In Washington, gCaptain reports the White House’s maritime policy office at the National Security Council lost two top staffers last week, including Ian Bennitt, senior director for maritime and industrial capacity, and Brian McCormack, the NSC’s chief of staff, according to sources familiar with the matter. Bennitt is reportedly leaving for the private sector. McCormack […]
In Japan, ClassNK introduced its new “Fleet Cost Simulation” service, designed to help shipping companies estimate the financial impact of greenhouse gas regulations including the IMO’s mid-term measures, EU-ETS, and FuelEU Maritime. The launch is part of ClassNK’s broader Transition Support Services initiative. The service includes two main components: an Excel-based Fleet Cost Calculator and […]
On July 11, China launched its 21st National Navigation Day and the national observance of World Maritime Day with a forum in Qionghai, Hainan, under the theme “Green Navigation, to the New Picture.” The event, marking 20 years since the founding of China Navigation Day, doubled as a state-of-the-industry address. The Ministry of Transport invoked […]
In the UK, Seabound announced it installed its compact carbon capture system aboard the UBC Cork, a 5,700 GT cement carrier, marking the first deployment of the technology on a working vessel. The unit is designed to capture up to 95% of CO₂ from the ship’s exhaust using calcium hydroxide, turning emissions into limestone for […]
In China on July 13 at Dalian Port, China Marine Bunker (CMB) supplied 500 tons of domestically produced, bonded green methanol to COSCO’s first methanol dual-fuel ultra-large container ship, COSCO Shipping Yangpu. The ISCC certified methanol was produced from waste biomass at facilities in Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia. The bunkering completes what CMB described as […]
In Japan, Kuribayashi Shipping has signed a basic agreement with Japan Biofuels to jointly study the commercial viability of a biofuel supply chain based on jatropha, a drought-tolerant, non-edible crop cultivated in Mozambique. The study supports Japan’s response to new EU maritime fuel regulations and the global shift toward cleaner fuels. The proposed chain would […]
In China, Ammonia Energy reports Energy China’s Hydrogen Energy subsidiary is preparing to begin operations this September at one of the country’s most ambitious green fuel facilities. Located in Jilin province, the first phase of the Songyuan Hydrogen Energy Industrial Park will produce 200,000 tons of renewable ammonia annually, powered by 800 MW of wind […]
In Spain, H2SITE has secured funding from the European Innovation Council to install a one-ton-per-day ammonia cracker at a port in northwest Europe, marking a significant step in decentralizing hydrogen production. The unit uses palladium-based membrane reactor technology that both splits ammonia and separates hydrogen in a single device. Unlike conventional cracking plants, H2SITE’s unit […]
In China, China Marine Fuel Company and PowerChina’s Beijing Engineering Corporation have signed a framework agreement to develop a green methanol supply chain for the shipping sector, linking production, storage, distribution, and bunkering into a single system intended to support lower-emissions marine operations. The deal brings together one of China’s largest ship fuel suppliers and […]
In Texas, Houston based HyOrc Corporation has signed an agreement with Portugal’s Start Lda to develop a 25,000 ton per year green methanol plant in Porto, with projected lifetime revenues of $390 million. The facility will use HyOrc’s proprietary RDF gasification and methanol synthesis technology, converting waste into low-carbon fuel for marine and industrial use. […]
