
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has reached an agreement with compatriot Nihon Shipyard and Shin Kurushima Dockyard for the construction of four 7,000-unit capacity car carriers that will use environment-friendly liquefied natural gas (LNG) as their main fuel.

Germany-based logistics provider DB Schenker has revealed plans to operate a zero-emission coastal container feeder vessel between Ikornnes quay and the Port of Ålesund in Norway.

Uzmar Shipyard and Robert Allan have signed an agreement to design and build a new series of methanol-fuelled tugboats.

BP intends to invest up to £18 billion (about $22.5 billion) in the UK’s energy system by the end of 2030.

The classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has awarded approval in principle to French LNG containment specialist GTT for its ballast-free LNG bunkering and feeder vessel.

C-Job Naval Architects LH2 Europe have developed the ship design for a new liquid hydrogen tanker to revolutionise the renewable energy market in Europe.

AET has taken delivery of the second dual-fuel VLCC, which was purpose-built for a long-term charter with TotalEnergies.

Finnish shipping company Finnlines has taken delivery of Finneco I, the first of three hybrid roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) Eco class vessels ordered in China.

Norwegian RoRo shipping company Höegh Autoliners has exercised the option for the construction of additional four new multi-fuel and zero-carbon ready Aurora-class vessels, extending the newbuilding program to eight vessels. The four pure and truck carriers (PCTCs) will be built by China Merchants H

Japanese classification society ClassNK has issued an approval in principle (AiP) for a large liquefied hydrogen carrier (LH2 carrier) developed by local shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries.

Bureau Veritas, Vinssen and EcoLab launch a pilot project to develop hydrogen-fuelled vessels in Singapore.

Chinese shipbuilder Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) has begun sea trials of Stena Pro Patria, the first methanol-powered dual-fuel tanker constructed in the country.

Norwegian shipbuilder and designer Ulstein has launched a vessel concept capable of making the vision of zero-emission cruise operations a reality.

Singapore’s Keppel Corporation and Sembcorp Marine have signed definitive agreements for the proposed combination of Keppel O&M and Sembcorp Marine.