In Korea, Gangwon Newspaper reports Taebaek City is seeking a clean methanol partnership with Latvia to turn forest biomass into marine fuel and build a route into the European market. Taebaek Mayor Lee Sang-ho met Latvian Embassy officials in Seoul on August 7 to propose a Korea Latvia Clean Methanol Global Partnership as shipping faces […]
In China, Economic Daily reports Deloitte China, the Beijing Energy Society and Longji Energy Group have released a report arguing that biomass based diesel, green methanol and sustainable aviation fuel offer one of the few near term routes to cut emissions from aviation and shipping without replacing existing fuel infrastructure. The two sectors emit more […]
In China, the National Energy Administration’s new China Green Fuel Development Report 2026 lays out a green fuel sector backed by expanding production, marine demand and new ways to monetize lower emissions. China ended 2025 with about 380,000 tonnes a year of green methanol capacity, 700,000 tonnes of green ammonia and 3 million tonnes of […]
In China, the China Classification Society’s Shanghai branch has granted type approval and China Stage II emissions certification to CSSC’s 711 Research Institute for the country’s first high pressure direct injection, methanol only medium speed marine engine designed for full operating scenarios. The certificates were issued recently in Shanghai. The approvals verify the domestically developed […]
In Cyprus, Cyprus Shipping News reports dry bulk shipowner Lemissoler Navigation named the methanol dual-fuel ships Lem Azalea and Lem Plumeria, the first vessels in the company’s four ship alternative fuel newbuilding program. Both vessels will be chartered to Cargill. The dry bulk carriers built for Lemissoler in China by CSSC Huangpu Wenchong can run […]
In Japan, Mitsui E&S completed factory testing of the country’s first methanol dual-fuel marine engine based on technology from Swiss engine designer WinGD. The engine, built at Mitsui E&S’s plant in Tamano, Okayama Prefecture, will power the first of four new vessels. It is also the first large WinGD engine manufactured at the Tamano plant, […]
In China, Hong Kong utility Towngas urged the Hong Kong government to improve green methanol bunkering facilities and create a dedicated Energy Office under the Special Administrative Region’s first Five Year Plan for 2026–2030. The company submitted proposals across eight areas to accelerate the commercial use of hydrogen, green methanol and sustainable aviation fuel. Towngas […]
In Norway, Amon Maritime and Navigator Gas secured up to $121.8 million through their joint venture to finance two ammonia-fueled liquified ammonia carriers scheduled for delivery in May and September 2028. The six-year loan will cover as much as 70% of the vessels’ cost. The project combines Amon Maritime’s work developing ammonia powered ships, fuel […]
In Australia, Licella and Quadrise amended their joint development agreement to move hydrothermal liquefaction bio-oil toward marine diesel engine testing in the second half of 2026. Licella’s Cat-HTR technology converts forestry residues, agricultural waste and other biomass into bio-oil. Quadrise is evaluating the material as a feedstock for its bioMSAR and bioMSAR Zero marine fuels. […]
In China, China News Network reports Hainan province completed its first biodiesel bunkering operation on July 27 at Basuo Port in Dongfang, supplying 10 tonnes of BD100 to the port tug Bagang Tuo 8. The event banner identifies the fuel as BD100, or 100% biodiesel. The Basuo Maritime Bureau said biodiesel can sharply reduce sulfur […]
