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The challenge of eliminating #methane slip is often discussed at #maritime and #energy conferences and across #news platforms, particularly in the context of #LNG dual-fuelled shipping. However, while the serious global warming potential of methane may hit the headlines, there isn’t always the follow through on the ‘detail’ of the methane problem and approaches on #measurement and #mitigation. In the new ship.energy #podcast – out today – we talk to Steve Price, Programme Director of the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative – or MAMII – which has a mission to find and put to the test a range of technologies will measure and abate methane emissions in the maritime sector. If you want a pragmatic, informed and ‘problem-solving’ take on what onboard methane slip is all about, you’ll learn a lot by listening to what Steve has to say. Find the podcast link here https://lnkd.in/epThuV52 - and feedback is always very welcome. If you haven't already, then sign-up to ship.energy for free access to 100+ podcasts, news, long-reads, and interviews on shipping's energy transition. #decarbonisation #technology #marinefuels #training #alternativefuels #insights

We are 10 years on from the dramatic demise of OW Bunker. I reported on the immediate aftermath of this seismic event and, a decade after, I asked #marinefuel stakeholders to reflect on the industry impact of the sudden exit of the world's largest bunker company at the time. Some insightful, pertinent - and perhaps even unexpected - perspectives ... Alexander Prokopakis James Kennedy Adrian Tolson Steve Simms Bunker Holding A/S ship.energy #maritime #shipping #fuel #KYC #shipowners

Over the course of the last seven days on Bunkerspot, we have heard from Veson Nautical Valuation Analyst, Oliver Kirkham, on how the global #bulker fleet has continued to slow steam in 2024 despite a strong market. In an interview with Senior Editor, Ariane Morrissey, Kirkham suggested that the latest regulation on greenhouse gas emissions is prompting improvements in operational #efficiency. Owners and operators of #LNG-fuelled tonnage in the Pacific Northwest saw their fuelling options expanded after Canada’s Seaspan Energy was awarded the first LNG bunkering accreditation to be issued by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority. With the accreditation, the Canadian company is authorised to conduct ship-to-ship LNG fuelling operations for vessels calling the Port of Vancouver. It was not only ocean-going LNG-fuelled vessel operators that saw their bunkering options increase. On Monday, Shell announced it had taken delivery of its chartered Energy Stockholm, said to be Europe’s largest inland LNG #bunkerbarge. Owned by LNG SHIPPING S.P.A., the joint venture between Victrol and Groupe SOGESTRAN, the 8,000 cbm vessel, which completed its first loading operation at the Gate terminal B.V. in #Rotterdam, will be operating in Zeebrugge, Antwerp, Rotterdam, and Amsterdam A.P. Moller - Maersk – which has already taken delivery of several dual-fuel #methanol newbuild containerships – announced that its Maersk Halifax became the first large #containership to be converted into a dual-fuel vessel able to operate on methanol, following an 88-day retrofit operation at the Zhoushan Xinya Shipyard in China. In other news, in a move aimed at ‘preparing for future growth’ and responding to ‘an increasingly complex market’, Bunker Holding A/S announced a restructuring of its Executive Management and a separation of its #sales and #operations divisions; bunker volumes in #Panama reached a post-pandemic high in October; and a new report from the SASHA Coalition found that prioritising #efuels over other alternative marine fuels will reduce pressure on natural habitats and land demand and better support the European Union’s Biodiversity Strategy. To catch up on all the latest bunker news visit Bunkerspot: https://lnkd.in/dFBXEdQ. Image: Shutterstock    #decarbonisation #insights #shipping #maritime #news #views ship.energy

🌿 Find our new report on alternative maritime and aviation fuels' impacts on biodiversity covered in: Bunkerspot by Ian Taylor: https://lnkd.in/gP-yZyW4 SAFETY4SEA: https://lnkd.in/ghkdYM6q Check out the full report and explainer video below. 👇 ⚓ https://lnkd.in/euV6PGe9 ⚓ #EUPolicy #Biodiversity #Hydrogen #GreenHydrogen #Biofuels #Nature

The maritime industry is facing a crossroads in its pathway to decarbonisation argued DNV's Rasmus Stute who issued a stark warning that shipping will not meet its 2050 net-zero targets. The straightforward message was the crux of Stute's keynote at the The Motorship Propulsion and Future Fuels Conference in Hamburg. Stute argued that a number of factors a holding the industry back, namely a lack of available alternative fuels, collaboration and regulatory hurdles. Read more in my report from Day 1 of the conference over on Bunkerspot here: https://lnkd.in/eVBYVj3d?

