Bunkering

The European Commission’s (EC) faced objections for its latest proposed sanctions, albeit with valid reasons EC’s latest set of sanctions about writing off Russian oil and refined products has heightened anxiety. Hungary and Slovakia were granted a year’s extension to make the weaning less painful, the Politico reported. However, is …

Guangzhou and Zhoushan may be next to get clogged up as the bypassing continues As global supply chains continue to get battered by congestions, even bunkering is badly affected. Bloomberg reported the congestions in China resulted in shipowners and charterers redrawing their routes when bunkering became nearly impossible. How bunkering …

The country’s journey towards net zero commences with an alliance of 7 enterprises Over S$20 million will be injected to revamp Singapore’s coastal delivery system, which includes offshore wireless charging points for ships and electric boats from which drones can take off. This was announced at the Coastal Sustainability Alliance’s …

The European country is giving itself 5 years to taper reliance on Russian energy European Union’s (EU) sanctions may be pounding hard on the Russian economy, its energy reliance cannot be dismissed. This incidentally also explains the sanctions that exempt oil and gas. However, Germany is taking steps to change …

The republic took another significant step in its liquefied natural gas (LNG) mission When China’s 2 biggest state-owned LNG importers’ offered to sell dozens of cargoes, traders were surprised and triggered a sell-off in spot natural gas from Asia to Europe. This time, construction of the world’s largest storage tank is in …

Industry players in the sector acknowledge joint efforts deficiency in path towards adopting clean energy DNV released a report disclosing over 1000 energy professionals were optimistic about growth in 2022’s  (energy) transition. “The Power of Optimism: Managing scale and complexity as the energy transition accelerates” paper wrote senior industry players …

Image credits: DNV Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) commences energy transition plan through MOU The country heavily reliant on hydrocarbon-based fossil fuels have inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Norwegian classification society DNV to develop a supporting hub to evaluate the feasibility of decarbonising the Egyptian Petroleum sector. …

Qatar was surprisingly quick to “decline” fulfilling the possible shortfall Quoting data from CEDIGAZ (French gas intelligence firm), US Energy Information and Administration (EIA) said a large share of Europe’s supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) originated in the United States (US), Qatar, and Russia in 2021. Combined, these 3 …

The decarbonisation debate continues with questions on the zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emission fuel CO2 is scoffed at in the industry, and condemned by activists as the culprit behind our climate crisis. Even with hydrogen touted as one of the alternative marine fuels, experts remained unconvinced of its advantages – …

2 non-profit organisations attempt another shot at accelerating the net-zero journey The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and the Global Maritime Forum have signed a partnership agreement to support and accelerate the transition of the global maritime industry to a low-carbon future. Zero involvement from commercial players Through this …