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ABS approves nuclear-powered 15,000-TEU containership concept

ABS approves nuclear-powered 15,000-TEU containership concept

July 22, 2026 |

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 […]

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S-OIL begins B30 marine fuel supply in Ulsan

S-OIL begins B30 marine fuel supply in Ulsan

July 22, 2026 |

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, […]

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Maersk takes on 2,800 tonnes of bioethanol in Barcelona

Maersk takes on 2,800 tonnes of bioethanol in Barcelona

July 22, 2026 |

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 […]

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EU ETS overhaul would boost support for cleaner ship fuels

EU ETS overhaul would boost support for cleaner ship fuels

July 22, 2026 |

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 […]

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China marine ammonia fuel systems factory set for September startup

China marine ammonia fuel systems factory set for September startup

July 22, 2026 |

In China, Jiangsu Langhua Ship Equipment expects to begin production in September at a new factory making ammonia fuel-supply equipment for marine engine conversions. The project in Yufang Town, Jiangsu province, has entered the exterior-finishing and equipment-commissioning stages. Construction began in June 2025 on 3.8 acres of reused industrial land. Langhua built four workshops and […]

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Shanghai fuels car carrier through local waste-to-methanol chain

Shanghai fuels car carrier through local waste-to-methanol chain

July 22, 2026 |

In China, at the Port of Shanghai, EUKOR’s first methanol dual-fuel car carrier, Arctic Tern, received more than 2,800 tonnes of locally produced green methanol on July 17. Methanol bunkering took place during simultaneous cargo loading, reducing the car carrier’s time in port. The operation demonstrated a supply chain in which the fuel is produced, […]

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Texas LNG lands $500 million investment ahead of FID

Texas LNG lands $500 million investment ahead of FID

July 15, 2026 |

In Texas, Glenfarne Group’s Texas LNG secured a $500 million investment led by HPS Investment Partners, part of BlackRock, to advance its planned LNG export terminal at the Port of Brownsville.  Glenfarne said the investment is one of the final steps required before a final investment decision. In February, Texas LNG announced it had assembled […]

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CMA CGM flagship takes record bio-LNG load in Rotterdam

CMA CGM flagship takes record bio-LNG load in Rotterdam

July 15, 2026 |

In the Netherlands, CMA CGM’s new 24,212-TEU container ship Notre Dame completed its first bio-LNG bunkering in Rotterdam with 11,125 cubic meters of fuel, the largest bio-LNG delivery to a CMA CGM vessel. TotalEnergies supplied the fuel from an LNG bunkering vessel. The bio-LNG was produced in Europe from biomethane derived from agricultural and organic […]

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Peninsula delivers bio-LNG to Royal Caribbean at Cádiz

Peninsula delivers bio-LNG to Royal Caribbean at Cádiz

July 15, 2026 |

In Spain, marine fuel supplier Peninsula delivered bio-LNG to Royal Caribbean’s new Legend of the Seas at the Port of Cádiz in its first bio-LNG bunkering there, expanding its alternative-fuel supply into the Spanish port. Nacho de Miguel, Head of Alternative Fuels and Sustainability at Peninsula, said, “As cruise operators introduce increasingly advanced vessels, our […]

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Hong Kong completes record green methanol bunkering

Hong Kong completes record green methanol bunkering

July 15, 2026 |

In China, Venture Energy and Sinopec Hong Kong supplied 1,000 tonnes of green methanol to a China Merchants RoRo vessel in Hong Kong on July 7, in the city’s largest single green methanol delivery to date. Shanghai Shenji Energy, an affiliate of Shenergy Group, produced the fuel, and Venture Energy arranged its shipment to Hong […]

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