The European Parliament and EU member states have today agreed that the greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity of fuels used in ships over 5,000 gross tonnage (GT) should be cut by 80pc by 2050, from a 2020 baseline, increasing the sector's contribution to the wider EU emissions target.
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The driver of a luxury Mercedes van allegedly fled from a Pietermaritzburg service station after not paying for about R1,600 worth of fuel on Wednesday..
“The matter was handed over to police for further investigation. “The driver was intercepted in Montrose. The vehicle was spotted on Taunton Road and officers moved in to intercept,” said Mi7.
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Top bunkering trader Minerva puts cost of fuel theft as high as $5.2 ... (Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide)
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“We have some peers who have similar advantages to us in terms of having scale on cargo sourcing, having economies of scale in terms of the cost of capital and financing,” Baron said. “There are two sides of the LNG coin. They want to lower the cost of moving their vessels around the world and that includes the price they pay on paper for the fuel, it includes having no quantity shortages, it includes saving time in the operation itself which can be worth $7 to $15 per ton, and avoiding quality issues. The port mandated the use of mass flow meters for fuel oil deliveries in 2017 and for all distillate bunker deliveries in 2019. “The vast majority of quantity measurement is done by rolling a tape down into a cargo tank of a bunker vessel and measuring the height of the fuel line before and after delivery,” Tyler said. Mass flow metering that includes regulations and enforcement of rules is one solution that has been adopted at Singapore, the world’s largest bunkering hub.
Mercedes driver apprehended for allegedly stealing R1 600 fuel ... (Independent Online)
Durban - The driver of a Mercedes V Class vehicle was apprehended on Wednesday after fleeing a Pietermaritzburg petrol station, allegedly without paying for ...
“When the driver noticed he was being cornered, he attempted to flee, crashing into a Mi7 vehicle in the process. “Within 10 minutes of the vehicle’s details being entered into the system, the Mi7 Surveillance Net flagged the same vehicle on Villiers Drive,” said David. “Mi7 reaction officers immediately made their way to the fuel station and obtained CCTV footage of the incident, passing on the vehicle’s details to Mi7 control room operators, who uploaded such to the Mi7 Surveillance Net,” he said.
Boiler ban risks pushing Welsh rural residents into fuel poverty (Tenby Observer)
Almost three-quarters of off-gas grid rural homeowners in Wales risk being pushed into fuel poverty by the Government's proposed 2026 boiler ban, ...
Fuel poverty statistics released by the Government last month (February 2023) showed that households in rural areas were almost 40 per cent more likely to be in fuel poverty than their urban counterparts. However, research shows that replacing existing systems with an electric alternative, such as a heat pump, along with necessary energy efficiency retrofitting, would cost between £15,000-£30,000 for rural homeowners. When asked if the Government should abandon the policy, over 60 per cent said it should.
Ships carrying fuel from sanctioned countries on the increase ... (Business Day)
Opaque parallel trade has grown in the past few years as a result of rising Iranian oil exports as well as restrictions imposed on Russian energy sales due ...
There was no reference to either company at Chanocean’s corporate office listed in downtown Hong Kong when a Reuters reporter visited the building. The US Treasury did not immediately respond to a request for comment on ships carrying sanctioned oil. “You have the dark fleet which has not been vetted so much and that is a concern,” said Jan Dieleman, president of commodities group Cargill’s ocean transportation division. because someone is running into us or loses control, which is a much bigger risk on those kinds of ships because they are older and not as well maintained.” A third is seized in Spain for drifting out of control. “The risk of having an accident is definitely going up,” said Eric Hanell, CEO of tanker operator Stena Bulk.
Fit for 55: deal on new EU rules for cleaner maritime fuels ... (European Parliament)
Parliament and Council reached a deal on cleaner maritime fuels, asking to cut ship emissions by 2% as of 2025 and by 80% as of 2050, to help the EU become ...
