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COPEMER is aiming to be carbon neutral by the end of 2022, with the help of Kelp!
In our fourth blog of the series, we will share with you some of the things we are currently working on here at Copemer in our quest to...
copemer
Feb 17, 2022
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Big pressure to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions within shipping! Can Kelp help?
In our 4-part blog series about kelp, we have spoken a bit about the benefits of kelp and we also explored how some companies and...
copemer
Feb 16, 2022
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Benefits of growing kelp, in addition to significant CO2 reduction
This is the second blog in our 4-part series all about Kelp. In our last blog, we introduced the product of kelp as a cost-efficient way...
copemer
Feb 15, 2022
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Kelp can help reduce CO2!
The increased use of fossil fuels has led to huge amounts of CO2 (a greenhouse gas responsible for global warming) being released into...
copemer
Feb 14, 2022
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Next generation wind turbine to power 100,000 households in one go!
Offshore wind farms are being built around the north sea area. Many nordic countries are shifting to new energy source, the wind. However...
copemer
Sep 20, 2021
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Developments with methanol as bunker fuel
Some recent developments... Recently Stena Line started to operate one of its ferries using blue methanol for the first time. The blue...
copemer
Jul 5, 2021
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Which events affect bunker prices?
In March 2020, bunker prices fell to as low as 20$, and then last week prices sky rocketed to over 70$! But why? In this blog, we will...
copemer
Jun 21, 2021
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First steps towards ammonia bunker fuel
Trafigura, a commodity trading company, has recently signed an agreement with ammonia producer Yara International to work together on the...
copemer
Jun 21, 2021
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Battery Powered Offshore Supply Vessels
Offshore Supply Vessels often help port services to transport certain services to specific and often near-port destinations, for example,...
copemer
Jun 1, 2021
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Scrubber's wash water ends up closer to the shore than we first thought!
Scrubber – is a self-purifying system able to burn HSFO (sulfur max 3.5%) and reduce the sulfur content to max 0.5%. They are mainly used...
copemer
Jun 1, 2021
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The debate about how clean LNG bunkers actually are...
LNG is so far the cleanest fuel on the market, eliminating sulfur emission by 99%, fine particle emission by 99%, and nitrogen oxide...
copemer
May 24, 2021
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The growth of LNG bunker fuel supplies
Everyone is focusing on using cleaner fuel, and the biggest one on the market right now is LNG fuel. Over the last year in Rotterdam,...
copemer
May 12, 2021
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New roles focused on decarbonisation and reducing CO2 emissions are in high demand!
Recently, many suppliers, traders and ship owners have been hiring specialists on decarbonisation and Co2 offset. In fact, almost every...
copemer
May 6, 2021
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Can Hydrogen be used as a Marine Fuel?
The key sources for this week's blog are two articles by 'Ship & Bunker', in which both the UK and Norwegian governments respectively are...
copemer
Apr 27, 2021
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VLSFO SPECIFICATION
This article is a summary of the original article published by IBIA There are many misconceptions about the new VLSFO (Very low sulfur...
copemer
Apr 20, 2021
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Battery powered bulk carrier
The latest trend for the next generation of bulk carriers is a "hybrid engine". Just like hybrid cars, they aim to achieve zero CO2...
copemer
Apr 20, 2021
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Carbon Capture, and Liquefied CO2 Transportation
Japanese shipping firm Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has decided to invest in Norway's Larvik Shipping, which operates liquefied carbon dioxide...
copemer
Mar 28, 2021
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Netherlands - Refuelling ships with Hydrogen using a Floating Solar Island
Netherlands is ahead of every green fuel development, and this time they advanced even further by introducing a solar island, powering...
copemer
Mar 16, 2021
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Will ammonia bunker be the future for marine fuel?
Ammonia saved us a century ago when the severe food crisis was combated by the development and use of ammonia as a fertiliser. But now,...
copemer
Mar 12, 2021
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Abbreviations and Terms
This is a quick reference table to check the meaning of key terms. We will update it with useful abbreviations and terms used in all of...
copemer
Mar 3, 2021
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