Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD)

📊 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲   #ICYMI, GCMD launched our latest report, “Tracers for biofuels authentication: Evaluating the efficacy of tracer technologies in marine fuel supply chains”   Leveraging the findings from our biofuels supply chain trials, we have developed an actionable comparative benchmarking framework to guide stakeholders in tracer deployment.   𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:   🧪 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 – Are tracers stable, compatible across fuel types, and can they be reliably detected with common lab tests at high precision and accuracy? ⚙️ 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 – Can tracers be deployed, and their deployment scaled, without disrupting operations? 💲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 – Is tracer use cost-effective, and can it gain industry-wide acceptance?   🔍 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬:   With sustainability certification schemes currently lacking field-level validation, this framework provides stakeholders with a practical reference point to evaluate tracer solutions — helping to reduce adoption risks of tracers and strengthen confidence in using marine biofuels.   🌟 By distilling pilot findings into actionable criteria, we aim to support the industry in safeguarding fuel integrity as biofuels scale in the near term.   𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰:   📖 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://lnkd.in/g_J3uJ7z   🔗 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://lnkd.in/gNtysUi4   #MaritimeDecarbonisation #TracerDeployment #Biofuels # #GCMDShares

📢 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭! 𝐆𝐂𝐌𝐃 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐝.   We are proud to release a report on the world’s first field validation of tracer technologies in marine biofuel supply chains.   🎯𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬?   Liquid biofuels are a viable near-term decarbonisation solution for maritime. However, current certification schemes, such as ISCC and RSB, lack physical, field-level verification, leaving supply chains still vulnerable to adulteration and emissions reductions being double-counted.   🚢𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬   GCMD trialled three tracer candidates — synthetic DNA (Tracer A), element-based metalloid (Tracer B), and non-fluorescent organic (Tracer C) — across six supply chain trials in Singapore, Rotterdam, and other major bunkering hubs.   Tracers were deployed at the earliest feasible upstream points and tracked through to storage and use onboard receiving vessels.   🔍 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬   In five of six trials, the tracers were homogeneously distributed across neat biofuels constituents and final blends, confirming their chemical compatibility.   🔹 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐀: Detected at most sampling points, but detection downstream was inconsistent, particularly on receiving vessels   🔹 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐁: Successfully detected at all sampling points and showed the highest tolerance to harsh operating conditions. However, discrepancies of 30-40% between expected and detected concentrations make it unreliable for quantification.   🔹 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐂: Consistently detected with <5% variance, it demonstrated cost competitiveness and scalability, and testing ease with commonly used GC-MS.   🌟 𝐎𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧s.   By generating evidence-based data through comprehensive trials to combat fraud, GCMD aims to foster confidence in the widespread adoption of biofuels.   📖 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://lnkd.in/g_J3uJ7z   🔗 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://lnkd.in/gNtysUi4   #Biofuels #GCMDShares

🎙️ 𝐆𝐂𝐌𝐃 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩.𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 In this episode of the Ship.Energy Podcast, Prof Lynn Loo, CEO of the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), joins Ariane Morrissey to discuss two industry-first pilots — and the broader question of how to scale innovation for maritime decarbonisation. 🚢 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐩-𝐭𝐨-𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 GCMD’s pilot in Pilbara, Western Australia tackled the operational and safety gaps needed to build confidence. As Lynn shared, unlike LNG or methanol, ammonia had no prior bunkering blueprint: “𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘴… 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩. 𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘓𝘕𝘎 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘰 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥. 𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.” 🫧 𝐄𝐧𝐝-𝐭𝐨-𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐎₂  In another world-first pilot, GCMD demonstrated a full CO₂ value chain — capturing CO₂ onboard, offloading it ship-to-ship into a gas carrier, transporting overland and using CO₂ as feedstock for low-carbon calcium carbonate. “𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘦’𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘊𝘖₂ 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘥-𝘰𝘧-𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘖₂ — 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦.” 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐬 — 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲: 🔹 How do we share risk to move faster as an industry? 🔹 How do we align first movers, regulators, and end-users? 🔹 What does it take to go beyond one-off trials to systems change? 🎧 Tune in for reflections on ammonia, onboard carbon capture, risk-sharing, and what GCMD sees as the next steps in the shipping energy transition: 🔗  https://lnkd.in/g5WUwqKs 🙏 A big thank you to Ariane and ship.energy for this thoughtful conversation! #GCMDShares #ShipEnergyPodcast #MaritimeDecarbonisation #AmmoniaFuel #CarbonCapture #OCCS #EnergyTransition