Transport was responsible for about a quarter of the EU’s total CO2 emissions in 2019, of which 14% came from water navigation, according to European Environment Agency. It will also apply to the rest of EU ports as of 2035, if these ports have an on-shore power supply. This would apply to ships above a gross tonnage of 5000, which are in principle responsible for 90% of CO2 emissions, and to all energy used on board in or between EU ports, as well as to 50% of energy used on voyages where the departure or arrival port is outside of the EU or in EU outermost regions. According to the preliminary agreement, containerships and passenger ships will be obliged to use on-shore power supply for all electricity needs while moored at the quayside in major EU ports as of 2030. The deal also set a 2% renewable fuels usage target as of 2034 if the Commission reports that in 2031 RFNBO amount to less than 1% in fuel mix. “We guarantee the sector long-term rules and predictability, so that they dare to invest.
EU confirms the world's first green shipping fuel requirement ... (Transport & Environment)
The EU last night confirmed the world's first green shipping fuels law. Ships will be required to increasingly switch to sustainable fuels and at least 2% ...
Delphine Gozillon, sustainable shipping officer at T&E, said: “Today’s decision marks the beginning of the end of dirty fuels in shipping. The EU is charting the way with the most ambitious package of green shipping laws ever adopted. With negotiations ongoing at the global shipping regulator, the International Maritime Organization, Transport & Environment (T&E) says this marks the beginning of the end for dirty shipping fuels and should provide inspiration for other countries around the world.
EU strikes deal on world's 1st green shipping fuel mandate (Offshore Energy)
The European Parliament and the Council have reached a deal on the increase of maritime transport's contribution to reaching the EU-wide target of achieving ...
“Today’s decision marks the beginning of the end of dirty fuels in shipping. This protects the jobs of seafarers, dockworkers and workers in the E-fuels are one of the only options shipping has to decarbonise, where direct electrification for many vessels is not possible. As explained, the regulation will provide the sector with long-term rules and predictability, so that they dare to invest. In line with that, containerships and passenger ships will be obliged to use on-shore power supply for all electricity needs while moored at the quayside in major EU ports as of 2030. The targets cover not only CO2, but also methane and nitrous oxide emissions over the full lifecycle of the fuels.
EU to set 2% renewable marine fuel target to cut carbon emissions (Lloyd's List)
Provisional agreement reached to set greenhouse gas intensity reduction targets for the shipping industry under the Fit for 55 package.
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Oil spills and near misses: more ghost tankers ship sanctioned fuel (Financial Post)
LONDON — An oil tanker runs aground off eastern China, leaking fuel into the water. Another is caught in a collision near Cuba. A third is seized in Spain ...
There was no reference to either company at Chanocean’s corporate office listed in downtown Hong Kong when a Reuters reporter visited the building. pollution regulations by not having an exhaust gas cleaning system, or scrubber, while using high-sulfur marine fuel, said the Merchant Fleet, which fined the ship 80,000 euros ($85,800) and detained it from Nov. The U.S. Iran’s oil minister said this month that the country’s oil exports had reached their highest level since the reimposition of U.S. A State Department spokesperson said the U.S. “You have the dark fleet which has not been vetted so much and that is a concern,” said Jan Dieleman, president of commodities group Cargill’s ocean transportation division. because someone is running into us or loses control, which is a much bigger risk on those kinds of ships because they are older and not as well-maintained.” A third is seized in Spain for drifting out of control. 27 while its faults were fixed. Another is caught in a collision near Cuba. Article content “The risk of having an accident is definitely going up,” said Eric Hanell, CEO of tanker operator Stena Bulk.
FuelEU Maritime initiative: Provisional agreement to decarbonise ... (EU News)
More renewable and low-carbon fuels will reduce the carbon footprint of the maritime sector in the EU following today's provisional political agreement ...
The FuelEU Maritime initiative is part of the Fit for 55 package. The provisional political agreement is now subject to formal approval by the two co-legislators. Today we managed to agree another part of the Fit for 55 package.
EU agrees on shipping sector GHG fuel intensity cuts (Argus Media)
The European Parliament and EU member states have today agreed that the greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity of fuels used in ships over 5000 gross tonnage (GT) ...
