In New York City, a 336,000-gallon delivery of renewable diesel this month marked the beginning of the Staten Island Ferry’s full transition from petroleum fuel, part of a citywide push to cut emissions by 50 percent by 2030. The ferry, which carries over 45,000 riders each weekday between St. George Terminal in Staten Island and […]
In New York, Marine Insight reports In early June at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal, maritime service firm Vane Brothers and Shell completed a bio-blended marine fuel delivery to the cruise ship Silver Shadow, marking their first such operation in New York and a step toward expanded biofuel access in U.S. ports. The bunkering was supported […]
In Canada, Oilprice dot com reports LNG Canada may begin producing liquefied natural gas for export as early as this weekend, with cooldown operations on the facility’s first processing train scheduled to finish between June 16 and 19, according to industry sources cited by Reuters. The $40 billion project would become Canada’s first operational LNG […]
On June 11 in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Trigon Pacific Terminals announced a $750 million final investment decision to build a 2.5 million metric ton per year open-access LPG export facility, with operations expected to begin by late 2029 pending regulatory approvals. The facility will expand Canada’s energy export infrastructure at the Port of Prince […]
In Australia, on June 17, Pilbara Ports released a strategy to establish the country’s first clean fuel bunkering hub, aiming to cut emissions from the region’s 7,700 annual bulk carrier visits by up to 94%, from over nine million tonnes of CO₂ to less than 560,000 tonnes, by transitioning to low-carbon ammonia fuel. The plan […]
In Sweden, on June 16, AtoB@C Shipping took delivery of Biomar, the seventh in a twelve-vessel series of 5,400 dwt plug-in hybrid ships ordered from Indian shipbuilder Chowgule & Company, and began construction of the final vessel, Luxomar, the next day. “We are thrilled to welcome Biomar into our fleet. With each new vessel, we […]
On June 18 in Ulsan, South Korea, Maersk named Berlin Mærsk, the first in a new class of six 17,480 TEU dual-fuel methanol container vessels being built by Hyundai Heavy Industries and set for delivery in 2025 as part of its fleet renewal strategy aimed at reaching net-zero emissions by 2040. The Berlin Mærsk, the […]
In China on June 14, 2025, China’s first biofuel bunkering operation for an international vessel at a northern port took place at Qingdao Port’s Qianwan Terminal, where the bunker ship Dayuanyou 8 delivered 1,300 tons of B24 marine biofuel to the HMM Vancouver. The bunkering marked a milestone for Qingdao, filling a gap in clean […]
What goes on at ethanol’s dazzling annual get-together? Behind the pomp and away from the klaxons and kleig lights, there’s serious thought leadership underway, and the Digest’s intrepid Jim Kendrick was on the scene in Omaha this week at the Fuel Ethanol Workshops. He filed this report on the major stories not otherwise covered in […]
In Finland, Wärtsilä announced it will supply integrated hybrid propulsion systems valued at an undisclosed amount for four new 10,700 DWT tween decker vessels under construction at Chowgule Shipyards in India for Dutch shipowner Vertom Group, with deliveries scheduled in 2026 and vessel commissioning expected beginning in 2027. Each system will feature the Wärtsilä 25 […]
