In South Korea, the Korea Maritime Institute has published research urging the government to build a legal and regulatory framework for green ammonia as a marine fuel, warning that the country’s shipping industry risks falling behind as international emissions rules tighten. The institute highlighted that South Korea currently imports all of its ammonia and has […]
In the United States, World Fuel Services and West Coast Clean Fuels have completed the country’s first over-the-water methanol bunker fuel delivery, carried out in South Florida last month, making a nationwide methanol bunkering capability available to vessel owners and operators for the first time. West Coast Clean Fuels is currently the only operator in […]
In China, the Financial Times reports, CATL, the world’s largest battery maker, is pushing to electrify parts of the global shipping fleet, having deployed batteries on around 900 vessels so far, mostly smaller craft operating close to the Chinese coastline. The company controls 37% of the EV battery market and is now doubling its marine […]
In China, a shipmaker that successfully trialed the world’s first bioethanol-reforming hydrogen vessel on the Li River last July is in talks to bring the same technology to Dongjiang Lake, a protected national water source in Hunan province. Guilin Wuzhou, a state-owned shipbuilder based in Guangxi, hosted a delegation from Hunan last month that included […]
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 […]
