In Japan, Mitsui & Co., Ltd and SEVEN-ELEVEN JAPAN CO., LTD. will introduce B100 on a trial basis for use in a delivery truck servicing 7-Eleven stores. The trial will start on December 26, 2024, at the Frozen Kobe Center, a combined distribution center in Hyogo Prefecture for 7-Eleven stores. The biodiesel that will be […]
In South Korea, Chosun newspaper reports Samsung Heavy Industries has signed a construction contract for three ultra-large carriers worth 742.2 billion won with an Asian shipowner. The ships are scheduled to be delivered to the shipowner by December 2027. Including this contract, Samsung Heavy Industries’ cumulative order amount for this year is approximately $7.3 billion […]
In South Dakota, the South Dakota Searchlight newspaper reports Lincoln County has postponed until the newly elected county commissioners take office next year to decide how to handle permitting for carbon pipelines, like the one Summit Carbon Solutions is attempting to pass through the county. The planning department has come up with four different policy […]
In India, the Press Trust of India reports that the transportation minister last week urged the Indian Sugar Mills Association’s members to diversify beyond just sugar and ethanol but also into other kinds of energy production such as green hydrogen. He is encouraging the private sector invest to set up up more ethanol and compressed […]
In the Ukraine, the Transmission System Operator in Ukraine, GTSOU, has partnered with the Ukrainian-Danish Energy Partnership Program (UDEPP) to cooperate on the biomethane market development in Ukraine. The GTSOU’s representatives will participate in the executive body of UDEPP, known as the Coordination Committee. The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine is coordinating a collaboration between […]
In Kenya, The East African newspaper reports that African airlines are calling foul on the European Commission for forcing them to comply with rules that include filling up with sustainable aviation fuel when departing from European airports, saying that the price of the fuel will run them aground. Some smaller airlines such as Uganda Airlines […]
In Belgium, 24 non-profit organizations, including T&E, WWF, Oxfam, and Birdlife, have called on the European Commission to choose climate, nature, and people over free trade, and respect the legal obligations to review the rules on deforestation-causing biofuels. The Commission has been postponing since June 2021 the publishing of the latest report on the expansion […]
Among 2024’s most influential events affecting the shipping sector, some came from unexpected places. Houthi attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea have slowed but not ceased, and were one of the major factors in deep re-thinks about shipping routes that are transformational and unlikely to snap back to previous operations anytime soon – if […]
In Japan, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Yusen Logistics Co., Ltd. (YL) have introduced a digital platform for managing greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions. The platform is provided by 123Carbon B.V. NYK and YL will use the platform to support the reduction of Scope 3 GHG-emissions by allocating to platform customers the GHG-emission reductions […]
In India, ChiniMandi reports Assam Bio Ethanol has developed a comprehensive supply chain model to source bamboo from 18 districts for its bamboo-based ethanol plant. Strategic locations for aggregation and processing centers within its sourcing region have been identified where bamboo will be chopped up into 1 square inch chips and then sent on to […]
