Early Learning
Lessons from first movers
Inside:
BIOFUELS
MARINE LUBRICANTS
SHORE POWER
EMISSIONS PRICING
Oil Markets
Mark Esposito of S&P Global Commodity Insights examines how the weaponisation of global shipping chokepoints has affected crude oil and product flows.
Transition Strategies
Three companies that pioneered the use of wind propulsion, ammonia and fully-electric power on their fleets tell Ariane Morrissey what the maritime industry can learn from their experiences.
Biofuels
- Steve Bee of VPS says that understanding the characteristics and behaviour of different types of biofuels is essential as they increasingly become ‘mainstream’ bunker fuels.
- Kenneth Kar of ExxonMobil reports on how the use of an innovative test engine has played a key role in developing lower GHG emission marine fuels.
- Johannes Schurmann of FincoEnergies explains why shipowners will need to take a multi-layered approach to meeting regulations on marine biofuels.
E-Fuels
Lhyfe and Elyse Energy tell Ariane Morrissey that they need long-term commitment from maritime offtakers for their e-methanol project to flourish.
Shore Power
DNV’s Eirik Ovrum looks at how shore power can both reduce ships’ WtW emissions and protect local environments.
Port Strategies
High Ambition Climate Collective’s Allyson Browne explores how historic federal investments and local leadership can help US ports maintain their momentum on decarbonisation.
Marine Lubricants
Castrol’s Gianluca Marucci looks at how growing complexity in the maritime industry is playing out in the engine room.
Regulation
As the industry gets to grips with the FuelEU Maritime regulation, Cristina Aleixendri Muñoz of bound4blue warns that taking the path of least resistance – and not acting to cut GHG emissions – will only ramp up financial costs down the line.
EBDNs
Steve Simms of Simms Showers looks ahead to the use of eBDNs in Singapore and Rotterdam
Decarbonisation
- In two ‘companion’ articles, Fernando Alvarez of Z-Joule explains how shipbroking and shipping finance need to step up to the ‘zero’ challenge.
- Prof. Frauke Urban of the KTH Royal Institute of Technology tells Tom Barlow-Brown that ‘carbon lock-in’ needs to be overcome for scaling-up green fuel solutions in shipping and aviation.
GHG Emissions Pricing
Goran Dominioni and Christy Ann Petit of Dublin City University weigh up the pros and cons of double GHG emissions pricing in shipping.
Wind-Assist Propulsion
Smart Green Shipping’s Diane Gilpin gives an update on the FastRig system.
Seafarers’ Safety
Tommi Vihavainen of NAPA Safety Solutions maintains that seafarers’ welfare should be at the heart of the energy transition.
Online Bunker Procurement
Per Funch-Nielsen of AuctionConnect explains how an online bunker procurement auction can drive down fuel prices and transaction costs.
Carbon Capture and Storage
Stergios Stamopoulos of ABS looks at the market for carrying captured carbon.