The agreement also sets out that if the commission reports that the share of renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBOs), including hydrogen, accounts for less than 1pc of the shipping sector fuel mix in 2031, a 2pc RFNBOs fuel use target will be set from 2034.
The commission put forward the legal proposals in July 2021 to mandate an average GHG intensity cuts for energy used in the shipping sector by 6pc by 2030, by 49pc by 2050 and by 75pc by 2050, all from 2020 levels.
It is charged with reviewing the rules by 2028, and if appropriate, proposing extending the GHG intensity cuts to smaller ships, or increasing the 50pc coverage of GHG cuts for non-EU journeys.
The political agreement, which needs to be formally approved by EU member states and the whole parliament, obliges containerships and passenger ships to use on-shore power supply from 2030 and in the rest of EU ports from 2035.
Waterborne transport accounted for 3-4pc of the bloc's total CO2 emissions in 2021, according to the EU, which said that the new targets will give the legal certainty that ship operators and fuel producers need and support production of sustainable maritime fuels on a large scale. "LNG is still a compliant fuel for some time," he added, noting less room for LNG to more stringent GHG reduction targets, mandates and mulitipliers for RFNBOs like hydrogen and green ammonia.
EU energy ministers had previously faced difficulties agreeing among themselves on the GHG reduction targets for the maritime sector and the on-shore power supply (OPS) requirements, penalties and geographical scope.
The European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA) had pushed — unsuccessfully — for member states to accept mandatory requirements on fuel suppliers so as to ensure that shipowners are not "unduly penalised" if the sustainable fuels necessary for compliance are not delivered.
ECSA secretary general Sotiris Raptis told Argus earlier this month that if fuel suppliers were not included in the regulation there would "no guarantee that there will be sufficient quantities of renewable and low carbon fuels".
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is currently only targeting a 70pc cut in CO2 emissions intensity by 2050 from a 2008 baseline, with a target to reduce total annual GHG emissions by at least 50pc by 2050. "The EU limits itself to microscopic quotas for the 2020s and provides no incentives for additional investments in sustainable synthetic fuels," Paulus said, pointing to a "Swiss cheese" law with numerous exceptions.
"This is the beginning of the end for fossil fuels in shipping," said Faig Abbasov, director of shipping at campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E). And EU transport commissioner Adina Valean said the agreement sets a long-term signal to shipowners, operators, fuel producers, shipyards and equipment manufacturers to invest in sustainable maritime fuels and zero-emission technologies.
But German green Jutta Paulus said the compromise falls "far short" of what is "technically possible and necessary" from a climate policy perspective.
The parliament and council also agreed that the GHG intensity of fuels in the shipping sector needs to decrease by at least 2pc from 2025, 6pc from 2030, 14.5pc from 2035, 31pc from 2040 and 62pc as of 2045.
Fuel EU Maritime: Balanced deal increases climate ambitions and ... (Renew Europe)
Last night, the EU made a significant step towards accelerating the green transition of the maritime sector, when the European Parliament, the EU council…
‘’The FuelEU Maritime Regulation will play an essential role in the decarbonisation of the maritime sector. Currently, around 98 percent of the vessels still run on fossil fuels and in order to reach Climate neutrality by 2050, the maritime sector needs to transform. The legislation’s objective is to decarbonise the maritime sector by increasing the use of alternative fuels in vessels and on shore power supply in ports to decrease emissions and air pollution.
Pressure mounts on IMO as EU backs world-first green fuel law (TradeWinds)
The EU has confirmed the world's first law on green shipping fuels that sets ambitious targets for shipowners to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
America's Nasty Diesel Fuel Keeps Ruining Bosch Fuel Pumps (Jalopnik)
NHTSA is upgrading its investigation into high-pressure fuel pump failures in Ram, Jeep, and BMW diesel models, all of which use Bosch equipment.
