Ports & Infrastructure
BlackRock-TiL-led consortium targets $22.8B Panama port acquisition amid geopolitical uncertainty
A consortium led by American asset management giant BlackRock and Switzerland-based Terminal Investment Limited (TiL) have revealed intentions to buy the majority of port holdings belonging to Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison in a deal estimated at $22.8 billion. According to a joint statement by the pa
Singapore raises limits for licensed bunker ships to carry biofuel blends up to B30
Singapore-registered conventional bunker ships will be allowed to carry and deliver biofuel blends up to B30 without separate approval, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) revealed.
All-electric zero-emission ferry duo to debut on San Diego-Coronado route by 2026
San Diego-headquartered Flagship Cruises & Events has clinched $15.2 million funding from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to develop a pair of fully electric zero-emission ferries to serve the San Diego to Coronado route. As disclosed, the CARB Advanced Technology Demonstration and Pilot P
Port of Long Beach unveils $57.4M grant to slash emissions
The Port of Long Beach is set to unpack two new incentive programs worth $57.4 million to speed up emissions reductions by supporting the purchase of zero-emissions cargo-handling equipment and ‘cleaner’ harbor craft. As disclosed on February 28 this year, the funding for the program is part of Syst
Maersk names new dual-fuel methanol containership in India
Danish shipping and logistics giant Maersk has revealed the name of its latest methanol dual-fuel container vessel.
India’s ‘first’ port decarbonization pilot takes shape at Chidambaranar Port
India’s Chidambaranar Port Trust, said to be the ‘third largest’ container terminal in the country, has laid the first stone of India’s inaugural pilot-scale port decarbonization project centered around alternative fuel sources, Italian marine classification society RINA has shared. According to RIN
Ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp-Bruges call for rapid Clean Industrial Deal implementation
The Dutch Port of Rotterdam and Belgian Port of Antwerp-Bruges have welcomed the Clean Industrial Deal, through which the European Commission intends to strengthen the competitiveness of European industry, emphasizing that now is the time to concretize the announced measures.
EU project picks wave energy and offshore solar among solutions for greener ports
The European Union (EU)-backed TREASURE project has selected renewable energy company SolarinBlue, Rotary Wave start-up, as well as wave energy developer Eco Wave Power among the 52 companies to address environmental challenges in Euro-MED ports. The TREASURE initiative (Testing novel environmental
‘First’ LNG bunkering for cruise passenger ships wrapped up in Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific’s first LNG bunkering for cruise passenger ships was completed at Singapore Cruise Centre (SCC) on February 24, 202, TotalEnergies Marine Fuels, the Singapore-based marine bunkering arm of Total, said.
Offshore Energy Amsterdam 2025 exhibition floor 70% booked
This is an article by Navingo, owner of the Offshore-Energy.biz media brand and the organiser of the annual Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference in Amsterdam. The year has just started but the exhibition floor for Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2025 in November is filling up quick
Unibarge clinches methanol bunker license for ‘key’ European ports
Unibarge, a Dutch-Swiss company specializing in inland tanker shipping, has secured a license to deliver methanol bunkering supplies to the Ports of Rotterdam and Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, Belgium. As disclosed, a bunkering operation has already been wrapped up, inv
Enagás ready to provide bio-LNG to ships at Huelva and Barcelona terminals
Spanish energy company Enagás is all set to launch bio-LNG supply service at its regasification terminals in Barcelona and Huelva.
Port of Helsinki achieves carbon neutrality
At the start of 2025, Finland’s Port of Helsinki achieved the target of making its own operations carbon neutral but continues efforts to reduce the total emissions generated in the port area.
Lloyd’s Register Foundation and World Economic Forum team up on nature-positive ports
Lloyd’s Register Foundation and the World Economic Forum have partnered to accelerate the transition to nature and people-positive ports.