In Australia, Licella and Quadrise amended their joint development agreement to move hydrothermal liquefaction bio-oil toward marine diesel engine testing in the second half of 2026. Licella’s Cat-HTR technology converts forestry residues, agricultural waste and other biomass into bio-oil. Quadrise is evaluating the material as a feedstock for its bioMSAR and bioMSAR Zero marine fuels. […]
In China, China News Network reports Hainan province completed its first biodiesel bunkering operation on July 27 at Basuo Port in Dongfang, supplying 10 tonnes of BD100 to the port tug Bagang Tuo 8. The event banner identifies the fuel as BD100, or 100% biodiesel. The Basuo Maritime Bureau said biodiesel can sharply reduce sulfur […]
In China, Dazhong Daily reports Beihai Shipbuilding signed a contract with South Korean shipowner Polaris Shipping for four 210,000 deadweight tonne tri-fuel ore carriers for Brazilian mining giant Vale’s green fuel vessel project. The Newcastlemax ships will be able to run on ethanol, methanol or conventional fuel. Beihai’s new generation Sirius series also incorporates wind […]
In China, China Marine Bunker and Hengxing Shipping Group have put China Fuel Green Energy 85, Ningbo’s newly built dedicated methanol bunkering vessel into service at Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, capable of all-weather ship-to-ship fueling. The bunker vessel, which cost more than $14.8 million, is an IMO Type II chemical tanker with capacity for 10,850 cubic meters […]
In Spain, HyFive has signed a second term sheet covering 10,000 tonnes of e-methanol annually from its planned HyMet Musel project, bringing volumes covered by offtake term sheets to 60,000 tonnes a year. The latest customer is based in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region. HyFive signed its first term sheet three months earlier for up to half […]
In Japan, Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyo Bay has delivered its first proprietary system for supplying methanol to medium- and low-speed diesel main engines for installation aboard a Kamsarmax bulk carrier. The low-flashpoint fuel supply system, or LFSS, will connect the vessel’s methanol fuel supply with its main engine, bringing an alternative to heavy fuel oil into […]
In the Netherlands, alternative fuel sales at the Port of Rotterdam rose 28% in the first half of 2026, led by strong growth in bio-LNG, even as total bunker volumes fell 25.1%. Rotterdam also completed its first bioethanol bunkering during the second quarter, adding another fuel to the port’s expanding marine energy mix. The overall […]
In South Korea, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has placed LNG, methanol, ammonia and hydrogen infrastructure in the country’s highest-level statutory plan for the port sector. The four-year plan covers 31 commercial ports and 31 coastal ports. LNG, methanol and ammonia bunkering infrastructure is planned at Ulsan, Pyeongtaek-Dangjin and Busan to improve access for […]
In China, Shanghai plans to establish international marine fuel bunkering, certification and trading centers by 2030 as part of its new five-year development plan for the city’s shipping hub. The program will expand storage and bunkering capacity for LNG, methanol and biofuels while supporting trials of vessels powered by hydrogen, ammonia, electricity and dimethyl ether. […]
In China, Guangdong Yuntao Hydrogen Energy and China State Shipbuilding Corp. have launched Yuntao No. 1, the country’s first 2,000-tonne hydrogen-powered cargo vessel. The 70-meter ship can carry about 140 containers or bulk cargo including ore, coal and grain and has a range of 760 kilometers. Its domestically produced propulsion system combines three 260-kilowatt hydrogen […]
