In the United States, Safety4Sea reported on May 19, New York State lawmakers introduced the Clean Ferries Bill, requiring publicly funded operators to buy only zero-emission vessels from 2028 and convert all public vessels in state waters to zero-emission by 2032, to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions linked to respiratory illness. The bill directs state energy […]
In Japan on May 21, Kamei Corporation began supplying 100% HVO marine fuel derived from used cooking oil via ship-to-ship transfer at Keihin Port, the first such operation in the country, using Euglena’s next-generation biodiesel brand Susteo under a Tokyo Metropolitan Government-backed technology development program. HVO’s classification as a secondary petroleum product allows it to […]
In the United States on May 26, the Long Beach Harbor Commission approved a $1 million Clean Fuel Bunkering Challenge for the first oceangoing vessel to commercially bunker methanol at the Port of Long Beach, where methanol-capable ships already call but depart on conventional fuel because no methanol supply exists at the port. Methanol bunkering […]
At the International Maritime Organization’s 111th Maritime Safety Committee session, safety guidelines for ammonia as fuel on gas carriers were approved, the result of a collaboration among Belgium, shipowner EXMAR and Lloyd’s Register, who drew on more than four decades of gas carrier operational experience to ground the rules in real-world practice. Belgium led the […]
In China on May 18, the Dongfang Qinggang, a 64-TEU hydrogen fuel cell-powered container vessel, left Jiaxing Port’s Zhapu terminal under its own zero-emission power for Hangzhou Xiasha Port, becoming the first hydrogen fuel cell ship in commercial inland waterway service in China, with a 380-kilometer range, 550-kilogram hydrogen storage capacity and a 240-kilowatt marine […]
In China on May 20, methanol bunker vessel Haigang Zhiyuan delivered 1,000 cubic meters of marine methanol to 9,300-CEU ro-ro vessel Gangrong at Shanghai’s Waigaoqiao terminal in the port’s second ship-to-ship simultaneous methanol bunkering operation, as Shanghai builds toward a combined cargo-handling and bunkering service model. Despite multiple hazards, the operation completed without incident. Methanol’s […]
In the Netherlands in late May, X-Press Feeders’ container ship Eco Levant received a bunker of 90% ISCC EU-certified biomethanol and 10% ISCC EU-certified second-generation ethanol at the Port of Rotterdam from inland barge MTS Experience, marking the port’s first ethanol bunkering and one of the first such operations worldwide for a seagoing vessel. X-Press […]
In Germany, the German Aerospace Center said it has begun construction of a floating research platform that will test alternative marine fuels and autonomous systems under real sea conditions, marking the keel laying of the vessel at the FSG Shipyard in Flensburg. The 48-meter vessel, named MODULARIS, will serve as a testbed for fuel cells, […]
In the Netherlands, shipbuilder Damen said it has received class and flag state approval for a methanol-powered tug, clearing a regulatory hurdle that had blocked smaller vessels from adopting the fuel. Existing classification rules for methanol propulsion were written for large vessels such as chemical tankers and did not apply to compact vessels like tugs. […]
In Finland, Finnlines announced that construction has begun on the first of three new methanol-powered ro-pax vessels at a Chinese shipyard, with the ship scheduled to enter service in summer 2028. The Hansa Superstar class vessels are designed for the route between Finland and Germany and will carry both freight and passengers. Finnlines is part […]
