In China, Shanghai plans to establish international marine fuel bunkering, certification and trading centers by 2030 as part of its new five-year development plan for the city’s shipping hub. The program will expand storage and bunkering capacity for LNG, methanol and biofuels while supporting trials of vessels powered by hydrogen, ammonia, electricity and dimethyl ether. […]
In China, Guangdong Yuntao Hydrogen Energy and China State Shipbuilding Corp. have launched Yuntao No. 1, the country’s first 2,000-tonne hydrogen-powered cargo vessel. The 70-meter ship can carry about 140 containers or bulk cargo including ore, coal and grain and has a range of 760 kilometers. Its domestically produced propulsion system combines three 260-kilowatt hydrogen […]
In China, Shanghai Securities News reports a vessel carrying 3,750 tonnes of green ammonia produced in Da’an, Jilin province, was loaded at Lianyungang’s Xuwei port area on July 28 for export to South Korea. State Power Investment Corp. said it was the world’s largest single green ammonia export shipment to date. The ammonia came from […]
In Germany, the Hamburg Port Authority and MB Energy have completed a risk assessment and safety plan for future ship-to-ship ammonia bunkering at the Port of Hamburg. Developed with terminal operators, shipping companies and local authorities, the work will help prepare the port to safely supply ammonia to container ships, cruise ships and various types […]
In India, EXMAR’s ammonia-powered midsize gas carrier Antwerpen arrived at Paradip on July 14, completing the first commercial voyage by an oceangoing ammonia powered ship. Antwerpen left Nanjing, China on June 27 after loading its cargo of over 30,000 tonnes of ammonia. EXMAR said the propulsion system performed in line with the vessel’s design and […]
In Washington, the Port of Long Beach signed a memorandum of cooperation with the U.S. Maritime Administration to study the infrastructure, safety and regulatory requirements for commercial ships powered by small modular reactors. Long Beach said it is the first U.S. port to formally examine how nuclear-powered commercial vessels could be accommodated. The port will […]
In South Korea, the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) granted approval in principle to a 15,000-TEU containership concept powered by a small modular nuclear reactor, advancing a joint project with the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering and the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute. KRISO designed the vessel, KAERI developed its marine molten […]
In South Korea, S-OIL said July 22 it had begun supplying B30 marine fuel in Ulsan, blending very low sulfur fuel oil from its Onsan refinery with 30% biofuel produced and stored in the region to meet growing demand for lower-carbon shipping fuels. The company has established an integrated Ulsan-area system covering feedstock procurement, blending, […]
In Spain, Repsol supplied 2,800 tonnes of bioethanol to Maersk’s 16,000-TEU Antonia Maersk at the Port of Barcelona on July 15, marking the port’s first bioethanol bunkering operation. The delivery was completed under commercial conditions and followed earlier ethanol use aboard the 1,800-TEU Laura Maersk, which has sailed on pure ethanol and ethanol-methanol blends. Maersk […]
In Brussels, the European Commission proposed revising the EU Emissions Trading System to provide shipping companies with more direct support for sustainable marine fuels and zero-emission propulsion. The plan would reserve 110 million allowances from as early as 2028 through 2040. Unlike existing maritime support distributed through the Innovation Fund, allocations would be based on […]