🚢 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤, 𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐨: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 We’re proud to be featured in Accelleron's latest Accelerating to Net Zero video series, where our CEO, Prof Lynn Loo shared her candid insights on the roles of collaboration, risk-taking, and systems thinking in maritime decarbonisation. 🔍 In the interview, Lynn shares: 🔹𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 Improving vessel energy efficiency reduces fuel use and can lower penalties under the IMO's new emissions pricing. But hitting 2030 targets requires green fuels in the mix — and fast. 🔹 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐌𝐎’𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 With emissions pricing, conventional fuels could cost more than green alternatives like ammonia. Our fuel cost calculator saw 10,000+ hits in 24 hours — a sign of the industry’s need for clarity. 🔹 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐆𝐂𝐌𝐃’𝐬 𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞, 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 GCMD’s trials are shaping safety protocols for a fuel never before used in shipping. Trialling builds confidence — and helps everyone move faster, together. 🔹𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤-𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 The transition will be messy. That’s why GCMD is working to distribute risks across partners, test solutions early, and encourage others to step outside their comfort zones. 🔹𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨-𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 Co-locating renewable energy, fuel manufacturing, and port operations — as seen in hubs like Porto do Açu — reduces logistics complexity, increases investor confidence, and helps de-risk projects from the start. As Lynn shared, “We know the end goal — but the roadmap to get there is not yet written. Let’s be bold enough to draw it together.” 🙏 A big thank you to Accelleron for the opportunity to share our perspective — and for championing the conversations needed to drive change across the marine industry. 📹 Watch the interview here:  https://lnkd.in/dj2BFtRe #MaritimeDecarbonisation #IMO #Accelleron #GCMDShares #EnergyTransition

📰 𝐆𝐂𝐌𝐃 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐒&𝐏 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥'𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 As part of a seven-part series on biofuels, our Projects Director and Drop-in Green Fuels initiative lead Prapisala Thepsithar spoke with S&P Global Commodity Insights to unpack the opportunities and challenges in advancing Asia’s biofuels sector. From verifying feedstock origins to investigating the feasibility of blending crude algae oil with conventional marine fuels, this interview offers a deep dive into how GCMD is advancing real-world solutions for maritime decarbonisation. 🔍 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞: 🔹Marine biofuels use is rising, but still accounts for less than 2% of bunkering sales at major hubs 🔹Feedstock scarcity and competition with other sectors limit FAME and HVO availability 🔹GCMD’s chemical fingerprinting technique provides a verification layer to support sustainability claims 🔹Promising new feedstocks for biofuels include crude algae oil and other waste streams 🔹Biofuel blend ratio can be adjusted to help vessels meet direct compliance targets under the IMO’s new net-zero framework “𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘥-𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘧𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘧𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.” Many thanks to Aditya Kondalamahanty for the thoughtful interview and opportunity to share our work. 📖 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/g6Z9F7hi #GCMDUpdates #Biofuels #MarineDecarbonisation #FAME #AlternativeFuels #ChemicalFingerprinting #SPGlobalInsights

