In China, OOCL on August 28 named OOCL Grace, the second of seven 24,000-TEU methanol dual-fuel container ships being built by Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering for the Hong Kong based carrier. The vessel follows OOCL Wisdom, the first ship in the series, which was named in May, completed its first green methanol bunkering in […]
In China, COSCO Shipping named Far Seas Silk Road, the world’s first 325,000-deadweight-ton methanol dual-fuel ore carrier, in Yangzhou on Tuesday. Built by COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry and operated by COSCO Shipping Bulk, the vessel can run on fuel oil, methanol or methanol alone and travel up to 20,000 nautical miles on one methanol fueling. […]
In the UK, the Nuclear Energy Maritime Organization said Wednesday the commercial shipping debate over nuclear propulsion is shifting from whether it can work to how reactors can be regulated, insured and accepted across international jurisdictions. “We are moving from ‘if’ to ‘when’,” NEMO CEO Virginia Crosbie said. Civilian nuclear propulsion is not new. The […]
In Finland, Auramarine on Wednesday outlined a growth strategy that includes its fuel split system, now installed on about 20 vessels, which lets ships switch between compatible fuels such as marine gas oil and biofuel through the same engine without lengthy changeover procedures. “No operator today can predict with confidence what will be available, compliant […]
In Norway, classification society DNV’s newly published Maritime Forecast to 2050 estimates that nearly three quarters of fuel consumption capacity in its high demand 2050 scenario will be aboard ships that have not yet been ordered, leaving their fuel technology undecided. DNV projects low GHG fuel demand for ships above 400 gross tonnage operating internationally […]
In China, Shanghai Electric Group formally launched Phase II of its Taonan project in Jilin Province on August 20, adding planned annual capacity of 200,000 tons of green methanol and 10,000 tons of sustainable aviation fuel. The project will combine wind, solar, energy storage and biomass in an off grid direct connection system. Shanghai Electric […]
In South Korea, Energy Daily reports EcoMethanol, Taebaek City, Hyundai Corporation, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean and EUKOR Car Carriers signed an agreement on August 26 to develop a supply chain for clean methanol from a planned 15,000 ton per year plant in Taebaek. EcoMethanol plans to invest 120 billion won in the plant at Dongjeom Industrial […]
In Norway, Azane Fuel Solutions and energy company Equinor signed a framework agreement covering ammonia fuel supply and truck to ship bunkering, with first deliveries scheduled for the second half of 2026. The agreement establishes terms for supplying ammonia directly to ships by truck as demand for the fuel develops. Azane is developing ammonia bunkering […]
In China, the General Administration of Customs on August 26 detailed efforts to expand green fuel trade by aligning inspections, port controls and export procedures with international market requirements. Customs cited International Maritime Organization rules, EU shipping carbon charges and fuel regulations as drivers of green methanol demand. At Shanghai Port, electronic declarations, AI video […]
In China, Zhejiang Province’s first methanol direct propulsion inland container ship, Dingli Ji 001, entered service August 20 at Haining’s Xingguang terminal on Jiaxing’s canal network linking inland ports with Hangzhou Bay. The 64 TEU vessel burns methanol directly and has a range of up to 1,000 kilometers, sufficient for major inland container routes. It […]
