In China, the world’s first ship-to-ship green ammonia bunkering operation delivered 1,000 metric tons of fuel produced at China Energy Engineering’s Songyuan Hydrogen Energy Industrial Park project to CMB.TECH’s Mineral Europa at Zhoushan Oct. 13, China National Radio reports. The fuel traveled through a supply chain involving overland transportation and port storage before the dedicated […]
In China, Ningbo-Zhoushan Port completed the country’s first simultaneous supply of three alternative marine fuels at three locations within the same port complex Sept. 30, delivering LNG, green methanol and B24 biofuel to international ships during dockside operations, China Water Transport Network reports. Three bunkering vessels supplied approximately 7,400 cubic meters of LNG at Chuanshan, […]
In the United States, Denver based Blaze Energy announced Oct. 6 that it raised $6.5 million to advance technology designed to allow existing marine engines to operate on alternative fuels, with a commercial vessel demonstration planned for 2027 in partnership with Lomar Shipping. The seed financing round was led by Propeller Ventures and Catalyzer Ventures, […]
In the United States, Demeter Energy announced Oct. 5 that it signed a feedstock supply term sheet with Veransa Group to provide urban wood and green waste for a planned biomethanol and carbon capture facility at SeaPort Manatee, Florida, targeting marine fuel and other low carbon markets. The agreement calls for Veransa to supply up […]
In South Korea, Hapag-Lloyd has completed its first simultaneous operations bunkering of certified biomethanol supplied by China’s Goldwind to the Seaspan Amazon at the Port of Busan, allowing the vessel to receive fuel as other ship and port activities continued. The ISCC EU-certified biomethanol was produced at Goldwind’s integrated facility in Inner Mongolia, China, and […]
In Thailand, Italian engineering and certification company RINA announced Oct. 6 that it had signed two agreements with Thailand’s national energy company PTT to explore research cooperation on alternative fuels, vessel electrification and other energy and maritime technologies. The memoranda of understanding with PTT’s Innovation Institute establish a framework for technical cooperation, knowledge sharing and […]
In India, AM Green Ammonia has secured a 10-year renewable ammonia supply contract worth at least €585 million through Germany’s government funded H2Global auction, with shipments from Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, to Germany expected to begin in 2029. Under the agreement, Germany’s Hintco will purchase the ammonia for resale in the European market, with the option […]
In Qatar, Kingdom Konsult and Saudi Arabia’s The Biofuel Company announced an exclusive partnership Oct. 6 to introduce B100 biofuel, including for marine bunkering, by combining the Qatari firm’s market development capabilities with the Saudi company’s fuel supply and technical expertise. Manifold Times reports the agreement was announced at AIM Congress 2026 in Dubai, with […]
In Singapore, MOL Ocean Bulk has signed a 25-year iron ore transportation contract with Vale International for two 210,000 deadweight ton carriers scheduled for completion in 2030, using engines capable of switching between ethanol, methanol and heavy fuel oil to reduce shipping emissions. The vessels, described by MOL as the world’s first ore carriers of […]
In China, Hainan Shenneng New Energy plans to produce 10,000 tons of green methanol annually in Yangpu, Danzhou, by the end of 2027, combining hydrogen made with offshore wind power and carbon dioxide from biomass to supply fuel for international ships at Yangpu Port. The company has filed its green hydrogen energy demonstration project and […]
