While e-fuels are seen as viable solutions to support decarbonization, they can not be expected to play a major role in the global shipping sector by 2030 due to limited expansion, the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) found in its latest report exploring alternative fuels and decarbonization t
The Zero Emissions Ship Technology Association (ZESTAs) and Tanzania’s Environment and Empowerment Movement (TEEMO) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development of green hydrogen shipping fuel and the associated capacity building in Tanzania.
EuroDry, Greek owner and operator of drybulk vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for drybulk cargoes, has signed a contract with Nantong Xiangyu Shipbuilding for the construction of two 63,500 dwt Ultramax bulk carriers.
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received approval in principle (AiP) from the Liberian Registry and Korean Register (KR) for the basic design of its wing sail-equipped LNG carrier. The approval for the LNG carrier with the wing sail, an eco-friendly auxiliary propulsion s
Swedish e-fuel plant developer Liquid Wind has secured €44 million in Series C financing to support the development of ten e-fuel facilities by 2027. The raise, which is said to be one of the largest funding rounds in Europe for e-fuels this year, was led by Uniper, HYCAP Fund I SCSp, and Samsung Ve
South Korean shipping company HMM has welcomed two newbuild LNG-powered 7,700 TEU containerships chartered from Greek shipowner Navios. The two ships named HMM Ocean and HMM Sky were built by HJ Shipbuilding & Construction (HJSC) in South Korea under the shipbuilding order placed by Navios in 2022.
Wind propulsion specialist Norsepower has completed the installation of two rotor sails on Oceanus Aurora, a dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) owned by Japanese shipping company IINO Kaiun Kaisha (IINO Lines) and chartered by Austrian chemical company Borealis. Under the contract from March 20
UK-based startup Carnot has selected waste-to-hydrogen producer Compact Syngas Solutions to provide 200 kilograms of hydrogen to power a 40-day sea trial of its zero-emission marine engine. Backed by a £2.3 million two-year government grant, Carnot has developed a 70%-efficient 50 kW hydrogen auxili
Stillstrom, Maersk’s offshore power and charging solutions developer, has deployed its Offshore eCharger system in a marine environment in Port of Aberdeen ahead of full offshore trials. The offshore charging system was deployed on Maersk Lifter, a multi-purpose anchor handling tug supply vessel (AH
Singapore-based ship owner and operator BW LPG has taken delivery of the second of twelve very large gas carriers (VLGCs) acquired from Norwegian shipping company Avance Gas under the $1 billion deal in August 2024. At the same time, the company is pressing ahead with its fleet renewal program throu
Norway-based classification society DNV has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Seatrium, a Singaporean engineering solutions provider to the offshore and marine industries, to cooperate on strategic activities and projects in the areas of engineering, technology and new product design.
LNG Shipping, a joint venture (JV) between Victrol and Sogestran, has christened an 8,000 cubic meter (cbm) inland LNG bunker vessel chartered by Shell Western LNG. Described as Europe’s largest inland LNG bunker vessel, Energy Stockholm was christened by its godmother Saheera Ahmad, Head of Busines
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Canadian shipowner Seaspan has received the first LNG bunkering accreditation issued by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA), becoming authorized to conduct ship-to-ship bunkering for LNG-fueled vessels calling at the Port of Vancouver. Harly Penner, Senior Vice President of Seaspan Energy, de
