In the Philippines, Cargill has launched Brave Pioneer, a dual-fuel dry bulk vessel built by Tsuneishi at its Cebu shipyard and owned by Mitsui, for a maiden voyage designed to test green methanol operations across multiple regions. The vessel will bunker methanol in Singapore, call at Western Australia, and continue to Europe. The Cebu-built ship […]
In Denmark, The Financial Times reports Maersk is testing ethanol as a marine fuel to reduce its reliance on Chinese-made green methanol and make the shipping industry’s energy shift more politically durable. The company has begun trials aboard the Laura Maersk, starting with a 10 percent ethanol blend in October and moving to a 50–50 […]
In Japan, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Japan Suiso Energy have signed a contract to build a 40,000 cubic meter liquefied hydrogen carrier, the largest of its kind. The vessel will form the backbone of a commercial hydrogen supply chain demonstration funded by the government’s Green Innovation Fund and led by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial […]
In Singapore, the Maritime and Port Authority announced new licensing and technical standards for LNG, methanol, and ammonia bunkering, part of a broader strategy to support the port’s shift to multiple fuel types. At the Singapore Maritime Foundation’s New Year Conversations event, MPA confirmed 2025 alternative fuel volumes rose to 1.95 million tonnes, up from […]
In China, The Marine Times reports Chimbusco Pan Nation supplied nearly 170,000 metric tons of marine biofuels in 2025, a fourfold increase over the previous year. The company reported steady demand throughout the year, with a notable rise in the first half. One of the year’s key milestones was a single 6,300-tonne delivery of B24 […]
In India, Germany’s Uniper signed a binding offtake agreement for up to 500,000 tons per year of renewable ammonia from India’s AM Green, with shipments expected to begin in 2028 from a one million ton per year facility under construction in Kakinada. The deal is among the largest confirmed under India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission […]
In Korea, Today Energy reports the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment formally pledged to electrify all vehicles, vessels, and construction equipment under its control, calling the move essential to achieving national transport-sector climate targets by 2035. The declaration, signed January 13 by senior officials from 16 affiliated agencies, commits to replacing existing fleets with […]
In Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Hanwha Group vice chair Dong Kwan Kim argued that decarbonizing shipping is not about choosing a single fuel but building a complete operating system. “No single technology or policy can decarbonize shipping on its own,” he wrote, calling for coordination across shipbuilders, ports, power suppliers, and […]
In China, the Maritime Safety Administration of the PRC has released a sweeping set of technical rules for ammonia-fueled ships, detailing how the industry must build, inspect, and justify every aspect of a system that is both low-carbon and high-risk. The new framework, issued by China Classification Society, applies to newbuilds and retrofits and governs […]
In China, Manifold Times reports Zhoushan has issued its first license for methanol bunkering to Zhejiang PetroChina Fuel Oil, allowing the company to supply methanol fuel to international vessels. The license was granted on December 24 and is valid for three years. The company is now in talks with shipping and shipbuilding firms to carry […]