In a sideline event at the 29th United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP 29) in Baku tomorrow (20 November), the Asian Development Bank will officially mark the launch of its Maritime Decarbonization Initiative (MDI) and also flag up ongoing and planned projects in the Pacific region. https://lnkd.in/e5Uu_aR9

Check the latest interview in Bunkerspot with our managing director Jeroen van Heiningen, discussing the power of insetting and the delicate interaction between mandates and voluntary (insetting) markets. "We need mandates for the laggards, but insetting for the stars". Would you like to know how we work with the 'stars" and make them successful in decarbonising scope 3 emissions? Contact us at [email protected]. #shareyourimpact #carboninsetting #bookandclaim #lowcarbontransport

Climate finance is the key topic at this COP and yet there are two heavily polluting sectors who pay next to nothing in taxes and very little for their emissions: aviation and shipping. Today we launch a report detailing how legally there are almost no barriers to taxing aviation fuels. Read all about it 👇 Also on shipping, a levy on emissions will be agreed next year but what does COP have to do with that? Well read all about it in my interview with Bunkerspot 👉 https://lnkd.in/eBbe5za8

This week on Bunkerspot, Donald Trump’s election victory led many to ponder the effect his return to the White House will have on the #maritime industry, particularly regarding the #energytransition. Speaking to Bunkerspot, Allyson Browne, CEO of High Ambition Climate Collective, and Adrian Tolson, owner of US-based maritime consultancy 2050 Marine Energy and Vice Chair of IBIA, suggested it would be a tall order to reverse the progress achieved over the last four years. ‘On the international stage, we’re well underway on developing the international enforcement measures for the 2023 IMO GHG reduction strategy,’ said Browne, adding, ‘and the International Maritime Organization will continue to move ahead with the adoption of the planned basket of measures next year.’ Tolson offered a similarly sanguine response. ‘Four years of a Trump administration is not going to derail the planet’s decarbonisation efforts,’ he affirmed. Tolson was speaking to Bunkerspot from Athens where marine fuels industry stakeholders gathered for the IBIA’s Annual Convention. Unsurprisingly, regulatory and commercial uncertainty were key discussion points in the Greek capital. Simon Bennett, Deputy Secretary General at the International Chamber of Shipping, reiterated the association’s support for a flat rate #levy-based system per tonne of fuel in order to close the gap between conventional fuels and ‘very expensive’ near #zero-emission fuels. Addressing the implementation of the EU Emissions Trading System, Bennett said that the EU has stated that in any review of the ETS it will take account of what might be agreed at IMO. However, he cautioned, as the ETS gets underway, ‘and as Member States get the money, what is the possibility that they are going to be reluctant to relinquish it.’ In other news, we spoke with IEBUM SHIN, Data Analytics Lead at Houlder Limited, who emphasised the need for a holistic approach to slow steaming; the 29 orders in October marked the strongest month for #methanol-fuelled vessels this year to date, according to the latest figures from DNV’s AFI platform; and an open dialogue with #seafarers will be essential to maintaining a robust safety culture onboard throughout the energy transition, ship owner and operator Ardmore Shipping Corporation told the ship.energy #podcast, adding that #digital #technology will play a central role in training crews as new fuels are introduced. To listen to the ship.energy podcast, click here. To catch up on all the latest bunker news visit Bunkerspot: https://lnkd.in/dFBXEdQ. Image: Shutterstock #news #comment #decarbonisation #bunkerfuels #interviews #crewwelfare

A few Mersey Maritime thoughts on the #Budget2024 picked up here by Bunkerspot. Thanks Tom Barlow-Brown. "Mersey Maritime, the cluster organisation for maritime industry in the Liverpool city region also had thoughts on the new budget. Simon Eardley, Head of Partnerships and Policy, wrote that maritime competitiveness is central to the Liverpool City Region’s economy, emphasising the need for skilled workers and technological investment. Eardley noted the gap in domestic investment for shipping sector decarbonization and voiced hope for more targeted support. ‘Supporting the sector’s competitiveness will be key to solving many of our wider challenges, from the energy transition to advancements in AI,’ he said." https://lnkd.in/eSiGxkif