
Houlder has announced progress in its involvement in the SPINE maritime project, with the design of a 10,000 cbm methanol bunkering vessel.

Taiwanese container shipping company Evergreen Marine has ordered six 2,400 TEU methanol dual-fuel containerships in China, continuing its efforts to decarbonize operations.Taiwanese container shipping company Evergreen Marine has ordered six 2,400 TEU methanol dual-fuel containerships in China, con

Japanese company Fresh Carriers Company (FCC), together with its international partner Zespri, has completed a trial using biofuel in a charter vessel operating between Hong Kong and New Zealand.

An independent study, commissioned by SGMF, has revealed that GHG reductions of up to 61% are now achievable from using ammonia as a marine fuel.

Japanese shipping company IINO Lines has ordered another dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) for charter with Austria-based provider of advanced and sustainable polyolefin solutions Borealis.

Lake Lucerne Navigation Company (SGV) recently completed the electrification of its ship Rütli. The 1929-built unit — the oldest motor vessel on Lake Lucerne — has been retrofitted with the latest technology, making it fit for the future.

Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku has delivered Mein Schiff 7, a methanol-ready cruise ship, to German cruise line TUI Cruises.

Finnish ship design and engineering company Deltamarin has obtained approval in principle (AiP) for the design of next-generation very large gas carriers.

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to the Marine Design & Research Institute of China (MARIC) for a dual-fuel 12,800 CEU capacity pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) design.

One often overlooked contributor to a ship’s fuel efficiency and total emissions is the impact of biofouling.

CSSC Power (Group) Corporation Limited (CPGC), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has decided to adopt BASF’s OASE blue gas treatment technology in the actual ship application of its onboard carbon capture system (OCCS).

Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Chinese shipyard COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry have partnered on the development of an 82,500 dwt cyber-resilient bulk carrier design.

South Korea’s national flagship carrier HMM and Swedish multinational conglomerate IKEA Supply Chain Operations have signed an agreement to use HMM’s low-carbon ocean transport solution to support shipping’s decarbonization.

Classification society ABS has issued an approval in principle (AIP) for a low pressure, shallow-draft, low carbon footprint 40,000 cbm liquid carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier design to Greece-based mid-stream CCUS services provider ECOLOG Services.