In Finland, Wasaline said on February 18 that its ferry Aurora Botnia has completed sea trials following a battery upgrade that increases onboard capacity from 2.2 megawatt hours to 12.6 megawatt hours, the largest battery installation yet on a RoPax vessel, with the system approved for service by DNV. The new battery packs, supplied by […]
In Spain, Bahía de Bizkaia Gas said it has begun offering bio-LNG loading at its terminal in the Port of Bilbao after obtaining ISCC certification, enabling the plant to supply renewable biomethane-based LNG to ships and road tankers with verified sustainability credentials. The certification confirms compliance with European Commission sustainability criteria and ensures traceability of […]
In Japan, Yanmar Power Solution will build a new factory in Amagasaki to test and produce marine hydrogen engines, with operations scheduled to begin around March 2029 as part of its strategy to expand next generation fuel engines. The facility will conduct test runs of hydrogen engines and support a reorganization of Yanmar’s existing production […]
In France, Genevos said on February 16 that it has joined the €15 million European Union funded HELENUS project to build and test a 100 kilowatt solid oxide fuel cell module for commercial and cruise ships, with plans to demonstrate the system aboard a research vessel operated by the German Aerospace Centre. The Horizon Europe […]
In Jamaica, Ship Management International reports the Maritime Authority of Jamaica and the International Maritime Organization held a national stakeholder workshop to examine how the island could participate in the supply and bunkering of alternative marine fuels as global shipping shifts energy sources. The session, part of an IMO GreenVoyage2050-supported study, reviewed Jamaica’s potential to […]
In Singapore, AET Tankers said it has signed a deal with Dalian Shipbuilding to build its first hybrid electric dynamic positioning shuttle tanker, a Suezmax vessel equipped with an electric energy storage system and designed to be dual-fuel ethanol ready, with delivery projected in 2028 under a long-term charter. The tanker will expand AET’s dynamic […]
In Finland, Wärtsilä Gas Solutions has been selected to provide the LNG cargo handling and fuel gas systems for two bunkering vessels under construction at Zhejiang XinLe Shipbuilding in China for a Hong Kong-based owner. The 20,000 cubic meter ships are designed to refuel LNG-powered vessels at sea, a segment that has expanded as more […]
In China, the Ministry of Transport of the People’s Republic of China and nine other central agencies have issued an implementation plan to build Shanghai into an international green shipping fuel bunkering center and trading center by 2030, aiming to scale up liquefied natural gas, methanol and biofuel supply while tightening rules, standards and safety […]
In China, researchers at East China University of Science and Technology have completed a pilot project in Shanghai that converts food waste biogas into marine-grade green methanol, capturing nearly all of the carbon in the process. Led by Professor Chen De, the system is engineered around biogas’s typical 70 percent methane and 30 percent carbon […]
In Brazil, Kongsberg Maritime has been contracted to design and equip four handy-size product tankers for Transpetro, with construction to take place at Ecovix in Rio Grande and MacLaren in Niterói under the MareNova consortium. The vessels are specified as methanol and ethanol ready, giving the future fleet the option to transition to alcohol-based fuels […]
