In India, Gujarat and Assam chief ministers and the federal ports minister laid the foundation stone for the country’s first port based e-methanol plant at Deendayal Port in Kandla, Gujarat, where the 150 tonne per day facility will supply the fuel to ships on the Asia to Europe trade route. The almost $240 million project […]
In Japan, the 4,500-gross-ton Kikomaru completed a two-hour, 33-kilometer demonstration voyage in Osaka Bay Sept. 25 using a hydrogen-only engine developed by Yanmar Power Solution. Owner and operator Ueno Transtech retrofitted the coastal tanker for hydrogen fuel and trained its crew for hydrogen operations under the Nippon Foundation’s Zero Emission Ship Project. The pilot-ignition engine […]
In Japan, Kokuka Sangyo has taken delivery of its first dedicated methanol-fueled vessel, the 1,223-dwt chemical tanker Kokuryu Maru, which completed its first methanol bunkering Sept. 24 at Kinoe Port in Hiroshima Prefecture using fuel that included biomethanol produced at Mitsubishi Gas Chemical’s Niigata plant. Mitsubishi Gas Chemical will charter the 498-gross-ton vessel, which will […]
In South Korea, Electric Times reported a land-based test center for hybrid propulsion systems for medium and large ships opened Sept. 30 in Yangsan, South Gyeongsang Province, allowing complete power systems to be tested before installation aboard vessels. The 34.3 billion won facility includes 6.9 MW and 2.3 MW test rigs for shaft generator motor […]
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 […]