Here’s the (literal) rub: European diesel fuel specifies a wear scar of 460 microns; U.S. A bigger flat spot means the diesel fuel being tested does a poor job of lubricating moving parts — as you’d want it to do inside a high-pressure fuel pump. diesel fuel allows a larger wear scar of 520 microns. diesel fuel just doesn’t have the same lubricity as the European stuff. Those Ram models were prone to exhibiting stalling or loss of power, attributed to malfunctions in the high-pressure fuel pump. Nearly 500,000 vehicles could be affected, and so far, the working theory is that these fuel pumps, supplied by Bosch, are failing because of America’s garbage diesel fuel.
EU agrees to the world's first green shipping fuel requirement ... (Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide)
The EU last night confirmed the world's first green shipping fuels law. Ships will be required to increasingly switch to sustainable fuels and at least 2% ...
The EU is charting the way with the most ambitious package of green shipping laws ever adopted. Delphine Gozillon, sustainable shipping officer at T&E, said: “Today’s decision marks the beginning of the end of dirty fuels in shipping. This should make e-fuels more attractive to use from the entry into force of the regulation in 2025.
New EU law 'marks the beginning of the end of dirty fuels in shipping ... (theloadstar.com)
Shipping and environmental groups have welcomed the world's first law requiring ships to use sustainable fuels agreed yesterday by the EU.
The environmental campaign group has called on the EU to “fix these” when it revises the law in 2028. In a rare incidence of accord between shipping and environmental groups, Transport & Environment’s (T&E) sustainable shipping officer, Delphine Gozillon, said: “The decision marks the beginning of the end of dirty fuels in shipping. However, not all those in the maritime sector were enthused. It will ensure that the shipping sector will deliver on climate targets and progressively ceases to be dependent on highly polluting heavy fuel oil.” In agreeing with Clecat Mr Corbett said: “FuelEU Maritime helps bring that demand to scale in Europe. Jim Corbett, the World Shipping Council’s environmental director in Europe, said: “I am pleased to see that the regulation will evaluate fuels on their GHG performance across their full lifecycle.
Biden's Latest Fuel Proposal Promises To Drive Gasoline Prices ... (Heritage.org)
Derrick Morgan is the Executive Vice President of The Heritage Foundation. Gas prices are displayed at a gas station in Arlington, Virginia, the United States, ...
Unfortunately, the ultimate beneficiary of the forced switch to EVs is going to be China, which dominates the EV supply chain. EV mandates of 50% to 100% electric cars and enormous subsidies like those in the misnamed Inflation Reduction Act cast a huge shadow on the investment climate for refining. In the interim, investments will flow from traditional fuels and biofuels to EVs. A study by the Agricultural Retailers of America showed EVs could cost farmers $27 billion in income in just 2050 alone and reduce biofuels by 60% (biodiesel) to 90% (ethanol). Such a transformation will further hamstring producers of our transportation fuels (farmers, blenders and refiners), hit consumers with higher costs, and endanger our national security by making us more dependent on China, which dominates the EV supply chain. Right now, oil refiners have to obtain and submit renewable identification numbers, or RINs, at the end of every year to prove that they’ve blended sufficient biofuels like ethanol and biodiesel into petroleum fuels.
FuelEU Maritime Marks the 'Beginning of the End' for Dirty Fuels in ... (gcaptain.com)
By Nick Savvides (The Loadstar) – Shipping, forwarding and environmental groups have welcomed the world's first law requiring ships to use sustainable fuel.
The environmental campaign group has called on the EU to “fix these” when it revises the law in 2028. In a rare incidence of accord between shipping and environmental groups, Transport & Environment’s (T&E) sustainable shipping officer, Delphine Gozillon, said: “The decision marks the beginning of the end of dirty fuels in shipping. However, not all those in the maritime sector were enthused. It will ensure that the shipping sector will deliver on climate targets and progressively ceases to be dependent on highly polluting heavy fuel oil.” Jim Corbett, the World Shipping Council’s environmental director in Europe, said: “I am pleased to see that the regulation will evaluate fuels on their GHG performance across their full lifecycle. In agreeing with Clecat Mr Corbett said: “FuelEU Maritime helps bring that demand to scale in Europe.
