge of Ocean Technologies Group
Crew Walfare
- With the business case for seafarer health and wellbeing long established, Seafarers Hospital Society’s CEO Sandra Welch suggests implementing a toolkit of key performance indicators to help organisations document results for varied stakeholders more easily
Bunker Broking
- Karl Shrowder of NSI explains how a bunker broker can act as an independent force between shipowners and suppliers and help its customers prepare for the new marine fuels mix
Artificial Intelligence
- Jesse Brink of ioCurrents looks at how artificial intelligence and machine learning can be used to optimise fuel consumption
Salvage
- As the Indian government’s SagarMala project spearheads a rapid expansion in port and trade development, strategic investments may enhance resilience and offer substantial future cost savings, writes Kajal Festen-Purohit of Marine Masters
CO2 Shipping
- The opportunities and risks of CO2 shipping should be of interest to a wider group of ship owners with the dawn of more widespread onboard carbon capture, says Houlder’s Sean McLaughlin
