In Brussels, on May 20, 2025, the European Commission awarded €96.7 million to three renewable hydrogen projects in Norway—RjukanH2, Gen2-LH2, and HammerfestH2—marking the EU’s first direct support for maritime hydrogen bunkering under the European Hydrogen Bank’s second auction. Funded through the Innovation Fund, the three projects will receive fixed premium subsidies between €0.45 and €1.88 […]
In Texas on May 19, 2025, Galveston LNG Bunker Port LLC secured its final federal approvals from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Coast Guard, clearing the way to begin construction of the first dedicated LNG marine fuel terminal on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The facility, a joint venture between Pilot LNG […]
In the Netherlands on May 13, 2025, Van Oord’s Boreas became the first vessel to receive 500 tons of green methanol via ship-to-ship bunkering in the Port of Amsterdam, using OCI HyFuels-supplied fuel delivered by Unibarge’s Chicago at TMA Logistics’ Amerikahaven terminal. The Boreas is “the first ship of its kind that can sail on […]
In China, on May 7 in Hong Kong, Chimbusco Pan Nation Petro-Chemical Co. and Orient Overseas Container Line completed the city’s first delivery of ISCC-EU-certified B30 marine biofuel, supplying a container vessel with a 30% biodiesel blend under newly enacted IMO MEPC 83 regulations; financial terms were not disclosed. The B30 fuel blend—30% biodiesel mixed […]
In Japan, on May 9, NYK Group subsidiary Northern Offshore Services completed construction of the Transporter, a 25.35-meter crew transfer vessel that will operate exclusively on bio-methanol fuel in European offshore wind farms, marking the first such deployment worldwide; financial details were not disclosed. The Transporter was converted from an A-Class CTV and features 24 […]
In Japan, on May 13 in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, Tsuneishi Shipbuilding delivered the world’s first dual-fuel methanol and heavy oil Ultramax-class bulk carrier, the 65,700 DWT TESS66 AEROLINE, to an undisclosed client, with no financial terms announced. The vessel maintains the Ultramax hallmark of high cargo capacity—81,500 m³—while reducing emissions by up to 80% for […]
In Denmark, on May 13 European Energy and Mitsui & Co. inaugurated the world’s first large-scale commercial e-methanol facility in Aabenraa, a €100 million project producing 42,000 tonnes annually to supply Maersk, the LEGO Group, and Novo Nordisk with renewable methanol made from solar power and biogenic CO₂. The Kassø e-methanol plant operates adjacent to […]
In China, Xinde Marine News reports on May 7 at New Yangzi Shipbuilding in China, Pacific International Lines took delivery of the Kota Oasis, its first 8,200 TEU LNG dual-fuel containership, jointly developed with SDARI and verified by Lloyd’s Register, as part of a four-vessel series with no price disclosed. The 260-meter Kota Oasis features […]
In Maryland, Green Post Korea reports from May 11 to 14, senior executives from HD Hyundai and Hanwha Ocean joined the 2025 SelectUSA Investment Summit to discuss U.S.-Korea cooperation on shipbuilding with Trump administration officials, exploring new business models and supply chain restructuring, though no specific investment amount was disclosed. According to industry sources, the […]
In Korea, ET News reports on May 14 in Seoul, Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung pledged to make South Korea a “global maritime powerhouse” by investing in smart, green, and specialized shipbuilding technologies, with policies aimed at capturing future markets in LNG, electric, methanol, ammonia, and hydrogen-fueled vessels, though no specific funding amount was […]
