Japan Govt to Bolster Support for Ammonia Bunkering
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Monday May 24, 2021 Tug boat in Yokohama Bay. File Image / Pixabay. Greater support for the development of ammonia bunkering infrastructure is on the cards in Japan as the country s transport ministry looks at subsidising research in train to get merchant ships fuelled by the alternative bunker fuel by 2028. The ministry is looking to subsidise research into the development of hydogen and ammonia as bunker fuel, according to price reporting agency Argus Media. Government support for the research and development of the alternative marine fuel is necessary to bolster the international competitiveness of Japanese shipbuilders and ship equipment producers in the emerging zero-emission vessels market taking shape after 2030.
Teen Builds His Own Underground Cave in Backyard After Dispute With Parents
On 5/20/21 at 11:09 AM EDT
An angry teenager began digging a hole in his backyard after a dispute with his parents six years ago. He rarely stopped digging and has since built an underground cave with a living room and a bedroom.
Andrés Cantó was 14 when he argued with his parents and headed into his backyard with a pickaxe, according to a report by Zenger News. Cantó s parents told him he couldn t go to the village in his sportswear, so in a defiant, teenage act he decided to find a different way to entertain himself.
Yachtbuilder to Develop Fuel-cell Vessel
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Thursday April 29, 2021 Yatchbuilder The fuel-cell technology will sit alongside conventional generators to allow the vessel
15 emission-free days at anchor or a
thousand miles cruising at slow speed. The company told Superyacht News that it is setting up an innovation laboratory to develop its hybrid fuel cell system powered by methanol. We don t just want to use the latest technology on our yachts – we want to advance the status quo, company chief executive
Peter Lurssen told the publication. The laboratory will be up and running by this summer, the company said.
By Reuters Staff
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) -BHP Group Ltd said on Thursday it completed its first refuelling of a ship with biofuel this month in a trial run that is part of its efforts to reduce carbon emissions.
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It was also the first time that a ship has been refuelled with biofuel in Singapore, the world’s largest bunkering hub.
A biofuel blend derived from certified sustainable feedstock sources such as cooking oil, crude tall oil and sewage sludge was used on April 4 to refuel the 81,000 deadweight tonne dry bulk carrier Kira Oldendorff which was on its way from Australia to Europe.