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 […]
In Norway, Pherousa received Approval in Principle from both ABS and DNV for its ammonia cracking propulsion technology designed for 64,000 dwt bulk carriers, clearing a regulatory hurdle toward carbon-free copper shipping across oceans with no onboard fossil fuels. The certification confirms the viability of Pherousa’s system, which uses its licensed HIWAR® cracking technology from […]
In Hong Kong, at Kwai Tsing Container Terminals, CLPe and CNOOC supplied approximately 10,000 cubic meters of liquefied natural gas to Hapag-Lloyd’s Hanoi Express during cargo operations noted as the largest LNG bunkering to date in Hong Kong and the first to combine fueling and loading simultaneously, marking a milestone in the city’s green […]
In Japan, Envision Energy and Marubeni Corporation signed a green ammonia offtake agreement aimed at supplying up to 1.5 million tons annually from Envision’s hydrogen-ammonia facility, marking what the companies describe as a global benchmark for green ammonia trade and accelerating Japan’s low-carbon energy transition. The agreement links Envision’s full-stack green hydrogen-ammonia platform with Marubeni’s […]
In Denmark, Scandlines announced a €31 million investment to convert two ferries on the Puttgarden–Rødby route into plug-in hybrids by early 2026, aiming to cut CO₂e emissions by up to 80% and operate primarily on renewable electricity. The refit is contracted to Western Shiprepair in Lithuania and includes 5 MWh battery systems per vessel, 12-minute […]
