In the United States, REV LNG supplied fuel to Siem Car Carriers’ LNG-powered Siem Aristotle at Rhode Island’s Port of Davisville in October under a new Northeast bunkering partnership, marking what the companies said was the state’s first LNG bunkering operation and the region’s first LNG fueling of a car carrier. “What we needed was […]
In the United Kingdom, University College London researchers released a free online tool Nov. 10 to help national delegations evaluate the economic consequences of competing IMO Net-Zero Framework proposals ahead of MEPC 85, using detailed trade and shipping data to estimate country-specific impacts. “Opaque methods for the evaluation of economic impacts from international maritime policy […]
In Japan, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding secured supplier pre-approval from Swiss engine developer WinGD for two components of its MAmmoSS ammonia fuel handling system, becoming the first Japanese company to receive the certification following technical evaluations of its design, manufacturing and quality assurance capabilities, the company announced Nov. 9. The approval covers a fuel valve unit and […]
In India, Engine reported the VO Chidambaranar Port Authority plans to begin shore-to-ship methanol bunkering by the end of November, using a 2.8 kilometer pipeline connecting an onshore storage facility to a jetty at the southeastern port. The facility has a total storage capacity of 1,500 cubic meters across two tanks. Located along the East-West […]
In Australia, Pilbara Ports, Fortescue and CMB.TECH transferred certified green ammonia from a bunker vessel to the Fortescue-chartered Mineral Europa at Port Hedland on Nov. 2, marking the country’s first such refuelling of an ammonia-powered dry bulk carrier. “Green ammonia can be bunkered safely, at scale at one of the world’s great bulk export ports, […]
In China, China Maritime Service Network reported BYD and Höegh Autoliners signed an agreement Nov. 9 to install a marine battery system aboard the Aurora No. 12 car carrier being built at China Merchants Heavy Industry, combining battery storage, solar panels, a shaft generator and ammonia propulsion to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. “We are […]
In China, on Nov. 4 Orient Overseas Container Line’s 24,168-TEU OOCL Wisdom received approximately 1,005 metric tons of green methanol from Chimbusco’s bunkering vessel Zhongran Luneng 85 at Xiamen Port, marking Fujian province’s first ship-to-ship green methanol bunkering operation, Southeast Net reported. The operation took place at Xiamen Yuanhai Container Terminal, where the nearly 400 […]
In China, CIMC Enric and Sinopec Zhonghai Fuel Supply recently delivered 983 metric tons of bonded green methanol to Orient Overseas Container Line’s OOCL Grace at Shenzhen’s Yantian Port ahead of the ship’s maiden commercial voyage, marking Guangdong province’s first cross-customs-district direct supply of bonded green methanol to an international vessel, China Energy News reported. […]
In China, shipowners, fuel suppliers and insurers explored ways to reduce the financial risks of alternative marine fuels at Shanghai’s Oct. 20 North Bund Forum, including flexible vessel designs and new insurance products, Xinde Marine News reported Nov. 2. Wan Hai Lines and Seaspan are preserving fuel options to protect ships against changing regulations and […]
In Brazil, mining giant Vale’s long-term iron ore shipping contracts are underpinning orders for 19 bulk carriers capable of using methanol or ethanol, The Korea Maritime News reported Nov. 3, citing research by British maritime consultancy Drewry. The vessels are part of Vale’s broader program involving up to 30 large ore carriers. Unlike container ships […]
