राष्ट्रीय हरित पत्तन एवं पोत परिवहन उत्कृष्टता केन्द्र

National Centre of Excellence in Green Ports and Shipping

China Marine Bunker (PetroChina) Co., Ltd. (CHIMBUSCO) has successfully completed China's first fully digitalized marine fuel bunkering operation, supplying 1,300 metric tons of low-sulfur fuel to COSCO SHIPPING's "CSCL GLOBE" at Shanghai Yangshan Deepwater Port. The digital process covered declaration, approval, bunkering, and electronic Bunker Delivery Note (eBDN) delivery. eBDN offers benefits like enhanced transparency, document authenticity, simplified customs, reduced vessel waiting time, and lays the groundwork for carbon footprint tracking and blockchain integration for environmental governance. This was a collaborative effort between CHIMBUSCO, COSCO SHIPPING Technology, and regulatory bodies.

In 2017, ICCT published a report on global ship emissions from 2013 to 2015. Building on that analysis, the new report assesses emissions over 2016–2023 using updated, state-of-the-science methods, providing new insights into the maritime shipping sector’s climate and environmental performance. In 2023, global shipping generated 911 million tonnes of tank-to-wake carbon dioxide equivalent emissions, based on 100-year and 20-year global warming potentials, respectively. About 86% of CO2e100 emissions were from international shipping, with another 10% from domestic shipping and 4% from fishing activities. Between 2016 and 2023, global shipping’s share of anthropogenic CO2e100 emissions remained stable at 1.7%.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has expanded its data reference model within the IMO Compendium on Facilitation and Electronic Business, introducing new standards for emissions data reporting. The project, which involved Lloyd's Register, ABS, Bureau Veritas, ClassNK, and DNV, and BIMCO, the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), and Energy LEAP, aims to streamline emissions reporting and assist vessel operators in managing alignment with regulatory frameworks. The new 'Fuel oil consumption and CII reporting dataset' within the IMO Compendium includes over 140 data fields for environmental reporting requirements, most of which have been added by IMO's Expert Group on Data Harmonisation (EGDH) as part of the FAL 49 update.

A German city is converting wastewater into methanol for ships, a world-first. The Mannheim 001 project, overseen by ICODOS, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and Mannheim Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant, uses biogas produced at the Mannheim wastewater treatment plant to be processed, purified, and combined with electricity and hydrogen to produce methanol. The technology aims to transform the shipping industry and reduce CO2 emissions. Federal transport minister Dr Volker Wissing said the project demonstrates how economic efficiency and climate protection can coexist and can serve as a model for other locations in Germany and Europe.

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has achieved a world-first onshore supply of green hydrogen produced on a sailing ship, the Winz Maru, as part of its "Wind Hunter" project. The yacht produced green hydrogen from offshore wind and delivered it to Tokyo's central breakwater area. The hydrogen is converted to methylcyclohexane (MCH) and supplied to onshore facilities. MOL plans to produce about 100 Nm³ of hydrogen this year and supply electricity to a trailer home and other facilities. The Wind Hunter concept involves capturing strong wind gusts to propel the vessel forward, while turbines generate electricity and produce hydrogen stored in a tank. MOL plans to produce 100 Nm³ of hydrogen this year, equivalent to 200 litres of MCH, and supply electricity to a trailer home and other facilities.