In South Korea, No Cut News reports the Gyeongsangnam-do provincial government announced on April 10 that it will spend ₩19.5 billion—including ₩10 billion in national funds—by 2027 to construct a ground-based demonstration facility for cryogenic liquid hydrogen ship equipment as part of a national industrial innovation project. Located at the Korea Shipbuilding and Marine Equipment […]
In The Netherlands at the Port of Rotterdam, OCI, Trammo, and James Fisher Fendercare completed the port’s first ship-to-ship transfer of ammonia—800 cubic meters at -33°C—marking a key step in preparing Europe’s largest bunker port to fuel ammonia-powered vessels expected to enter service by 2026 or 2027. The two-and-a-half-hour operation took place at the APM […]
In China, The Paper reports on April 15, Shanghai East China Shipbuilding handed over the CMA CGM SEINE, the world’s largest dual-fuel container ship, to France’s CMA CGM Group—a 24,000 TEU-class vessel powered by liquefied natural gas and capable of sailing nearly 20,000 nautical miles on a single fill. Delivered at the Changxing Island Shipbuilding […]
In Australia on April 14, Lloyd’s Register, Queensland-based Seatransport, and Houston’s Deployable Energy announced a collaboration to develop nuclear-powered 73-meter emergency response vessels using two to five 1MWe micro modular reactors, enabling 8–10 years of operation without refueling and the ability to supply grid power when docked. The vessels, designed for disaster relief and strategic […]
In the UK, the International Maritime Organization approved draft global regulations at MEPC 83 that will require ocean-going ships over 5,000 gross tons—responsible for 85% of shipping’s CO₂—to meet a new fuel standard and pay emissions pricing, with formal adoption slated for October 2025 and enforcement beginning in 2027. The framework, to be inserted as […]
In the UK, gCaptain reports on April 8 the United States withdrew from international shipping decarbonization talks at the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee, rejecting emissions pricing measures and warning of possible reciprocal actions, citing cost and national interest concerns; no financial estimate was disclosed. “The U.S. will not be engaging in negotiations […]
In Japan, Tsuneishi Shipbuilding announced they have received Approval in Principle from ClassNK for a methanol dual-fuel retrofit design for KAMSARMAX-class bulk carriers, a project developed in collaboration with the Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping to convert existing heavy oil vessels for lower emissions at an undisclosed cost. The design relocates new […]
In Sweden, Northern Offshore Services announced the delivery of the world’s first crew transfer vessel powered solely by biomethanol, the M/V Transporter, a 25-meter high-speed catamaran built to serve offshore wind operations and developed in collaboration with Vestas to reduce emissions from marine service transport. Originally an A-Class vessel converted to T-Class, Transporter seats 24 […]
In Italy, Fincantieri and Viking confirmed that two hydrogen-powered cruise ships—the Viking Libra, scheduled for delivery in late 2026, and the Viking Astrea, set for 2027—are under construction at Fincantieri’s Ancona shipyard, and announced a new agreement to build two additional ships for 2031, with options for two more. The Viking Libra will be the […]
In Japan, JERA, alongside CF Industries and Mitsui & Co., announced a final investment decision for the Blue Point project in Ascension Parish, Louisiana—a low-carbon ammonia facility with a planned capacity of 1.4 million tons per year and a total project cost of approximately $4 billion. The facility will produce ammonia from natural gas while […]
