Tag: Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonization

GCMD develops one-hour biofuel fingerprinting technique

GCMD develops one-hour biofuel fingerprinting technique

December 5, 2024 |

In New York, MarineLink reports the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonization unveiled a groundbreaking method that identifies the feedstock origins of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters biofuels within an hour, offering a solution to rising fraud concerns in marine fuel supply chains. This technique creates a unique “fingerprint” for FAME biofuels based on their fatty acid […]

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Hanwha Ocean teams Up with GCMD to propel green shipping

Hanwha Ocean teams Up with GCMD to propel green shipping

October 26, 2024 |

In South Korea, shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean and the Singapore-based Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonization announced a five-year strategic partnership aimed at advancing low- and zero-carbon solutions in the maritime sector. The collaboration will focus on alternative fuels, energy efficiency technologies, and onboard carbon capture, marking GCMD’s first partnership with a South Korean shipbuilder. The alliance […]

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MOL pulls off ship-ship ammonia fuel transfer down under

MOL pulls off ship-ship ammonia fuel transfer down under

September 19, 2024 |

In Japan, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, in partnership with the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonization and Yara Clean Ammonia, has successfully completed an ammonia ship-to-ship transfer trial of 4,000 cubic meters of ammonia between MOL’s LPG/ammonia carrier Green Pioneer and Navigator Gas’s Navigator Global at the Port of Dampier, Australia. The operation was designed to simulate […]

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Singapore’s GCMD completes final marine decarbonization trial

Singapore’s GCMD completes final marine decarbonization trial

July 28, 2024 |

In Singapore, MarineLink reported that the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonization in Singapore (GCMD) announced that it had completed the final trials of biofuels for ships, with German container company Hapag-Lloyd as well as energy giant BP. The report noted that GCMD started a project in 2022 to test various biofuel blends and reduce carbon […]

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