Alternative Fuels & Lubricants

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a A$150 million Australian Clean Hydrogen Trade Program (ACHTP) to export green hydrogen to Japan on 6 January 2022. ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Australia and Japan Agree Clean Hydrogen Trade Partnership

The analysis highlighted the need for more electrolysis plants, such as Air Products' installation for thyssenkrupp (pictured), to create hydrogen as feedstock for Power-to-X fuels ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Modelling suggests biofuels first then ammonia for climate-neutral shipping

Rotterdam is aiming to become the green hydrogen hub of Europe ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Port of Rotterdam eyes imports of Tasmanian hydrogen

The IAPH is facilitating knowledge sharing on port hydrogen projects. ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

IAPH establishes hydrogen knowledge portal

RINA awarded an AiP to Zhangjiagang Furui Heavy Industry (FHRE) for an ammonia containment system on 13 December. ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

RINA awards NH3 AiPs to Chinese OEMs

FMG’s Green Fleet Team is converting the 75-metre PSV MMA Leveque to run on green ammonia in collaboration with MMA Offshore. ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Major customers in drive to slash Scope 3 emissions

Six-, seven-, eight- and nine-cylinder 80mm-bore versions of MAN Energy solutions’ methanol-fuelled LGIM engine offer an alternative to gas-fuelled MEGI engines to propel future VLOCs and VLCCs 2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Adds 80 Bore Variant To Methanol Dual-Fuel Engine Platform

Oshima Shipbuilding will collaborate with Sumitomo Corp and other stakeholders on the development and launch of an 80,000dwt dual-fuel bulker capable of operating on ammonia by 2025. ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Sumitomo targets 2025 delivery for ammonia-fuelled bulker project

Jiangnan Shipyard delivered the first of a series of four 99,000m3 dual-fuel VLECs at the end of December 2021. 2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Jiangnan Shipyard delivers first of 99,000cbm VLEC series