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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Jul 05, 2022 (Tue)

Major natural resource companies are accelerating environmental response to shipping

Second-generation ore carrier operated by Vale (photo from homepage)
 Resource majors are accelerating environmental measures related to sea shipping. Within a few month ・・・ %E3%80%80Resource+majors+are+accelerating+environmental+measures+related+to+sea+shipping.+Within+a+few+months%2C+Brazilian+iron+ore+giant+Vale+will+begin+a+pilot+project+of+a+multi-fuel+tank+system+for+multiple+low-environment+marine+alternative+fuels.+BHP%2C+a+major+Australian+and+British+resource+company%2C+will+jointly+consider+decarbonization+of+the+supply+chain+with+NYK.+The+resource+majors+plan+to+respond+to+the+growing+environmental+needs+of+customers+by+taking+the+initiative+in+reducing+the+indirect+GHG+%28greenhouse+gas%29+emission+%E2%80%9CScope+3%E2%80%9C+related+to+its+business+activities.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80On+June+30%2C+Vale+announced+that+its+multi-fuel+tank+system+for+dedicated+vessels+of+ore+has+received+Approval+in+Principle+%28AiP%29+from+the+Norwegian+Ship+Classification+Society%2C+DNV.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+multi-fuel+tank+system+was+co-developed+by+Vale%2C+Norwegian+ship+design+firm+Brevik+Engineering+and+Passer+Marine.+The+types+of+fuel+are+assumed+to+be+LNG+%28liquefied+natural+gas%29%2C+methanol%2C+and+ammonia.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+GHG+reduction+effect+of+each+alternative+fuel+is+40-80%25+for+methanol+and+ammonia+and+23%25+for+LNG+in+the+initial+estimation+for+the+325%2C000-dwt+class+Guaibamax+ore+carrier.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Regarding+low-carbon+and+decarbonized+marine+alternative+fuels+to+replace+conventional+heavy+oil+fuels%2C+LNG+fuels+have+already+been+put+into+practical+use%2C+but+its+CO2+%28carbon+dioxide%29+emission+reduction+effects+are+limited.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80On+the+other+hand%2C+ammonia%2C+which+does+not+emit+CO2+when+used%2C+and+synthetic+methanol%2C+which+is+considered+to+be+carbon-neutral%2C+are+considered+to+be+promising+candidates+for+next-generation+fuels.+However%2C+there+are+many+issues+that+must+be+overcome+for+its+widespread+use.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Rodrigo+Bermelho%2C+technical+manager+of+Vale%E2%80%99s+shipping+division%2C+said+the+multi-fuel+tank+system+%E2%80%9Ccan+remove+barriers+to+the+introduction+of+optimal+alternative+fuels%2C+such+as+regulatory+and+infrastructure+uncertainty.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80For+Scope+3%2C+Vale+has+set+a+GHG+reduction+target+of+15%25+reduction+by+2035.+It+is+promoting+an+eco-shipping+program+to+achieve+this+goal.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+line+with+the+program%2C+last+year%2C+the+ore+carrier+was+equipped+with+a+rotor+sail+for+wind+propulsion+aids+and+an+air+lubrication+system.+With+MOL%2C+it+is+considering+installing+a+rotor+sail+on+a+200%2C000-dwt-class+Capesize+bulker.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80BHP+will+also+promote+environmental+measures.+Two+years+ago%2C+the+company+decided+to+charter+five+newly-built+LNG+fuel+Capesize+vessels+from+Singapore+owners.+With+NYK%2C+it+will+utilize+existing+energy-saving+technologies+and+promote+research+and+development+of+green+and+blue+ammonia+fuel+ships.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+November+last+year%2C+Anglo+American+in+the+UK+also+announced+a+policy+of+aiming+for+carbon+neutrality+in+sea+shipping+by+2040.+%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EDisclaimer%3A+The+English+translations+provided+through+this+service+are+the+result+of+translations+made+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+or+automatically+and+mechanically+translated+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+using+an+automated+translation+system+provided+by+a+third+party+after+certain+processing+of+the+Japanese+content+licensed+by+the+third+party.+In+terms+of+the+English+translation%2C+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+and+MarineNet+Co.%2C+Ltd.+make+no+warranty+or+burden+of+any+kind%2C+express+or+implied%2C+including+its+accuracy%2C+reliability%2C+validity+or+fitness+for+a+particular+purpose.+MarineNet+Users+should+fully+understand+that+this+service+uses+an+automated+translation+system+that+automatically+and+mechanically+recognizes+and+analyzes+information+and+produces+results.+The+users+should+understand+the+above+conditions+before+using+this+service.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%E5%85%8D%E8%B2%AC%E4%BA%8B%E9%A0%85%EF%BC%9A%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%E3%82%92%E4%BB%8B%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%95%E3%82%8C%E3%82%8B%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%BD%9C%E6%88%90%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E3%81%8B%E3%80%81%E5%8F%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E8%A8%B1%E8%AB%BE%E3%82%92%E5%8F%97%E3%81%91%E3%81%9F%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%82%92%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%B8%80%E5%AE%9A%E3%81%AE%E5%87%A6%E7%90%86%E3%82%92%E8%A1%8C%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F%E4%B8%8A%E3%81%A7%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8C%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%A0%E3%82%92%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%9A%84%E3%83%BB%E6%A9%9F%E6%A2%B0%E7%9A%84%E3%81%AB%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E7%B5%90%E6%9E%9C%E3%81%A7%E3%81%82%E3%82%8A%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9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