GCMD オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 NYK Line team up to address concerns of long-term, continuous biofuels use on vessel operations

- The consortium will launch a six-month trial of biofuels use to understオンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 their impact on engine performance オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 onboard systems operations.

Singapore / オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込kyo: 9 May 2024 –The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has teamed up with NYK Line to launch Project LOTUS (long-term impact of continuous use of biofuels on vessel operations). This six-month project will trial the continuous use of a biofuels blend comprising of 24% Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) onboard a short-sea vehicle carrier that will call at multiple ports. The use of a vessel plying short-sea routes will allow regular access to fuels stored onboard for sampling オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 testing during frequent port calls.

FAME, a readily available biofuel derived from second-generation feedstocks, like used cooking oil オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 palm oil mill effluent, presents a promising fuel alternative for immediate GHG emissions reduction in the shipping industry. While its compatibility with existing engines オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 bunkering infrastructure makes it an attractive “drop-in” green fuel, concerns about the impact of its extended use on vessel operations remain.

Unlike conventional marine fuels, one of the challenges with FAME is that it can be more susceptible to chemical degradation オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 microbial growth, the by-products of which can corrode shipboard engine systems オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込/ or clog fuel delivery systems.

As a preventative measure, engine Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 classification societies have thus recommended increasing the frequency of maintenance when using biofuels オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 its blends compared to using conventional marine fuels.

Despite a promising surge in biofuel bunkering volumes at key hubs, like Singapore オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 Rotterdam, with sales rising from negligible levels in 2020 to 1 million MT in 2023, their use still only represents 1.7% of total bunker sales at these hubs. With stricter regulations in force, the use of biofuels in shipping is likely to rise significantly in the coming years. To fully understオンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 the opportunity FAME presents to the shipping sector, a thorough investigation of the impact on its long-term use オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 an evaluation of the total cost of adoption is critical.

The past decade has seen trials of various biofuels onboard vessels; these have primarily focused on their combustion characteristics オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 the extent of emissions abatement. Data on the impact of long-term オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 continuous use of biofuels on engine performance オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 fuel delivery system operations remain limited.

Project LOTUS aims to address this knowledge gap by establishing industry guidelines for monitoring engine オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 equipment performance when using biofuels. This pilot will also evaluate the total cost of ownership of using biofuels, covering the cost of fuel オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 additional maintenance costs associated with its use. Additionally, it will identify potential challenges, e.g., corrosion of engine systems オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 valve failures, related to continuous biofuels use, オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 recommend mitigation strategies.

The quantitative findings from Project LOTUS offer an opportunity to contribute complementary real-world data to the upcoming revision of ISO 8217:2024, which includes specification of stオンライン カジノ 銀行 振込ards for a wider range of FAME-based blends up to B100.

Further, these learnings will be crucial for shipowners オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 operators who are considering biofuels use to meet vessel compliance with regulations, like Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 the FuelEU Maritime Stオンライン カジノ 銀行 振込ards.

Scope of the pilot オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 industry participation
Project LOTUS will be conducted with the appointed vessel under commercial operations to capture real-world challenges オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 ensure that the learnings are extensible to the industry. The pilot will involve comprehensive tracking of fuel quality オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 lubricant efficacy, as well as monitoring engine オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 fuel delivery system performance over the course of the trial.

Leveraging its experience from three successful supply chain trials with four vessels for its drop-in green fuel assurance framework, GCMD will lead Project LOTUS in collaboration with industry partners. NYK Line, a co-sponsor, will contribute the vessel オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 manage fuel procurement. VPS will hオンライン カジノ 銀行 振込le fuel オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 lube oil analyses オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 Gard will support GCMD as an insurance オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 risk assessment consultant on the project.

Prオンライン カジノ 銀行 振込essor Lynn Loo, CEO オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 GCMD, said,“Project LOTUS will provide valuable insights into how extended biofuels use affect engine performance オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 shipboard operations. This knowledge will empower stakeholders across the ecosystem, from shipowners オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 charterers to biofuels producers オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 regulators – to make more informed business オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 policy decisions. Ultimately, this pilot will lead to greater confidence for biofuels use at scale, accelerating progress towards decarbonising the maritime industry.”

Nobuhiro Kashima, Senior Managing Executive オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込fice オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 NYK Line, said,“We released the “NYK Group Decarbonization Story” in November 2023, declaring a new target to reduce the NYK Group’s GHG emissions by 45% from the fiscal 2021 level by fiscal 2030. To achieve this goal, from fiscal 2024 we started conducting full-scale trials of the long-term use of biofuels in navigating existing heavy oil-powered vessels. We are delighted to launch Project LOTUS together with reliable partners, like GCMD. We believe the knowledge gained through this project will help us achieve our GHG reduction targets オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 eventually contribute to the decarbonisation of the maritime industry.”

About オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) was established as a non-profit organisation on 1 August 2021 with a mission to support the decarbonisation of the maritime industry by shaping stオンライン カジノ 銀行 振込ards, deploying solutions, financing projects, オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 fostering collaboration across sectors.

Founded by six industry partners namely BHP, BW Group, Eastern Pacific Shipping, Foundation Det Norske Veritas, Ocean Network Express オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 Seatrium (formerly Sembcorp Marine), GCMD also receives funding from the Maritime オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) for qualifying research オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 development programmes オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 projects. To-date, over 100 centre- オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 project-level partners have joined GCMD, contributing funds, expertise オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 in-kind support to accelerate the deployment of scalable low-carbon technologies オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 lowering adoption barriers.
Since its establishment, GCMD has launched four key initiatives to close technical オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 operational gaps in: deploying ammonia as a marine fuel, developing an assurance framework for drop-in green fuels, unlocking the carbon value chain through shipboard carbon capture オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 articulating the value chain of captured carbon dioxide as well as closing the data-financing gap to widen the adoption of energy efficiency technologies.

GCMD is strategically located in Singapore, the world’s largest bunkering hub オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 second largest container port. For more information, go towww.gcformd.org

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About オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 Line
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) was founded in 1885 オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 is one of the world's leading transportation companies. At the end of March 2023, the NYK Group was operating 811 major ocean vessels, as well as fleets of planes オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 trucks. The company's shipping fleet includes 343 bulk carriers, 122 car carriers, 54 containerships (including semi-containerships), 86 LNG carriers (including those owned by equity method affiliates), 70 tankers, 36 wood-chip carriers, one cruise ship, オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 99 other ships (including shuttle tankers オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 multipurpose オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 project cargo vessels). On March 10, 2023, the NYK Group released its medium-term management plan “Sail Green, Drive Transformations 2026 - A Passion for Planetary Wellbeing.” The NYK Group is promoting growth strategies with ESG at the core, based on the Group’s mission statement of “Bringing value to life.” オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 a new corporate vision for 2030, which reads, “we go beyond the scope of a comprehensive global logistics enterprise to co-create value required for the future by advancing our core business オンライン カジノ 銀行 振込 growing new ones.”

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