
Italian shipping group Grimaldi has placed a $1.3 billion order for nine methanol-ready Roll-On/Roll-Off Passenger (Ro-Pax) vessels at China Merchants Jingling Shipyard (Weihai) as part of its fleet expansion and renewal agenda.

The cruise division of Switzerland-based shipping major MSC Group has officially inaugurated the new MSC Barcelona terminal in Spain, with EXPLORA II, the second ship from luxury lifestyle ocean travel brand Explora Journeys, making the first call.

Global oil and gas operators are prioritizing low-risk, low-cost near field or infrastructure-led exploration (ILX) prospects as budgets tighten, rather than the more expensive high-risk hydrocarbon exploration plays.

Pacific nations have reiterated that the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is on the brink of making history with binding regulations to phase out fossil fuel use in global shipping.

Gulf Marine Services (GMS), a UAE-headquartered provider of self‐propelled, self‐elevating support vessels to the offshore energy industry, has secured a contract for one of its large‐class vessels in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

Ireland-headquartered GKinetic Energy will test its 3 kW waterpower generator at the Ifremer flume tank in Boulogne sur Mer, France, as part of preparations for commercial pilots scheduled for later this year. The testing campaign is supported by the RISEnergy Transnational Access (TA) programme, an

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and Swiss cruise line Viking have launched the “world’s first: cruise ship to be powered by hydrogen stored onboard for propulsion and electricity generation.

Aramco has signed a multi-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with the Houston-headquartered NextDecade Corporation, ensuring offtake from an LNG export project located in Texas, United States (U.S.).

Spanish LNG terminal operator Reganosa Group has expanded its global footprint to 30 countries.

Wood Mackenzie has underlined that the U.S. power industry is among the most exposed areas to the shockwaves of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes, which are forecast to result in a slower global growth and weaker demand for many commodities, including oil.

APM Terminals, an independent entity of Danish shipping giant A. P. Moller – Maersk, and Vietnam’s Hateco Group have celebrated the grand opening of the new terminal in Haiphong, Vietnam.

The Kassø Power-to-X facility in Aabenraa, Denmark, also known as the world’s largest commercial e-methanol facility, has received the first EU certification for green fuels.

The sixth round of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC), a UK government-funded initiative to support the delivery of net zero emissions across the maritime industry, is currently open for bidders until April 16, 2025.

UK energy solutions provider OEG Energy Group has unveiled what it says is the offshore industry’s first dedicated vessel dimensional control assurance solution for survey and positioning systems onboard vessels and subsea vehicles to feature calibration software. GEOBASE provides an independent res