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Singapore advances ammonia and bioethanol bunkering with new standards and trials

Singapore advances ammonia and bioethanol bunkering with new standards and trials

October 14, 2026 |

In Singapore, the Maritime and Port Authority announced new ammonia bunkering standards, fuel supply initiatives and plans for the country’s first bioethanol bunkering operation at the Singapore International Bunkering Conference, expanding preparations for multiple marine fuels. The ammonia code covers fuel transfers, safety and personnel qualifications. Singapore and Australia’s Pilbara Ports Authority will share bunkering […]

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Repsol delivers co-processed B30 marine fuel to Norwegian Cruise Line

Repsol delivers co-processed B30 marine fuel to Norwegian Cruise Line

October 14, 2026 |

In Spain, Repsol announced Oct. 9 that it supplied co-processed B30 marine gasoil to a Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings vessel at the Port of Barcelona, using a hybrid bunkering vessel to reduce emissions during fuel delivery, Ship & Bunker reports. The fuel combines conventional and renewable feedstocks through Repsol’s co-processing technology, integrating renewable materials such […]

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Guangzhou Port adds dockside green methanol bunkering

Guangzhou Port adds dockside green methanol bunkering

October 14, 2026 |

In China, Guangzhou Port completed its first terminal-based green methanol bunkering Sept. 28 at its Nansha port area, where the Da Qing 268 supplied 281.6 metric tons of fuel to COSCO Shipping Carnation, Manifold Times reports. Operated by Sinobunker, Da Qing 268 is described as China’s first methanol dual-fuel oil and chemical bunkering vessel, with […]

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ABS and DOE join forces on nuclear-powered ships

ABS and DOE join forces on nuclear-powered ships

October 14, 2026 |

In the United States, the American Bureau of Shipping and the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy signed an agreement to advance commercial maritime nuclear technology, including nuclear-powered vessels, floating power plants and the shipyards, ports and industrial infrastructure needed to support them. The agreement, announced in Washington, D.C., includes feasibility studies for floating […]

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China targets 1,000 electric ships and full Yangtze methanol bunkering by 2028

China targets 1,000 electric ships and full Yangtze methanol bunkering by 2028

October 14, 2026 |

In China, the Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and National Energy Administration issued a 2026-2030 action plan Sept. 29 targeting a doubling of the inland alternative-fuel fleet by 2028, including more than 1,000 electric transport vessels, over 100 methanol-powered ships and 3,000 kilometers of designated zero-carbon waterways. The plan prioritizes electric […]

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CMA CGM expands renewable marine fuel supply and shipping partnerships

CMA CGM expands renewable marine fuel supply and shipping partnerships

October 14, 2026 |

In France, CMA CGM and ENGIE signed an Oct. 13 framework agreement to develop a biomethane plant at Le Havre, expanding the shipping company’s efforts to secure renewable marine fuels. Subject to a final investment decision, the facility would convert livestock waste, household biowaste and agricultural residues into 7,000 metric tons of biomethane annually beginning […]

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China demonstrates commercial green ammonia supply chain with CMB.TECH bunkering

China demonstrates commercial green ammonia supply chain with CMB.TECH bunkering

October 14, 2026 |

In China, the world’s first ship-to-ship green ammonia bunkering operation delivered 1,000 metric tons of fuel produced at China Energy Engineering’s Songyuan Hydrogen Energy Industrial Park project to CMB.TECH’s Mineral Europa at Zhoushan Oct. 13, China National Radio reports. The fuel traveled through a supply chain involving overland transportation and port storage before the dedicated […]

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Ningbo-Zhoushan Port simultaneously bunkers LNG, green methanol and biofuel

Ningbo-Zhoushan Port simultaneously bunkers LNG, green methanol and biofuel

October 14, 2026 |

In China, Ningbo-Zhoushan Port completed the country’s first simultaneous supply of three alternative marine fuels at three locations within the same port complex Sept. 30, delivering LNG, green methanol and B24 biofuel to international ships during dockside operations, China Water Transport Network reports. Three bunkering vessels supplied approximately 7,400 cubic meters of LNG at Chuanshan, […]

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Blaze raises $6.5 million for marine fuel retrofit technology

Blaze raises $6.5 million for marine fuel retrofit technology

October 7, 2026 |

In the United States, Denver based Blaze Energy announced Oct. 6 that it raised $6.5 million to advance technology designed to allow existing marine engines to operate on alternative fuels, with a commercial vessel demonstration planned for 2027 in partnership with Lomar Shipping. The seed financing round was led by Propeller Ventures and Catalyzer Ventures, […]

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Demeter secures waste feedstock supplier for Florida biomethanol project

Demeter secures waste feedstock supplier for Florida biomethanol project

October 7, 2026 |

In the United States, Demeter Energy announced Oct. 5 that it signed a feedstock supply term sheet with Veransa Group to provide urban wood and green waste for a planned biomethanol and carbon capture facility at SeaPort Manatee, Florida, targeting marine fuel and other low carbon markets. The agreement calls for Veransa to supply up […]

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