- Pilbara Clean Fuels (PCF) aims to establish an electrified LNG plant in Port Hedland, WA, for LNG marine bunker fuel production.
- Oceania Marine Energy (Oceania) is partnering with Kanfer Shipping to develop a marine fuel bunkering business, utilizing purpose-designed LNG refueling vessels.
- RINA is working on an LNG-fueled Newcastlemax ship design, integrating carbon removal and hydrogen production to meet IMO 2050 CII requirements.
Green Fuel Initiatives
Pilbara Clean Fuels is advancing a low-carbon LNG plant in Port Hedland, catering to cleaner marine fuel demand for iron ore carriers. The plant targets a capacity of 0.5 Mtpa, anticipating potential 1.0 Mtpa demand by 2030. It’s designed to significantly cut emissions, relying on outsourced renewable power. Oceania Marine Energy is developing LNG bunkering using specialized vessels chartered from Kanfer Shipping, focusing on ship-to-ship refueling off Port Hedland.
Innovative Design
RINA is creating a 209,000 DWT ‘Newcastlemax’ dry-bulk ship with an advanced LNG marine fuel system to surpass IMO 2050 emission reduction objectives.
The concept involves capturing, storing, and offloading liquefied carbon dioxide or solid carbon at ports for onshore handling, paving the way for ‘zero emissions’ LNG marine fuel.
Transition fuel
The proposed solution addresses LNG’s ‘transition fuel’ criticism, positioning it as a long-term ‘zero emissions’ fuel, gaining favor within the marine engineering community. The Pilbara to Asia trade route is ideal for early adoption due to low carbon intensity LNG availability and options for carbon handling and disposal at Port Hedland.
PCF, Oceania, and RINA form an MoU to create a low-carbon LNG production and bunkering concept for Port Hedland. RINA’s Newcastlemax vessel design aligns with a ‘zero emissions’ LNG adoption by 2050. Collaboration aims for a comprehensive, eco-friendly marine fuel solution.
Fuel Collaboration
PCF’s Managing Director, Robert Malabar, highlights the partnership’s intent to support emissions compliance and drive a shift towards net-zero emissions in maritime fuel. The collaboration aims to leverage LNG as a viable marine fuel, aligning with Western Australia’s LNG Hub initiative.
Oceania’s Managing Director, Nick Bentley, emphasizes the initiative’s role in offering a lower-carbon fuel source for Australia-Asia shipping fleets, noting RINA’s contribution to envision LNG as a potential zero-emissions marine fuel in the future.
RINA Marine Consulting Executive Vice President, Massimo Volta commented “The combined knowledge and expertise of PCF, Oceania and RINA will allow a comprehensive approach to the project, rather than to the single phases, that will actually maximise the emissions reduction effort. The shipping industry is living in a time of uncertainty that still requires immediate investments. Port Hedland is the world’s biggest iron ore export point and providing such a system with a solution that allows a more flexible transition while achieving IMO 2050 targets with an existing fuel will be a massive contribution to the path to the West Australia green corridor.”
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Source: BCM