🇸🇬🎉  𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝟔𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞! 🎉🇸🇬 In the spirit of SG60, we celebrated the occasion with a quick tea break featuring nostalgic old-school snacks, a fond throwback for many of us. It's also a bittersweet day as we bid farewell to Dr Sanjay C Kuttan, our Chief Strategy Officer, on his last official working day with GCMD. But it’s not goodbye as Sanjay will continue to support us as our senior advisor. While GCMD’s work spans the globe 🌏, Singapore holds a special place in our story: 🔹 Strategically located in the world’s largest bunkering hub and busiest transshipment port, Singapore enables us to collaborate closely with ecosystem stakeholders. 🔹 Some of our flagship initiatives are contextualised to Singapore: ⚠️ Our ammonia bunkering pilot safety study, designed with Singapore’s stringent port safety requirements in mind, aimed to produce draft guidelines that can be applied elsewhere. This study formed the foundation for safety protocols and vessel compatibility assessments for our landmark ammonia transfers in the Pilbara. ♻️ Recognising the role of biofuels as a near-term decarbonisation solution — especially with growing uptake in Singapore and Rotterdam — we launched an initiative to provide quality, quantity, and emissions abatement assurances for biofuels bunkered at these ports and beyond. We have already published two reports guiding the industry on biofuels degradation and fraud detection. More reports are on the way, sharing our findings on tracer use for biofuel authentication and the impact of long-term continuous use of B24 on vessel operations. In Menon Economics and DNV’s “2024 Leading Maritime Cities of the World”, Singapore was ranked #1, with GCMD cited for initiating “several world-leading projects including ammonia bunkering safety study, supply chain integrity for biofuels, and LCO₂ offloading.” We’re proud to contribute to Singapore’s maritime leadership — and committed to pushing Majulah spirit forward in the years ahead! 💪 #SG60 #NationalDay #MajulahSingapore

🤝 𝐆𝐂𝐌𝐃 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚 𝐭𝐰𝐨-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐎 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐤 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫—𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝’𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞.   📊 Bulk carriers account for 42.7% of the world’s oceangoing fleet by deadweight tonnage, making them critical to global seaborne trade.   However, decarbonising this segment poses unique challenges. Dry bulk vessels often operate on unpredictable ‘tramp’ trades, making it difficult to plan bunkering at ports offering zero- or near-zero-emission (ZNZ) fuels—especially as global infrastructure is still developing, with ZNZ fuels unlikely to be available at all ports in the foreseeable future.   While the industry works to scale ZNZ fuel availability and ready ports for their handling and bunkering, there is an urgent need for nearer-term solutions, such as drop-in biofuels, onboard carbon capture systems and energy efficiency technologies (EETs) to meet IMO’s decarbonisation targets. ⏳   This partnership brings together GCMD’s technical expertise and pilot execution capabilities with INTERCARGO’s member reach and consultative status at IMO to help close critical adoption and operational gaps.   🔧 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐢𝐦 𝐭𝐨:   🔷 Accelerate the uptake of EETs among dry bulk shipowners 🔷 Facilitate mutual knowledge-sharing on advancements in low- and zero-carbon-fuelled dry bulk vessels 🔷 Advance deployment of solutions, such as drop-in biofuels and onboard carbon capture   📣 Please scroll through the images to read what Professor Lynn Loo, CEO of GCMD, and Mr Dimitris Monioudis, Technical Committee Chairman of INTERCARGO, have to say about our partnership! 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://lnkd.in/gvwAXqYT   We look forward to working with INTERCARGO!   #GCMDpartners #INTERCARGO #Drybulk

🌍 𝗚𝗖𝗠𝗗 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 A strong contingent of GCMD team members attended this year’s Seatrium Decarbonisation Forum, held yesterday at NUS Guild House. Dr Sanjay C Kuttan, our Chief Strategy Officer, delivered a compelling presentation on “Key Enablers in Unlocking the Carbon Value Chain”, blending sharp insights with conviction and a sense of urgency. Known for his ability to simplify complex issues into relatable concepts, he drew on GCMD’s hands-on experience in executing pilots, highlighting how GCMD is anticipating what’s needed to unlock the carbon value chain and how our work helps bridge critical gaps. 💬 “𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘢. 𝘈𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨.” Another highlight was the panel session and Q&A moderated by GCMD’s Director of Projects, Eng Kiong Koh, which explored aligning innovation with compliance to fast-track decarbonisation at scale. A big thank you to Seatrium for convening an inspiring and thoughtful forum — and for creating space to push forward the complex but critical conversations needed for a net-zero future. 👏 #GCMDShares #SDF2025 #MaritimeDecarbonisation #CarbonValueChain #NetZero #EnergyTransition

