In China, the General Administration of Customs on August 26 detailed efforts to expand green fuel trade by aligning inspections, port controls and export procedures with international market requirements. Customs cited International Maritime Organization rules, EU shipping carbon charges and fuel regulations as drivers of green methanol demand. At Shanghai Port, electronic declarations, AI video […]
In China, Zhejiang Province’s first methanol direct propulsion inland container ship, Dingli Ji 001, entered service August 20 at Haining’s Xingguang terminal on Jiaxing’s canal network linking inland ports with Hangzhou Bay. The 64 TEU vessel burns methanol directly and has a range of up to 1,000 kilometers, sufficient for major inland container routes. It […]
In China, the Ministry of Transport is expanding its Global Sustainable Transport Certification, or GSTC, system for green marine fuels, with applications across methanol and ammonia projects and new certification efforts in Shanghai and Hong Kong. The China International Sustainable Transport Innovation and Knowledge Center, a research and standards body under the ministry, developed GSTC […]
In China, Ningbo-Zhoushan Port supplied 5,493 tons of green methanol to the COSCO Shipping Libra at Meidong Terminal on August 23 fueling with the new dedicated methanol bunker vessel China Fuel Green Energy 85 as simultaneous cargo operations were underway. The China Fuel Green Energy 85, an IMO Type 2 chemical tanker, just entered service […]
In Switzerland, marine engine designer WinGD says ethanol is ready for wider use as a marine fuel, supported by more than a decade of engine development and established large scale fuel production. Shandong Shipping’s May order for the world’s first ethanol fueled two stroke engines, for Newcastlemax vessels chartered to Vale, is the first commercial […]
In Malaysia, CBL International returned to profit in the first half of 2026, earning about $1.5 million on $395.6 million in revenue, up 49% from a year earlier, and highlighted biofuels as a growing part of its marine fuel business. Sales volume rose 10.9% and gross profit more than doubled to $6.5 million. CBL said […]
In Texas, the U.S. Maritime Administration and Port of Corpus Christi signed an agreement on August 19 to advance maritime energy systems, including the exploration of small modular reactors, or SMRs, resilient port microgrids, shoreside power and infrastructure supporting emerging vessel propulsion concepts. The memorandum also covers workforce development and follows the Transportation Department’s May […]
In India, the Directorate General of Maritime Administration has proposed requiring vessels in coastal trade to use marine fuel containing at least 10% biofuel by volume beginning January 1, 2029, following a voluntary transition in 2028. The draft is intended to cut lifecycle emissions and build domestic production, blending, storage and bunkering capacity. The proposal […]
In South Korea, Samsung Heavy Industries and KAIST opened the Advanced Maritime Research Center in Daejeon on August 13 to develop autonomous ship systems, low and zero carbon propulsion, smart shipyard technology and maritime robotics. The center builds on a partnership dating to 1995 and will focus on AI navigation, ammonia and hydrogen fuel systems, […]
In Washington, D.C., the Vienna, Austria based International Atomic Energy Agency will convene governments, regulators, shipping companies and nuclear technology developers on August 26 and 27 to launch the Atomic Technologies Licensed for Applications at Sea initiative, focused on the rules, standards and infrastructure needed to deploy small modular reactors aboard civilian ships and floating […]
