In Hong Kong, Manifold Times reports Angad Banga of maritime conglomerate The Caravel Group called on global shipping to act with urgency in the wake of the IMO’s postponement of its Net-Zero Framework. Speaking at the World Maritime Merchants Forum, Banga urged shipowners, regulators, and financiers to move forward without waiting for perfect clarity. “If […]
In California, French firm Haffner Energy has signed its first U.S. contract for renewable fuels, supplying biomass gasification modules for a 100 tonne per day biomethanol plant led by local developer OroCarbo. The facility, slated for commissioning in early 2028, will convert orchard waste and forest residues into low carbon methanol, primarily for maritime use. […]
In Copenhagen, engine maker Everllence introduced its two-stroke ME-LGIA engine on November 13, positioning ammonia not as a concept fuel but as a functional reality. Built on the firm’s dual-fuel Liquid Gas Injection platform, the new unit runs on ammonia using the Diesel principle and features a full safety suite tailored to ammonia’s toxicity, including […]
In the Netherlands, offshore engineering firm Allseas unveiled an impact study projecting that its small modular reactors could inject €130 billion into the Dutch economy and eliminate 65 megatonnes of CO₂ emissions annually by 2050. The study, conducted by Roland Berger and validated by major Dutch institutions, outlines a plan to deploy 110 reactors onshore […]
In Hong Kong, World Ports Organization reported the newly launched International Green Fuel Alliance brought together more than 30 maritime, energy, and certification players from 10 countries on November 17, marking a coordinated push to break what organizers call the “three major bottlenecks” of green fuel: fractured standards, skewed supply chains, and missing finance. Anchored […]
In London, RightShip released its From Pledges to Practice report, calling out a disconnect between climate ambition and frontline execution in shipping. Commissioned by RightShip and conducted by maritime research consultancy Thetius, the analysis draws on interviews across vessel operators, ports, and charterers to assess how decarbonization strategies align with operational realities. The report finds […]
In Belgium, JERA Nex bp announced that its hydrogen refueling station at the Port of Ostend is now fully commissioned and supplying fuel to the Hydrocat 48, a hydrogen-powered crew transfer vessel operated by Windcat. Developed under the EU-funded Implementation of Ship Hybridisation program, the station is among the first in Europe to trial green […]
In France, classification society Bureau Veritas signed a declaration on November 7 with more than 30 European stakeholders to accelerate the use of nuclear technology in maritime and port operations. The agreement, announced at the World Nuclear Exhibition in Paris, focuses on deploying Small Modular Reactors and commits signatories to pilot projects, regulatory engagement, and […]
In Spain, Clariant announced on November 10 it will supply catalysts to the Ecoplanta project, Europe’s first commercial-scale facility to produce methanol from municipal solid waste. The plant, led by Repsol and located in El Morell near Tarragona, will use Enerkem’s gasification process to convert 400,000 tons of non-recyclable waste annually into 240,000 tons of […]
In Finland, Hycamite announced on November 11 that it has received Approval in Principle from DNV for its onboard hydrogen production system, which splits LNG into hydrogen and solid carbon during ship operation. It’s the first time DNV has issued an AiP for a pre-combustion carbon capture concept aboard vessels. The system uses Hycamite’s proprietary […]
