In Australia, on July 2, global miner BHP announced contracts with China’s COSCO Shipping Bulk for the charter of two ammonia dual-fuel Newcastlemax vessels to transport iron ore from Western Australia to Northeast Asia, with delivery expected from 2028. The five-year time charters are part of BHP’s plan to reduce emissions in its shipping operations. […]
In Japan, on June 27, Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines launched a trial voyage using B30 biofuel aboard the HOKULINK, a next-generation coal carrier operated for Hokuriku Electric Power Company, following refueling at Yeosu Port in South Korea. The fuel is a 30 percent blend of waste-based biomass with conventional marine oil and is certified under […]
In Switzerland, Offshore Energy reports Swiss shipping company MSC placed a $1.2 billion order for up to six 22,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel containerships at China Merchants Heavy Industry Haimen, with three firm orders and three optional units to be delivered starting in 2027, according to shipbroker Intermodal. The vessels, priced between $206 million and $210 […]
In Japan, on July 1, Japanese ship operator “K” Line announced it had completed its first use of bio-LNG fuel, supplying 500 tons to the car carrier OCEANUS HIGHWAY at the port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, on June 16 through Shell Western LNG. The fuel, liquefied biomethane derived from renewable organic waste and residue, was certified […]
In Japan, on June 30, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding received Approval in Principle from ClassNK for the world’s first vessel designed to carry liquefied carbon dioxide on outbound voyages and synthetic methanol on return, in an effort to reduce inefficiencies linked to single-use cargo ships. The ship is based on a low-pressure LCO₂ […]
In Korea, Global Economic reports on July 2, HJ Heavy Industries of South Korea secured a $460 million contract from Greece-based Navios Maritime Partners for four methanol-ready 8,000 TEU container ships, with two firm orders and two options, marking the shipbuilder’s continued return to the commercial market. The vessels will begin service using conventional fuel […]
In China, CCTV reports on July 2 at Yangpu Port in Hainan, the COSCO Shipping Yangpu, China’s first methanol dual-fuel container ship, was refueled with 200 tons of green methanol produced from food waste and animal manure. The fuel, made using biogas from anaerobic digestion, was sourced and supplied entirely within the island province. The […]
In China, The Daily CPEC reports on June 28 in Hefei, eastern China, the demonstration vessel Anhui became the world’s first ship to complete a voyage powered entirely by ammonia. The vessel was developed by researchers at the Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center in partnership with Shenzhen Haixu New Energy. The developers overcame key technical […]
In California, Seaspan Energy conducted the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering to a pure car and truck carrier at anchor in the Port of Long Beach, fueling NYK Line’s Plumeria Leader via the Seaspan Baker. “We are extremely proud to achieve this significant milestone as the first company to complete a ship-to-ship LNG bunkering of a […]
In the UK, Whitaker Tankers’ Whitchampion became the first bunker tanker certified by Lloyd’s Register under IBC Code and MARPOL Annex II to load, carry, and blend 100% Fatty Acid Methyl Esters onboard in UK waters, enabled by a Tri-Partite Agreement with the Isle of Man Flag Administration and the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency. […]