Want to cut global emissions by 10%? Stop fossil-fuel subsidies (Quartz)
The IPCC report released on Monday (March 20) has an idea for shaving off as much as 10% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 2030: end fossil fuel ...
And after the release of the IPCC report this week, the climate journalist [Ajit Naranjan](https://twitter.com/NiranjanAjit/status/1638520395295862784?s=20) pointed out on Twitter that China, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Egypt—some of the world’s top subsidizers—called for mentions of “subsidies” to be deleted from discussions of how to reduce consumption-based emissions. [Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)](https://www.oecd.org/newsroom/support-for-fossil-fuels-almost-doubled-in-2021-slowing-progress-toward-international-climate-goals-according-to-new-analysis-from-oecd-and-iea.htm), the [International Energy Agency (IEA)](https://www.iea.org/reports/fossil-fuels-consumption-subsidies-2022), and a wide range of [research](https://www.brookings.edu/research/reforming-global-fossil-fuel-subsidies-how-the-united-states-can-restart-international-cooperation/) and [academic](https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/trade-impacts-fossil-fuel-subsidies.pdf) institutions. Several EU countries, including France, Italy and the Netherlands, [announced](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2022/09/02/despite-climate-commitments-the-eu-is-going-back-to-coal_5995594_19.html) plans to restart coal plants, and Germany extended [credit lines to Uniper](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/kfw-prepared-extend-credit-line-uniper-gas-losses-swell-sources-2022-08-24/), a gas importer. [subsidized fossil fuel industries](https://fossilfuelsubsidytracker.org/), like those in the [Middle East](https://www.chathamhouse.org/2022/02/five-takeaways-decade-energy-subsidy-reforms-mena), are also the [highest polluters per capita](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.ATM.CO2E.PC?most_recent_value_desc=true). [$1 billion](https://brazilian.report/liveblog/2022/10/27/peru-capital-injection-state-owned-oil-firm/) to its state-owned oil company Petroperú. The increase in subsidies in 2022, according to the IEA, fed into the same dynamics as previous years. The IEA has warned that not all of these expenditures are necessarily factored into their 2022 data on fossil fuel subsidies, as consumers paid rates close to the market value. As a result, the total subsidies in 2022 could be even higher if those expenditures are factored in. Subsidies come in two forms: production subsidies like tax breaks or debt assistance that are given to fossil fuel companies to increase oil, gas and coal production; and consumer subsidies, which lower the cost of fossil fuels for the wider population. It’s a [bigger share](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.ATM.GHGT.KT.CE?most_recent_value_desc=true) than any single country in the world except China. stunning.New Amazon Fire TVs](https://www.amazon.com/b/?asc_campaign=InlineMobile&asc_refurl=https://qz.com/want-to-cut-global-emissions-by-10-stop-fossil-fuel-s-1850252198&asc_source=&ie=UTF8&node=8521791011&tag=kinjaquartzpromo-20) The overall cut in emissions required to achieve that goal is 45%.
Indonesia fuel depot fire death toll rises to 33 (eNCA)
The death toll from a fire at an Indonesian fuel storage depot run by state energy firm Pertamina has risen to 33 with nearly a dozen more in critical ...
No casualties were reported in either of those cases. But criticism over the blast has forced the government to consider relocating the facility or the residents who live next to it. Criticism over the blast has forced the government to consider relocating the facility or the residents who live next to it.
Fuel price relief likely in April as rand firms (Moneyweb.co.za)
The rand firmed further against the US dollar on Thursday night, edging close to the psychological R18 mark and fuelling expectations of fuel price cuts in ...
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April fuel price outlook: decent diesel decrease, small petrol cut likely (Independent Online)
Diesel prices are looking set to come down in April, but the outlook is not as rosy for petrol.
