Having delivered two test systems for ammonia-fueled engines developed by Swiss engine designer WinGD, Swedish marine technology company Alfa Laval is gearing up to supply its first fuel systems for ammonia-fueled vessels by the end of 2025. Building on the partnership with WinGD established in late
UK’s Imperial College London and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at advancing innovations in zero-carbon shipping and achieving net-zero port emissions to support the decarbonization of the maritime sector.
Industry coalition SEA-LNG has unveiled that over 2,000 of the world’s 60,000 largest vessels will be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the near future, as LNG-fueled vessels keep increasing their share of the global fleet.
UK-based midstream LNG & BioLNG company Avenir LNG has signed a time charter party (TCP) with LNG Shipping, a subsidiary of Italian energy major Eni, for one of its LNG bunker vessels. Under the multi-year deal, Eni will charter the 7,500 cubic meter (cbm) LNG bunker vessel Avenir Aspiration, commen
Following the conclusion of the 82nd session of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 82), the progress made toward finalizing the net-zero framework, set for approval at the ‘critical’ MEPC 83 meeting in April next year, appears to be ‘on track’ as the maritime industry continues it
Nordic energy company Gasum has joined forces with Finnish shipping company Wasaline to build the first large-scale commercial FuelEU Maritime pooling service, providing a way for conventional fuel vessels to save on compliance costs as the regulation enters into force in January 2025. Established t
French technological containment specialist Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) has obtained five approvals in principle (AiPs) for advancements in its Mark III multifuel-ready membrane containment system and the new 200,000 cubic meter (cbm) LNG carrier concept. The approvals were issued by classificati
Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku has launched the second liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled Icon-class ship built for US-based cruise company Royal Caribbean International.
Seaspan Energy’s first LNG bunkering vessel, the Seaspan Garibaldi (Nch’kay), is on its way to Vancouver, where it will take its first cargo and finalize commissioning.
MF Estelle, the ‘world’s first’ autonomous electric ferry, has completed its journey between two major islands in central Stockholm, demonstrating the potential for unmanned, sustainable transport, the RISE Research Institutes of Sweden has unveiled. MF Estelle’s trial in Stockholm Designed and buil
The FIN-EST Green Corridor, a collaborative initiative between Finland and Estonia aimed at creating a sustainable and climate-neutral maritime corridor in the Gulf of Finland, has approved 19 joint projects that seek to reduce the carbon footprint of ferry journeys between the two countries. The in
Glander International Bunkering, a subsidiary of Bunker Holding, and Spanish marine fuel supplier Cepsa have joined forces on the supply of second-generation hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) to cruise line vessels in the Mediterranean.
Dutch heavy-lift shipping and offshore transport company Jumbo has completed the installation of two mechanical sails onboard its 13,000 dwt heavy lift vessel (HLV) Jumbo Jubilee.
Hercules Tanker Management (HTM), a shipping venture formed by John A. Bassadone, founder and CEO of marine fuels company Peninsula, is expanding its fleet with four new ‘ultra-spec’ tankers capable of supplying methanol and 100% biofuel, with deliveries set to begin in the second quarter of 2025. S