🎉 𝐆𝐂𝐌𝐃 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝟒! 🎉 Four years ago, we set out to tackle what many called the “Mission Impossible” of our time: helping the maritime industry decarbonise. 🚢🌍 We started small — a tight-knit team fuelled by urgency, curiosity, and a shared belief that real change happens beyond the boardroom, in ports ⚓, on vessels 🛳️, and through tough pilots conducted in the trenches 🧪. From startup buzz to scaling pilots across oceans, GCMD has come a long way in just four years — and we couldn’t have done it without our incredible team and partners. We look back at our journey with pride (and many many laughs). 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬: 🛠️ What it felt like starting out at GCMD 🔄 The biggest changes we’ve seen 👶 If GCMD were a child turning 4, what would their personality be like? 🎶 And… if your GCMD journey were a theme song or movie, what would it be? Watch this short video for their deep reflections, laughter, and a whole lot of heart → 🎥 To every teammate, partner, and supporter who’s been part of this ride — thank you. The mission is still hard. But thanks to you, it no longer feels impossible. 💖 Here’s to many more milestones ahead! #GCMDTurns4 #TeamGCMD #4thAnniversary #MaritimeDecarbonisation #MissionImpossible

🎙️𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝: 𝐆𝐂𝐌𝐃 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐲𝐧𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐨 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐆𝐒𝐁𝐍! We’re excited to share Prof Lynn Loo’s conversation with Bertrand Chen on The Schelling Point podcast by Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN)! In this episode, long-time friends Lynn and Bertrand take a conversational approach to unpacking the complex world of maritime decarbonisation, making it relatable to business leaders and everyday listeners alike. 💬 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞? 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 🔹Why was Lynn once called naïve? 🔹What happened at her first-ever shipping conference? 🔹Guess who she “arrowed” for the next podcast (you might be the next one!)   𝐓𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬: 🔹How will the shipping lines adapt to the IMO’s carbon levies? 🔹What are the alternative fuels pathways? 🔹Ammonia vs. Methanol: what are the trade-offs worth making? 🎧 Tune in for hot takes across a wide range of topics, thoughtfully organised by topics. Chances are, there’s something that’ll pique your interest! 🔘 Serendipity in Singapore: How I stumbled into Shipping? 🔘 From Net Zero America to Maritime Decarbonisation 🔘 Startup Lessons: Building Andluca Technologies vs. Leading GCMD 🔘 How to grow LinkedIn follower from 0 to more than 40K? 🔘 Why Maritime Decarbonisation Is So Hard? 🔘 Alternative Fuels Pathways 🔘 World-First Pilot: CO₂ capture on Ships 🔘 Different strokes for different folks 🔘 Ammonia as Fuel: GCMD pilot in Pilbara 🔘 Historic IMO Carbon Levy: How will the shipping lines adapt? 🔘 Incentives incentives incentives: trading carbon credits 🔘 LNG’s role in decarbonisation transition 🔘 Non-linear payoff, a 5% wind power could lead to … 🔘 Ammonia vs. Methanol: trade offs worth making 🔘 How are bunkering hubs going to change in the future? 🔘 Why are Point-to-Point Routes ideal for Ammonia? 🔘 What is the Maritime Decarbonisation progress in China? 🔘 Building a Decarbonisation Hub: What Singapore Gets Right? 🔘 Attracting Talent to Shipping: Why Storytelling Matters 🔘 Breakthrough at Princeton: What is Lynn’s lab in Princeton focused on? 🔘 Who’s Next on the Schelling point? Many thanks to Bertrand for the invitation, and Zachary Wong for putting this podcast together. 🎙️ 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 → https://lnkd.in/gSQxnA4z #GCMDUpdates #ShippingDecarbonisation #TheSchellingPoint #PodcastDrop