This pushed the price of 95 Unleaded petrol up to R22.30 at the coast, while 93 Unleaded now retails at R22.65 inland. But due to a strong over-recovery, that figure is growing by the day and in the coming week it could rise to around 75 cents if current trends persist. “Fuel levies are traditionally increased in April, but the Minister of Finance heeded calls by the AA and in his February, Budget Speech indicated that this will not happen this year,” the Automobile Association said.
South Africa: Fuel Price Relief Likely in April as Rand Firms - South ... (AllAfrica.com)
The rand firmed further against the U.S. dollar on Thursday night (March 23, 2023), edging close to the psychological R18 mark and fuelling expectations of fuel ...
[SABC reports](https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/cape-towns-power-plans-kick-off-next-week/). The provincial government is also in the process of identifying four or five towns in the Western Cape to be taken off the grid, "to make them as independent as possible from Eskom in the coming months". [Moneyweb reports](https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/south-africa/fuel-price-relief-likely-in-april-as-rand-firms/). Hawks Eastern Cape spokesperson Captain Yolisa Mgolodela confirmed to TimesLIVE that Pretorius was found unharmed. dollar on Thursday night (March 23, 2023), edging close to the psychological R18 mark and fuelling expectations of fuel price cuts in April, If the rand stays at current levels or strengthens further by the end of March, fuel prices are expected to ease across the board in April, according to the Automobile Association of South Africa (AA).
Fuel price update: Petrol, diesel DROP coming in April (The South African)
It's too soon to tell what lies ahead for petrol and diesel prices in April, but the latest data from the Central Energy Fund looks good.
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Fuel supply to French airports 'becoming critical': Ministry (Anadolu Agency)
Airports in Ile-de-France region may run out of jet fuel due to strikes at French refineries - Anadolu Agency.
[Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. We intervene specifically to release depots that are obstructed by protesters. The supply of kerosene to France’s Ile-de-France region and its Paris Charles-de-Gaulle and Paris Orly airports "is becoming critical" due to strikes at refineries, the Energy Ministry said Thursday.
Fuel shipments from TotalEnergies' Gonfreville resume after police ... (Nasdaq)
Fuel shipments resumed early Friday from TotalEnergies Gonfreville refinery in Normandy after policeintervened to disperse refinery workers holding a ...
As we speak, fuel is coming out of the refinery," Pannier-Runacher told RMC radio. (( "Gonfreville is France's largest refinery, the one that supplies the whole Ile-de-France region.
Strikes roiling French power sector cause fuel shortages (Reuters)
Industrial action disrupting French refineries has left some petrol stations short of fuel as strikes stretched into a 16th day on Thursday, also hitting ...
They included the Penly 1 reactor, which was discovered to have new stress corrosion cracks earlier this month. Eleven nuclear reactors had their maintenance blocked, a CGT union official said. "For us, it's unacceptable. More than a third of stations were facing shortages in three regions in western France and southern France, it said. [shuttered on Tuesday](/business/energy/french-strikes-hamper-refining-lng-imports-2023-03-20/) due to the strike, a spokesperson said, which has left storage tanks near full. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story
Nearly one-in-five French petrol stations suffering fuel shortages (The Connexion)
Petrol and diesel shortages are worst in south and north-west France. Kerosene supplies to Paris airports are also running low.
Refinery workers have been on a renewable strike since March 7, blocking shipments of fuel from most of France’s major refineries. On Thursday, the French government said the supply of kerosene to airports in the Paris region had become a “critical” problem. Strikes at France’s refineries are causing the shortages. The map has filters for different types of petrol and diesel available at service stations, showing the price of the fuel as well as showing which stations are experiencing an outage. [Refinery blockades: Tips on how to find petrol and diesel in France](https://www.connexionfrance.com/article/Practical/Everyday-Life/Refinery-blockades-Tips-on-how-to-find-petrol-and-diesel-in-France) It will requisition striking workers at a refinery in Normandy in a bid to solve the issue.
Fuel price change: Here's WHEN in April you can expect cheaper ... (The South African)
The next petrol and diesel price change for long-suffering South African motorists will come into effect at 00:01 on Wednesday, 5 April.
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