In Washington, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service reports new greenhouse gas reduction requirements for marine bunker suppliers in the Netherlands are creating significant market opportunities for U.S. biofuels exporters. The Netherlands imported $535 million in U.S. biofuels in 2025, predominantly bioethanol and HEFA, cementing Rotterdam as Europe’s key bunkering hub. Starting this […]
In China, researchers at the National Defense University of Science and Technology have concluded that ammonia fuel could give the People’s Liberation Army Navy greater operational flexibility and battlefield survivability by eliminating dependence on imported oil and reducing ship visibility to infrared detection systems, according to an analysis published in state-affiliated Guangming Daily. The paper […]
In Finland, ship design firm Deltamarin has joined H4PERION, a four-year Horizon Europe project coordinated by the University of Vaasa that aims to develop and demonstrate a full-scale hydrogen-capable internal combustion engine for long-distance maritime use. The project brings together 16 partners from seven European countries covering ship design, engine development, vessel operation, classification and […]
In Singapore, maritime technology company MarinaChain and environmental certification body Green Marine have launched Verdaxis, a joint venture offering an artificial intelligence-enabled platform for green marine fuel procurement and regulatory compliance. The platform connects buyers and sellers of alternative marine fuels including methanol and biofuels, and is designed to help operators navigate European Union Emissions […]
In Italy, Eni and MSC Cruises have completed a 2,000-hour trial running one engine of the cruise ship MSC Opera on pure hydrogenated vegetable oil, with no engine modifications required, confirming the biofuel’s drop-in compatibility with existing marine engines. The trial recorded a 16 percent reduction in nitrogen oxide emissions and an 80 percent reduction […]
In South Korea, the Ministry of Trade and Industry unveiled a national shipbuilding strategy on May 13 targeting core technologies across seven vessel types, leading with liquefied natural gas carriers, ammonia vessels, hydrogen carriers and liquefied carbon dioxide carriers, alongside electric propulsion ships, offshore wind support vessels and polar icebreakers. The plan commits up to […]
In South Korea, Busan Port Authority plans to construct a 37,000 cubic meter liquefied natural gas storage tank and a 150,000 cubic meter green methanol storage tank at Busan New Port by 2032, positioning the port as a regional green fuel bunkering hub. The facilities, to be built within the New Port southern container terminal […]
In China, Pengpai News reports Shanghai startup Huacanke Ship Technology has completed ground testing of a hydrogen internal combustion engine paired with organic liquid hydrogen storage, claiming the world’s first such system designed for inland waterway vessels. The system uses organic liquid hydrogen, a non-toxic medium stored and transported at ambient temperature and pressure, dispensable […]
In China, Dazhong Daily reports CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding and China Shipbuilding Trading held a joint naming ceremony for five ammonia-ready vessels for Belgium’s CMB.TECH at a ceremony on May 7. The Morini, a 319,000 deadweight ton very large crude carrier and the fourth in a series built for CMB.TECH, will be delivered 10 months […]
In China, CACEM reports Orient Overseas Container Line has named the world’s largest methanol dual-fuel container ship, OOCL Wisdom, at a ceremony on May 8 at Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering in Jiangsu province. The 24,168 twenty-foot equivalent unit vessel carries the world’s largest methanol dual-fuel propulsion system, with main engines, auxiliary engines and boilers […]
