The below is a press release from Lloyd’s Register FOBAS:
Taiwan’s Ministry of Transport and Communication recently issued a statement announcing the plan to introduce a maximum 0.50% sulphur fuel limit for ships visiting all Ports around Taiwan from 1st January 2019.
The move comes ahead of the MARPOL Annex VI regulation 14.1.3 implementation from 1st January 2020 where ships must use fuels with sulphur 0.50% or less operating outside designated emission control areas (ECA-SOx) for sulphur oxide. Moreover, this announcement would also bring Taiwan in-line with the other similar regional environmental initiatives from China and Hong Kong.
However, at this point the details of the implementation and frame work are unclear. Moreover, apparently the Ministry of Transport has indicated to provide subsidy for ships visiting Taiwanese Ports with TWD 5,000 (USD 172) for voluntary compliance before 1st January 2019. We will issue further FOBAS bulletins as and when there are updates from the authorities.
Published: 21 February, 2018
Signatories commit to work jointly to drive forward the innovation and application of green, low-carbon technologies, to implement practical measures to cut GHG emissions.
Three-day IMO-UNEP-Norway Zero- and Low Emission Forum event held on 27-29 September and broadcast on UN TV saw over 1,000 participants.
Prometheus Fuels’ technology will address a key constraint for carbon based electrofuels, namely the cost competitiveness of direct air capture, says Maersk.
Project will examine and quantify methane emissions from ships fuelled by LNG under a variety of real-world operating conditions at a scale never before achieved.
The 2021-built boxship was carrying a total 348 mt of bunker fuel when it reported smoke from the cargo hold while at Colombo anchorage, Sri Lanka.
Shipping will see practical development and deployment of e-Methanol, e-Methane (synthetic LNG), e-Ammonia and e-Hydrogen within this decade (2021-2030).
Firm hopes to leverage partnership in Greece as a springboard to expand into neighbouring and overseas markets including Europe and China, says Robin Van Elderen, Regional Head Bunkers, Europe, Sing Fuels.
Singapore can help less developed countries in SouthEast Asia through ‘piloting and scaling fuels and technology as well as a leading hub for green finance’, said DNV Group President and CEO Remi Eriksen.
Octamar™ Ultra HF, Octamar™ Complete, and Octamar™ F35C were found to have improved the fuel economy while reducing exhaust gas and other emissions of marine engines in a series of trials, states report.
Disposal of evidence has resulted in Singapore not being able to provide full details to the United Nationals Panel of Experts which sought information regarding the case, says Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
‘We are proud to be amongst the first to show the successful steps taken by Singapore’s bunkering ecosystem to remain forward thinking and relevant,’ Choong Sheen Mao, Director of EMF, tells Manifold Times.
‘With the launch of a common data infrastructure, Kenoil aims to continue achieving an end to end visibility and transparency on the bunker data supply chain,’ states Kenoil Managing Director.
