In Texas, the U.S. Maritime Administration and Port of Corpus Christi signed an agreement on August 19 to advance maritime energy systems, including the exploration of small modular reactors, or SMRs, resilient port microgrids, shoreside power and infrastructure supporting emerging vessel propulsion concepts. The memorandum also covers workforce development and follows the Transportation Department’s May […]
In India, the Directorate General of Maritime Administration has proposed requiring vessels in coastal trade to use marine fuel containing at least 10% biofuel by volume beginning January 1, 2029, following a voluntary transition in 2028. The draft is intended to cut lifecycle emissions and build domestic production, blending, storage and bunkering capacity. The proposal […]
In South Korea, Samsung Heavy Industries and KAIST opened the Advanced Maritime Research Center in Daejeon on August 13 to develop autonomous ship systems, low and zero carbon propulsion, smart shipyard technology and maritime robotics. The center builds on a partnership dating to 1995 and will focus on AI navigation, ammonia and hydrogen fuel systems, […]
In Washington, D.C., the Vienna, Austria based International Atomic Energy Agency will convene governments, regulators, shipping companies and nuclear technology developers on August 26 and 27 to launch the Atomic Technologies Licensed for Applications at Sea initiative, focused on the rules, standards and infrastructure needed to deploy small modular reactors aboard civilian ships and floating […]
In Denmark, the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping projects global biomethane supply could reach 21 billion cubic meters by 2030 under its base case, enough in theory to cover about 70% of the low emissions fuel demand created by the proposed IMO Net-Zero Framework. A stronger policy driven scenario could lift supply […]
In China, Shanghai Electric supplied over 8,000 tonnes of domestically produced green methanol to CMA CGM’s 13,000 TEU dual fuel containership CMA CGM OSMIUM at Shanghai Port on Aug. 15 and 16, setting a world record for a single biomethanol bunkering. The operation more than doubled the previous record of 3,643 tonnes set in Shanghai […]
In Spain, global marine fuel supplier Peninsula is using its first bioLNG delivery at the Port of Cadiz to make a broader case for the fuel as an immediately available way for LNG fueled ships to cut emissions and meet tightening maritime rules. Peninsula says growing supply at major bunkering hubs is making bioLNG easier […]
In Florida, Eastern Shipbuilding has begun construction on the first of three hybrid electric ferries for Washington State Ferries, restarting new vessel construction for the system after a decade’s lull. Each U.S. built ferry will carry 160 cars and 1,500 passengers, with deliveries scheduled for 2030, 2031 and 2032. The contract also shifts the work […]
In Denmark, the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping has mapped a seven step approval path for new marine biofuels that can take up to a decade and cost industry participants several million dollars before full commercialization. The August 11 report draws on interviews and workshops with shipowners, fuel producers, engine makers, insurers, […]
In South Korea, Science Direct reports researchers at the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering compared marine fuel retrofits through 2050 by looking beyond ship exhaust to the full fuel pathway, vessel design constraints and lifetime costs. The study, published August 2 in the Journal of Cleaner Production, evaluates methanol, ammonia, biomethane, bio […]
