In India, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said four major ports have placed work orders for electric tugs under its Green Tug Transition Program, part of a wider push under the Harit Sagar Green Port Guidelines that also includes shore power for smaller craft and port electrification measures. In the same update, the […]
In Lithuania, Anew Climate and Avenir said they completed their first joint bio-LNG bunkering at the Port of Klaipėda LNG terminal, loading certified waste based liquefied biomethane onto an Avenir vessel for delivery to Sweden. The companies said the fuel is intended for ferries operated by Destination Gotland. Anew said the shipment draws from its […]
In Texas, Golden Pass LNG said it has achieved first production of liquefied natural gas from Train 1 at its Sabine Pass Terminal, the first step toward full operations at a three train export project. Golden Pass said it anticipates beginning to export LNG to global customers in the second quarter of 2026. The company […]
In Japan, a consortium led by Japan Engine Corporation and Kawasaki Heavy Industries said on March 27, 2026 that it began running a hydrogen two-stroke marine engine in a factory test. The project is supported by NEDO with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines involved on the shipping side. The partners said the full scale engine has reached […]
In the Netherlands, Titan Clean Fuels said on March 31 it signed an offtake agreement with TURN2X to deliver e-methane to the maritime industry from 2028, using Titan’s seven bunker vessels and its reach across about 52 ports. TURN2X will produce the fuel at a modular plant in Miajadas, Spain, using renewable energy and biogenic […]
In China, the China Classification Society said on March 31 that Guangdong Zhaohai Shipyard has begun building the nation’s first domestically inspected 2,000 ton hydrogen fuel inland cargo ship, a demonstration intended to test hydrogen propulsion under commercial cargo conditions. Backed by Guangdong Yuntao Hydrogen Energy and CSSC Guangzhou, the program is framed as a […]
In China, China Power News Network interviewed Ni Jianjun, deputy general manager of Shanghai Electric Shanghai Boiler Works, about Shanghai Electric’s Taonan project in Jilin, which is producing green methanol for shipping in a market where, as Mr. Ni said, “coal based methanol still dominates.” The project started production in July 2025, with first phase […]
In China, the Maritime Bureau of the Ministry of Transport on March 31 released a draft guide covering the technical and inspection rules for methanol bunkering vessels on inland waterways, with public comments due by April 10. The draft sets out how newly built floating methanol refuelling units would be designed, inspected and certified before […]
In Norway, Manifold Times reports Skarv Shipping Solutions has taken delivery of PEAK SKARV 1, the first vessel in a four-ship series built at Huanghai Shipbuilding in Weihai for North Europe’s shortsea market. The 7,900 dwt multipurpose vessel was delivered on March 23 and is fitted with an optimized engine prepared for future ammonia or […]
In the US, Splash247 reports the Trump administration has formally asked the IMO to abandon its Net Zero Framework, reopening a shipping fight that was merely postponed last October rather than settled. The US submission ahead of MEPC 84 calls the package “flawed,” warns of economic fallout for shipping and consumers, and argues the resumed […]
