Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and CEO of worldwide shipping and logistics company CMA CGM Group on Thursday (8 April) said the company has put forward some immediate solutions hat contribute to achieving the Group’s objective of being carbon-neutral by 2050.
Specifically, CMA CGM is supporting the production of 12,000 tonnes of biomethane (equivalent to a year’s fuel consumption of two 1,400-TEU ships).
As of May 2021, the Group’s customers will be able to select biomethane via the ‘Act with CMA CGM+’ range of services, paving the way for a substantial reduction in the environmental impact of the shipping of their goods.
Biomethane is a renewable green gas produced in part by the methanation of European-sourced organic and plant waste. This energy source represents a fine example of how the circular economy can work while benefiting the agricultural sector.
CMA CGM intends to push ahead with the development of this energy source by investing in biomethane production facilities and studying the viability of liquefaction processes so that biomethane can be rolled out as a shipping fuel.
By supporting biomethane production, CMA CGM is accelerating its commitment to leading the energy transition in the shipping sector by cutting its overall CO2 emissions by 4% in 2020, following a 6% reduction in 2019. Since 2008, the Group has lowered its CO2 emissions per container-kilometer by 49%.
12,000 tonnes of guarantee-of-origin (GO) biomethane is enough to fuel the equivalent of two 1,400-TEU LNG-powered ships operating on the Northern European Balt3 line between St Petersburg and Rotterdam for a whole year.
Guarantee-of-Origin Biomethane, coupled with CMA CGM’s dual-fuel gas-power technology, can reduce well-to-wake (entire value chain) greenhouse gas emissions (including CO2) by at least 67%. On a tank-to-wake basis (at ship level), the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions reaches 88% (including CO2).
“We have crossed a new step with the launch of the first low-carbon shipping offer based on biomethane,” said Chairman and CEO Saadé.
“We know that there is still a long way to go to meet the commitments of the Paris Agreement. Achieving these goals do not rely on a single solution but on a set of initiatives and new technologies complimentary to each other.”
Photo credit: CMA CGM
Published: 9 April, 2021
Third edition of the Mapping includes significantly more projects – up from 106 to 203 – focusing on ship technologies, marine fuel production, bunkering and infrastructure.
Shipping firm enters joint project with Anemoi Marine Technologies, Lloyd’s Register and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute.
New barge will be a sister vessel to the liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker barge Clean Canaveral which will be delivered to affiliate Polaris in mid-November.
‘Use the RIGHT fuel. Every drop counts! Let’s do our bit to protect our environment and save our planet for our children,’ says Chief Guest.
Ship is being built by Jiujiang Huxin Technology Industry Development; vessel was ordered and will be operated by Jiangxi Lushan Xihai State-owned Tourism Development.
Net zero fuels such as ammonia, hydrogen, or methanol to be fuels used by Singapore’s 250 larger-sized harbour craft, mainly bunker tankers, by 2050.
Transferred shares of 40 subsidiaries to BVI firm after tribunal awarded claims in favour of Trinity Seatrading; YSPL has also filed a civil complaint against DNV and Liberian ship registry at Nanjing Maritime Court.
ADNOC L&S, Gulf Energy Maritime, Cockett Marine Oil, Mideast/Bahri Ship Management and VPS experts present their views on biofuel bunker hurdles at the VPS Biofuels Seminar in Dubai on 16 March.
‘Bunker barges operate in very local areas so these vessels call at port very often which means it will be a good fit for women with families,’ states Elpi Petraki, President of WISTA International.
“Our Singapore branch is under preparation and is expected to start business at the republic before June 2023,” Managing Director Darcy Wong tells bunkering publication Manifold Times in an interview.
Development to supply B35 biodiesel blend officially takes effect on 1 February; local bunker suppliers will be able to deliver updated spec within March onwards, once current stocks of B30 avails run out.
VPS, Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation, Wilhelmsen Ship Management, and INTERTANKO executives offered a multitude of perspectives to 73 attendees during the VPS Biofuels Seminar, reports Manifold Times.
