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 […]
In China, Dazhong Daily reports Beihai Shipbuilding signed a contract with South Korean shipowner Polaris Shipping for four 210,000 deadweight tonne tri-fuel ore carriers for Brazilian mining giant Vale’s green fuel vessel project. The Newcastlemax ships will be able to run on ethanol, methanol or conventional fuel. Beihai’s new generation Sirius series also incorporates wind […]
In China, China Marine Bunker and Hengxing Shipping Group have put China Fuel Green Energy 85, Ningbo’s newly built dedicated methanol bunkering vessel into service at Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, capable of all-weather ship-to-ship fueling. The bunker vessel, which cost more than $14.8 million, is an IMO Type II chemical tanker with capacity for 10,850 cubic meters […]
In Spain, HyFive has signed a second term sheet covering 10,000 tonnes of e-methanol annually from its planned HyMet Musel project, bringing volumes covered by offtake term sheets to 60,000 tonnes a year. The latest customer is based in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region. HyFive signed its first term sheet three months earlier for up to half […]
In Japan, Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyo Bay has delivered its first proprietary system for supplying methanol to medium- and low-speed diesel main engines for installation aboard a Kamsarmax bulk carrier. The low-flashpoint fuel supply system, or LFSS, will connect the vessel’s methanol fuel supply with its main engine, bringing an alternative to heavy fuel oil into […]
