Dutch company Royal Vopak has launched marked consultations for the storage of ammonia at its Vopak Energy Park Antwerp site in Belgium. Through market consultations, Vopak aims to gauge market interest and gain detailed insight into customer demand. The consultations opened on October 24 and will r
As part of its ongoing commitment to decarbonize the fleet, Taiwanese shipping company Wan Hai Lines has placed orders for eight methanol dual-fuel ready containerships at South Korean yards.
U.S.-based FuelCell Energy and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) have agreed to jointly pursue hydrogen energy business initiatives and have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) outlining the possibilities.
French cruise line operator PONANT has received support from the European Commission for its Swap2Zero project – the ‘first’ transoceanic vessel aiming for carbon neutrality.
Danish renewables developer European Energy has officially opened its first green hydrogen facility in Måde, near Esbjerg, marking its first venture into large-scale hydrogen production using renewable energy. Following the completion of the construction in June this year and the commissioning phase
China Classification Society (CCS) has awarded approvals in principle for designs of a new ammonia dual-fuel containership and a methanol dual-fuel bulk carrier independently developed by CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company.
Singaporean shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL) and China’s bunkering supplier Shanghai SIPG Energy Service (SSES) have completed the inaugural bunkering of PIL’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered container vessel, Kota Eagle.
North American developer of green hydrogen projects EverWind Fuels has secured $22.5 million in funding from the Canadian government to develop marine and shore-side infrastructure at its Point Tupper terminal in Nova Scotia as part of the green hydrogen and ammonia project. The funding was awarded
Classification societies DNV and Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) have become members of the Nuclear Energy Maritime Organization (NEMO), an association focused on advancing the integration of nuclear technology in maritime. NEMO was created earlier this year by a group of companies interested in d
French maritime firm Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has celebrated the beginning of the construction of the first low-carbon roll-on /roll-off (RoRo) vessel to be chartered to European aerospace giant Airbus. The steel cutting ceremony for the first of three low-carbon vessels equipped with wind-assi
Swedish shipping company Stena RoRo has taken delivery of a new E-Flexer roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) vessel, which will be powered multi-fuel engine and a battery package, from the Chinese shipyard CMI Jinling (Weihai).
German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has delivered the second LNG-powered cruise ship, Disney Treasure, to U.S.-based Disney Cruise Line. Disney Treasure was delivered on October 24, 2024, earlier than contractually agreed, according to Meyer Werft. The ship featuring 1,240 cabins, a size of 144,000 GT, a
Japanese companies Idemitsu Kosan and Mitsubishi Corporation have entered into an agreement to jointly study the efficient operation of clean ammonia carriers and transshipment terminals as well as the structuring of a low-carbon ammonia supply chain. In addition to the efficient operation of clean
Public ferry service provider San Francisco Bay Ferry (SF Bay Ferry) has received a $12.5 million grant to set up electric vessel charging infrastructure at the Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal in Alameda as part of the Rapid Electric Emission-Free Ferry (REEF) Program. SF Bay Ferry’s REEF Program includes
