In India, EXMAR’s ammonia-powered midsize gas carrier Antwerpen arrived at Paradip on July 14, completing the first commercial voyage by an oceangoing ammonia powered ship. Antwerpen left Nanjing, China on June 27 after loading its cargo of over 30,000 tonnes of ammonia. EXMAR said the propulsion system performed in line with the vessel’s design and […]
In Washington, the Port of Long Beach signed a memorandum of cooperation with the U.S. Maritime Administration to study the infrastructure, safety and regulatory requirements for commercial ships powered by small modular reactors. Long Beach said it is the first U.S. port to formally examine how nuclear-powered commercial vessels could be accommodated. The port will […]
In South Korea, the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) granted approval in principle to a 15,000-TEU containership concept powered by a small modular nuclear reactor, advancing a joint project with the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering and the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute. KRISO designed the vessel, KAERI developed its marine molten […]
In South Korea, S-OIL said July 22 it had begun supplying B30 marine fuel in Ulsan, blending very low sulfur fuel oil from its Onsan refinery with 30% biofuel produced and stored in the region to meet growing demand for lower-carbon shipping fuels. The company has established an integrated Ulsan-area system covering feedstock procurement, blending, […]
In Spain, Repsol supplied 2,800 tonnes of bioethanol to Maersk’s 16,000-TEU Antonia Maersk at the Port of Barcelona on July 15, marking the port’s first bioethanol bunkering operation. The delivery was completed under commercial conditions and followed earlier ethanol use aboard the 1,800-TEU Laura Maersk, which has sailed on pure ethanol and ethanol-methanol blends. Maersk […]
In Brussels, the European Commission proposed revising the EU Emissions Trading System to provide shipping companies with more direct support for sustainable marine fuels and zero-emission propulsion. The plan would reserve 110 million allowances from as early as 2028 through 2040. Unlike existing maritime support distributed through the Innovation Fund, allocations would be based on […]
In China, Jiangsu Langhua Ship Equipment expects to begin production in September at a new factory making ammonia fuel-supply equipment for marine engine conversions. The project in Yufang Town, Jiangsu province, has entered the exterior-finishing and equipment-commissioning stages. Construction began in June 2025 on 3.8 acres of reused industrial land. Langhua built four workshops and […]
In China, at the Port of Shanghai, EUKOR’s first methanol dual-fuel car carrier, Arctic Tern, received more than 2,800 tonnes of locally produced green methanol on July 17. Methanol bunkering took place during simultaneous cargo loading, reducing the car carrier’s time in port. The operation demonstrated a supply chain in which the fuel is produced, […]
In Texas, Glenfarne Group’s Texas LNG secured a $500 million investment led by HPS Investment Partners, part of BlackRock, to advance its planned LNG export terminal at the Port of Brownsville. Glenfarne said the investment is one of the final steps required before a final investment decision. In February, Texas LNG announced it had assembled […]
In the Netherlands, CMA CGM’s new 24,212-TEU container ship Notre Dame completed its first bio-LNG bunkering in Rotterdam with 11,125 cubic meters of fuel, the largest bio-LNG delivery to a CMA CGM vessel. TotalEnergies supplied the fuel from an LNG bunkering vessel. The bio-LNG was produced in Europe from biomethane derived from agricultural and organic […]
