In China, the Ministry of Transport is expanding its Global Sustainable Transport Certification, or GSTC, system for green marine fuels, with applications across methanol and ammonia projects and new certification efforts in Shanghai and Hong Kong. The China International Sustainable Transport Innovation and Knowledge Center, a research and standards body under the ministry, developed GSTC […]
In China, Ningbo-Zhoushan Port supplied 5,493 tons of green methanol to the COSCO Shipping Libra at Meidong Terminal on August 23 fueling with the new dedicated methanol bunker vessel China Fuel Green Energy 85 as simultaneous cargo operations were underway. The China Fuel Green Energy 85, an IMO Type 2 chemical tanker, just entered service […]
In Switzerland, marine engine designer WinGD says ethanol is ready for wider use as a marine fuel, supported by more than a decade of engine development and established large scale fuel production. Shandong Shipping’s May order for the world’s first ethanol fueled two stroke engines, for Newcastlemax vessels chartered to Vale, is the first commercial […]
In Malaysia, CBL International returned to profit in the first half of 2026, earning about $1.5 million on $395.6 million in revenue, up 49% from a year earlier, and highlighted biofuels as a growing part of its marine fuel business. Sales volume rose 10.9% and gross profit more than doubled to $6.5 million. CBL said […]
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 […]
