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VPS Talks: Decarbonisation

VPS Yxney CCO Sindre Bornstein discusses how digital solutions can help shipping companies bear down on their carbon footprint.

27 Jul 2021 · VPS

Two Ships Arrested in UK in June

The ships were arrested after failing port state control inspections.

27 Jul 2021

MAN Energy Solutions to Supply Maersk's First Methanol-Fuelled Ship Engine

The company will supply a MAN B&W 6G50ME-LGIM engine for the ship -- a 2,100 TEU feeder vessel due to enter service in mid-2023.

27 Jul 2021

Vancouver-Based AmmPower to Produce Green Ammonia Bunkers in Brazil

The company has signed a memorandum of understanding with Porto Central to build an ammonia production, storage and distribution facility there.

27 Jul 2021

Shipping Firm MOL Joins Crane Sail Research Project

The firm, together with Oshima Shipbuilding Co and Iknow Machinery Co have agreed jointly to work on research and development of the technology.

27 Jul 2021

BP Joins Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping

BP's target for its own operations is net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

27 Jul 2021

Oil Dips on Covid Fears As Attention Turns To Earnings Reports

Meanwhile, Brazil defies global trend by planning to pump all-out.

26 Jul 2021

Trafigura Launches Ammonia Bunkers Study

The company has signed a memorandum of understanding with German green technology company Hy2gen to collaborate on a study looking into issues around large-scale commercial adoption of ammonia as a bunker fuel.

26 Jul 2021

Belgium to Vaccinate Foreign Seafarers

From Monday medical teams at Belgian ports have started visiting foreign ships to provide the vaccines.

26 Jul 2021

Unitrove to Showcase Liquid Hydrogen Bunkering Technology at COP26

The UN COP26 event is being hosted in Glasgow in November.

26 Jul 2021

MSC Seeks to Build World's First Oceangoing Hydrogen-Fuelled Cruise Ship

The firm has signed a memorandum of understanding with shipbuilder Fincantieri and energy infrastructure company Snam to carry out a feasibility study for the project.

26 Jul 2021

KPI OceanConnect Sets Up Alternative Fuels and Special Projects Division

Bill Wakeling has been appointed as manager of the new division.

26 Jul 2021

Port of Galveston Mulls Shore Power Investment

The port authority is conducting a cost-benefit analysis of the technology in conjunction with Texas A&M University.

26 Jul 2021

Oil Achieves Weekly Gain as Investors Show Faith in Demand Recovery

Meanwhile, India invests heavily in the future of the commodity.

23 Jul 2021

CyberFuels Plans 580,000 Barrel Fuels Blending Facility at Tampa

The company expects to complete the transaction by about August 3.

23 Jul 2021

South Africa's Largest Refinery Restarts After Temporary Shutdown

The Sapref refinery near Durban, run jointly by Shell and BP, began to restart production on July 21.

23 Jul 2021

BUNKER JOBS: Minerva Bunkering Seeks Trader in Hamburg

The company is looking for candidates with at least two years' experience in shipping or bunkering.

23 Jul 2021

MSC Cruises 2020 Bunker Consumption Was 43% of Expected Level

The firm used 290,596 mt of bunkers in 2020, compared with a pre-2020 projection of 679,514 mt.

23 Jul 2021

Berge Bulk Tries Out Supplemental Solar Power

The company has set up a solar power system generating about 100 kWh of electrical power feeding into the main electrical grid of the Berge K2, supplementing the energy generated by the ship's diesel alternators.

23 Jul 2021

Singapore Imposes Gas Cargo Fee to Support LNG Bunkering

From July 23 LNG loadings onto floating storage units (FSUs) and floating storage regasification units (FSRUs) in Singapore will be subject to a 20 cent/mt fee.

23 Jul 2021