In China, China Water Transport Network reported China Changjiang National Shipping Group’s Chongqing company detailed plans Sept. 28 for Changjiang No. 7, which it describes as the country’s first smart cruise ship powered solely by methanol. The 638-passenger vessel is under construction for delivery at the end of December 2026. Wuhan Changjiang Ship Design Institute […]
In China, China’s Maritime Safety Administration on September 28 issued immediately effective technical and inspection rules for methanol bunkering barges on inland waters, covering methanol-only barges, converted fuel barges and combined facilities that can supply both methanol and conventional marine fuel. The guidelines allow methanol tanks to be replenished by methanol transport vessels, bunkering vessels […]
In Spain, Moeve began construction September 17 of the first phase of its Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley in Palos de la Frontera, investing more than €1 billion with partners to produce renewable hydrogen for lower carbon road, aviation, maritime fuels and industrial uses. The Onuba project will start with 300 MW of electrolysis capacity and […]
In Spain, Manifold Times reports Royal Decree 611/2026 will require marine fuel suppliers serving domestic shipping to reduce the greenhouse gas intensity of the fuel they sell, with the obligation placed on suppliers rather than vessel operators. The required reduction starts at 6.5% in 2027 and rises to 33% by 2040. Spanish ports must also […]
In China, TipRanks reports that Beijing Shougang LanzaTech subsidiary Hebei Shoulang New Energy Technology has received ISCC EU certification for ethanol made from industrial off-gases, clearing the fuel for use in European transport markets. The company said the certification from SCS Global Services is the first awarded in the global recycled carbon fuel sector. The […]
In South Korea, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said September 22 that the Cabinet approved new rules for alternative marine fuel suppliers, creating a separate business category and temporarily allowing existing cargo carriers to deliver methanol, ammonia and LNG because dedicated bunkering vessels remain scarce. The revised Port Transport Business Act enforcement decree establishes […]
In Japan, NYK Line completed ship-to-ship ammonia bunkering on September 17 at Japan Marine United’s Ariake Shipyard, transferring fuel from the ammonia carrier Shoei Maru to an ammonia-fueled medium gas carrier ahead of sea trials and planned delivery in November. NYK said it was the world’s first ship-to-ship supply of ammonia fuel to an ammonia-fueled […]
In the United Kingdom, DNV reports the International Maritime Organization’s cargo and container subcommittee met from from September 14 to 18 to revise methanol and ethanol fuel safety guidelines, rewriting all sections of the existing guidance to incorporate experience gained from ships already using the fuels. The revisions give ship designers more flexibility in fuel […]
In Singapore, the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation and Equinor announced a five-year partnership combining GCMD’s shipboard pilot programs with Equinor’s chartering, marine fuel and low-carbon project experience to address technical and operational barriers to alternative fuels and other shipping decarbonization technologies. GCMD is testing biofuels, ammonia and methanol, focusing on safe bunkering and handling […]
In the United States, gCaptain reports President Donald Trump used a wide-ranging September 22 address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York to renew U.S. opposition to the International Maritime Organization’s Net-Zero Framework, calling its emissions pricing mechanism a global carbon tax that would raise shipping costs. Trump’s 37-minute speech ranged across Iran, […]
