In the United States, Representatives Nanette Barragán and Troy Carter Sr., along with Senator Chris Van Hollen, reintroduced the Next Generation Shipping Act on June 25. The bill would create a $1 billion annual program through the Maritime Administration to fund clean shipping technology and port infrastructure, including zero-emission vessels, alternative fuels, and equipment upgrades. […]
In China, CSSC 711 Research Institute signed a contract with Jiangsu Zhenjiang shipyard to supply a methanol dual-fuel propulsion and fuel system for a 9,000-tonne cement carrier ordered by Germany’s Hartmann Group. The vessel, intended for coastal operation in Norway, will be the world’s first methanol dual-fuel cement ship once delivered, with completion expected by […]
In Sweden, PowerCell Group has secured a contract to supply fuel cell systems for two liquid hydrogen powered cargo ships being built by Norwegian company LH2 Shipping. The deal, valued at approximately SEK 50 million, covers 4 megawatts of installed power based on PowerCell’s Marine System 225 platform, with deliveries scheduled for completion by 2028. […]
In China, Sina Finance reports Exmar’s ammonia-fueled vessel Antwerpen completed its first cargo loading and departed Nanjing’s Qingjiang terminal on June 27 on its first commercial voyage. The ship loaded 30,214 tonnes of liquid ammonia bound for India, a cargo valued at roughly 132 million yuan. The vessel runs on liquid ammonia as propulsion fuel, […]
In China, Shanghai Observer reports the methanol bunker vessel Haijang Zhiyuan delivered 3,000 tonnes of green methanol to the container ship Han Xin Qing Mao at the Lvhuashan South anchorage on June 21, marking Shanghai Port’s first ship-to-ship methanol bunkering operation in anchorage waters and setting a national record for single-delivery volume at an anchorage. […]
In the United States, the U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council escorted a group of Japanese business journalists through Illinois and Texas to build understanding of bioethanol as a feedstock for sustainable marine fuel. The delegation visited an ethanol plant operated by Marquis in Illinois, toured a working corn farm, and attended a seminar at the […]
In Spain, Manifold Times reports energy company Repsol has begun commercial supply of co-processed marine fuels with renewable content at the port of Algeciras, one of the Mediterranean’s busiest bunkering hubs. The launch coincided with the first commercial voyage of Repsol’s new bunkering vessel Bahía Candela, which loaded co-processed fuel at the company’s Petronor refinery […]
In Norway, Azane Infrastructure said it is continuing all three Enova-supported ammonia bunkering projects in Florø, Stavanger and Mongstad, with the terminals targeted to begin operating by 2029. The projects are intended to form the first stage of an ammonia-fueling network along the Norwegian coast and support vessels designed to use ammonia instead of conventional […]
In Japan, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines signed a term agreement with Swiss energy company Axpo to supply bio-LNG to its LNG-fueled car carriers at Málaga and Barcelona in Spain. The deal extends MOL’s European bio-LNG network beyond Zeebrugge, Belgium, where deliveries began under a separate agreement in March 2025. The fuel is made by liquefying methane […]
In Denmark, Kvasir Technologies raised €10 million to scale a marine fuel made from lignin-rich agricultural and forestry residues and begin developing its first commercial production plant. European Energy joined existing investors EIFO, Mærsk Growth and Footprint Fund in the Series A round. It also formed KVEEN Biofuels with Kvasir to pursue the planned facility […]
