In Canada, Greenfield Global and Denmark’s European Energy announced a joint venture Oct. 29 to develop a 48,000 tonne per year e-methanol plant near Montréal, combining renewable electricity with carbon dioxide from an existing ethanol distillery to supply marine fuel and industrial markets. The project would use biogenic CO₂ generated during ethanol fermentation, taking advantage […]
In China, Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Belgium’s CMB.TECH named the world’s first three ammonia dual-fuel Capesize bulk carriers Oct. 29 at Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding in Qingdao, Shandong province, ahead of deliveries beginning in early 2027. The vessels, Ruri Mirai, Ruri Sekai and Ruri Hikari, each have two 3,000 cubic meter ammonia fuel tanks. MOL […]
In the United States, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach identified methanol and LNG as the most viable near- and medium-term marine fuel options in an Oct. 28 study examining future demand and infrastructure needs for lower-emission shipping. The assessment forecasts annual demand by 2030 of 64,000 to 250,000 tonnes of methanol and […]
In China, energy experts are advocating a network linking inland green fuel production to coastal bunkering hubs to turn the country’s renewable resources into a larger marine fuel industry, Economic Daily reported Oct. 30. The opportunity extends beyond green methanol and ammonia, both still in early industrial development. China has an estimated 617 million tonnes […]
In the UK, ports worldwide are falling behind shipowners’ alternative fuel investments, according to a Lloyd’s Register report examining bunkering infrastructure through September 2026, revealing a widening gap between vessels on order and the facilities needed to supply them. Nearly 2,000 alternative-fuel-capable ships were on order in January, but only 25 ports offered methanol bunkering, […]
In the UK, IMO participants Norway, China and others submitted proposals in October to revise the organization’s draft Net-Zero Framework ahead of Nov. 23-27 talks in London, addressing concerns over compliance costs, cleaner fuel incentives and emissions targets. Norway and China proposed different multiplier mechanisms that would give ships extra compliance credit for using zero- […]
In Argentina, the world’s largest battery electric ship, China Zorrilla, has entered commercial service between Buenos Aires and Colonia, Uruguay, following an Oct. 21 launch ceremony, Tasmanian shipbuilder Incat announced. Built for ferry operator Buquebus, the 130 meter vessel carries up to 2,100 passengers and 225 vehicles across the River Plate. Its energy storage system […]
In India, existing port traffic could provide the foundation for a competitive regional alternative marine fuel hub, starting with methanol, according to a study supported by the International Maritime Organization. The study recommends initial development at four ports: Mundra, Jawaharlal Nehru, Chennai and Tuticorin, with a potential methanol pilot project at Mundra supplied from Deendayal […]
In Finland, ferry operator Wasaline signed a two year agreement with St1 Biokraft for approximately 143,000 MMBtu of liquefied biomethane annually, beginning in January 2028, to fuel its Aurora Botnia ferry operating between Vaasa, Finland and Umeå, Sweden, according to an announcement by St1 Biokraft. The agreement aims to source most of the fuel from […]
In Brazil, the Port of Santos began regular ethanol bunkering Oct. 19, supplying the 13,000 TEU CMA CGM IRON with ethanol from Copersucar in an operation supported by marine fuel marketer Bunker One that “opens a new global destination market for fuel,” according to Copersucar President Tomás Manzano. The container ship features the world’s first […]
