SPOTLIGHT: FAR EAST

of 80-90% when compared with its fossil fuel equivalent. Thanks to its drop in properties, the biofuel was delivered to and consumed by the Glovis Sunrise without requiring any modifications to the engine or tanks.

Dirk Kronemeijer, CEO of GoodFuels, says: “This first bio-bunkering in collaboration with Hyundai Glovis marks an exciting milestone towards decarbonised maritime transport and more sustainable supply chains. It also shows the central role that biofuels can play to reduce shipping’s carbon footprint today, as a safe, convenient and technically viable option to slash emissions from commercial vessels by up to 90%.”

Commenting on this first biobunkering Tae-Woo Kim, senior vice president, head of shipping business division, at Hyundai Glovis says: “In a fastevolving business environment, we are committed to continuously innovate to deliver greater sustainability across our logistics and shipping activities. This means exploring a number of options to decarbonise our fleets, today and in the future.

“As we strive to provide efficient and sustainable maritime transportation to global automotive manufacturers, including Hyundai Motor Group, Kia, and Volkswagen, we are delighted to see the results of this biofuels trial, which shows that tangible emissions reductions can be achieved today on existing fleets.

“Biofuels will also play a key role in our future strategy, as we continue to develop a maritime transportation system tailored to the green supply chains of the future.”

Success In Ship Test

The launch ceremony for a liquefied CO2 (LCO2) transportation demonstration test ship took place in March at Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Corporation’s Shimonoseki Shipyard.

The demonstration test ship hull is equipped with a liquefied CO2 tank system researched and developed by the Engineering Advancement Association of Japan (ENAA). After completion, the demonstration test ship will be engaged in liquefied CO2 transportation for carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) research and development and demonstration projects, which have been conducted by NEDO since June 2021.

ENAA, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), NGL, and Ochanomizu University will accelerate their research and development of the LCO2 transportation technology and contribute to the reduction of the cost of CCUS technology and realisation of LCO2 safe large-scale long-distance transportation.

ENAA has been engaged in research and development towards the operation of a demonstration ship equipped with a LCO2 ship tank system and it will continue to be responsible for the planning, analysis and supervision of the demonstration test.

K Line carried out a risk assessment of the demonstration test ship in the safety evaluation in 2022 and will contribute to the development of an operation manual for the demonstration vessels.

NGL is proceeding with the planning of the management and operation of the demonstration vessel. In addition, NGL is conducting a case study of its own LPG vessel in preparation for the measurement of data related to the temperature, pressure, flow, and so on of the CO2 on the demonstration vessel.

Ochanomizu University conducts fundamental research on the control of the state of carbon dioxide (phase changes) and provides the information necessary for safe transportation studies.

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