The UK’s first commercially ready bio-methanol storage and supply service for shipping has been launched at the Port of Immingham, the largest port by cargo volume in the UK, as part of efforts to advance decarbonization in maritime transport. The three-partite partnership of Exolum, Methanex Corpor
A new industry-academia research collaboration project, led by the National University of Singapore’s Centre for Hydrogen Innovations (CHI), has been launched with a focus on the development of next-generation ammonia-fuelled marine engines with near-zero emissions to help in speeding up the decarbo
Singapore-headquartered owner and operator of crude and product tankers AET is set to enrich its fleet with its first-ever hybrid-electric, ethanol-ready tanker, set to be built in China. AET placed the order for its first hybrid-electric dynamic positioning shuttle tanker (DPST) with Dalian Shipbui
Italy’s maritime transportation group Fratelli Cosulich has launched the first unit in its four-ship methanol-powered IMO II chemical bunker tanker series, under construction in China. The vessel named Anna Cosulich was launched on February 4 at the Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipyard in China, with Giovann
China-headquartered engineering player Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (CIMC SOE) has received orders for three liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessels.
IMODCO Terminals, a subsidiary of the Netherlands-headquartered SBM Offshore, has secured a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract with Carbon Collectors for the development of an offshore CO2 transport and injection solution in the Southern North Sea. The nine‑month FEED will define the desig
The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Towngas), Sinopec (Hong Kong) and Sinopec Star Company have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic partnership to collaborate on clean energy solutions, including hydrogen and green fuels, among other things. The tripartite pa
Danish shipping and logistics titan A.P. Moller – Maersk has taken delivery of the first in a new series of six dual-fuel mid-size container vessels being constructed at a Chinese shipyard. The Tangier Mærsk was delivered from Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group’s yard in Jingjiang, China, three months a
Yanmar Power Solutions, a subsidiary of Japan’s industrial diesel engine and machinery manufacturer Yanmar Holdings, has obtained ship classification certification for its hydrogen-fueled four-stroke high-speed engine. Yanmar Power Solutions reported on January 27 that it had become the first engine
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has published what it says is the maritime industry’s first dedicated guidance notes for onboard hydrogen generation, as a response to growing interest from shipowners, yards and technology developers in producing hydrogen onboard using alternative fuels such as LNG, methanol a
UK-based wind-assisted propulsion provider Anemoi Marine Technologies has completed the installation of four folding rotor sails on a second vessel owned by Singapore-based shipping company Berge Bulk. The rotor sails, 5 meters wide and 35 meters tall, were installed on the 208,000 DWT Newcastlemax
Three players, Japan’s MODEC, Norway’s Eld Energy, and Delta Electronics, have joined forces to expand hydrogen use in the maritime sector, driving energy transition by deploying solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology for the first time on a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel
Northern Lights, a joint venture (JV) encompassing three European oil majors: Shell, Equinor, and TotalEnergies, has taken steps to enrich its fleet with four more carbon dioxide (CO2) vessels through charter deals with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and a consortium between Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line
Singapore-based tanker owner Hafnia and its joint venture partner, French shipowner Socatra, have taken delivery of their fourth and final dual-fuel methanol medium-range (MR) tanker constructed in China. The latest addition to Hafnia and Socatra’s IMO II MR fleet, Ecomar Gironde, is part of the joi
