In Japan, Hamanaka Town, JA Hamanaka, Takanashi Milk Products, Hokkaido Gas, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and MOL Sunflower announced the launch of a study on the production and utilization of biomethane from animal manure from local dairy farms in Hamanaka town, Hokkaido. “Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is currently being used as a low-carbon fuel alternative to […]
In New Jersey, AIN reported that DC Aviation has signed an agreement with global fuel provider AEG Fuels to replace a portion of its fleet emissions via a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) book-and-claim agreement. The transaction will allow DC to offset its emissions from fuel consumption at Malta International Airport, according to the report. “We […]
In The Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that trade association Methanol Institute (MI) has been granted consultative status by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as of August 21, 2024, allowing MI to contribute its expertise to the development of shipping regulations. Afforded to non-governmental, international organizations that demonstrate the capability to make a substantial contribution to […]
In Sweden, EQT announced that EQT Infrastructure has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire KJ Environment and affiliated companies from Genesis Private Equity, to establish a scaled and diversified end-to-end waste treatment platform focused on plastic recycling and waste-to-energy in South Korea. The Platform comprises an end-to-end business portfolio in the waste treatment value […]
In Ireland, Peninsula announced the successful biofuel bunkering of the containership Yantian Express by its IMO II chemical tanker, Aalborg. The supply operation was carried out for Hapag-Lloyd AG in the Port of Barcelona. Peninsula said that the 88,500 GT vessel received 2,200mt of B30 VLSFO. The sustainable biofuel used for this blend was ISCC […]
In Singapore, Manifold Times reported that Dutch maritime firm Van Oord said it achieved a milestone with the first delivery of biofuel for its flexible fallpipe vessel Stornes in Norway. The delivery marked its first biofuel supply in Norway, expanding the company’s potential locations for more sustainable fuel use, the report stated. “The delivered biofuel […]
In South Dakota, the Sioux Falls Argus Reader newspaper reports Summit Carbon Solutions has lost an appeal at the South Dakota Supreme Court on two cases—one of seven consolidated cases—regarding its performance of invasive surveys on their land against their will in a win for landowners. A lower court had granted the company summary judgement […]
In Sweden, Finnish cruise- and ferry company Viking Line will reduce emissions by 90% on its Stockholm-Turku route by running its vessels, Viking Glory and Viking Grace, entirely on liquefied biogas (LBG) for one week, from August 29 to September 4. This initiative, starting on Baltic Sea Day, marks the launch of the first green […]
In Norway, Stolt Tankers last week achieved another milestone in its sustainability journey when its barge, Stolt Main, bunkered 100% HVO for the first time. For more than three years, Stolt Main – and several other Stolt Tankers vessels – has been successfully running on HVO20, which is a 20:80 blend of HVO. This […]
In India, GAIL (India) Limited and Petron Scientech Inc (Petron) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore setting up of a 500,000 tons per annum bio-ethylene plant along with its downstream unit(s) in India, based on bio-ethanol produced in the plant in a 50:50 Joint Venture (JV) mode. In line with the […]
