Bunker service provider Chimbusco Pan Nation Petro-Chemical (CPN) has formed a partnership with Hong Kong and China Gas Company (Towngas) to develop domestic and international green methanol marine fuel markets and promote Hong Kong as a green marine fuel center. To this end, CPN and Towngas recentl
French shipping giant CMA CGM has taken delivery of another LNG-powered newbuild from South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries. The shipowner announced the delivery of CMA CGM Fort Diamant via social media on November 18, 2024. The dual-fuel LNG ship is 168 meters long and has a 7,362 TEU c
Spanish ferry operator Baleària has been awarded the contract to operate the intercontinental shipping line between Tarifa and Tangier Ville, following the evaluation of three offers.
After 88 days at the Zhoushan Xinya Shipyard in China, the conversion of Maersk Halifax, a 14,000 TEU containership owned by Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller–Maersk, into a methanol dual-fuel vessel has been completed, enabling the ship to return to operation. As part of what was described as the i
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) for green ammonia. Together, SHI and LR plan to develop the FPSO unit that
Tokyo-based financial services company ORIX Corporation has decided to conduct a sea trial using biofuel on its owned vessel which is currently chartered by Danish shipping company Norden. The trial will the first time for ORIX to use biofuels on the owned vessel, specifically a fuel composed of a m
Dutch steel producer Tata Steel and Greek mid-stream carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) service provider ECOLOG have signed an agreement with Norwegian green hydrogen project developer Gen2 Energy and the Port of Amsterdam to assess feasibility of creating a liquid hydrogen import
Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA) has set sights on catalyzing the first commercial deployment of e-fuels in the maritime sector through its next tender, set to be launched in January 2025, enabling its members to abate around 470,000 metric tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. On
BIMCO, the world’s largest international shipping association, has launched a Ship Recycling Alliance to help accelerate safe and environmentally friendly shipping recycling.
As part of the ‘West A29’ call for projects, French renewable energy company Qair has been awarded a parcel on the Haropa Port site, in Le Havre, to develop its e-methanol production project Methavert.
COSCO Shipping Energy and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry, units of China’s COSCO Shipping group, have received approvals in principle (AiPs) from classification societies ABS, CCS, and DNV for their design of a 50,000 cubic meter (cbm) ammonia dual-fuel ammonia/LPG carrier. According to COSCO Shippin
GoodShipping, an insetting brand of Dutch FincoEnergies, and SQUAKE, a German climate tech company, have partnered up to accelerate the decarbonization of the shipping industry.
Fairfield Chemical Carriers (FCC), the U.S.-based chemical tanker operator, has taken delivery of the newbuild LNG dual-fuel stainless steel chemical tanker, Fairchem Prestige. The 26,000 dwt vessel was delivered by Fukuoka Shipbuilding in Japan on November 12, 2024, nearly seven months after the la
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, and Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli have joined forces to utilize sustainable marine fuels and cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in ocean freight, expecting a total reduction of around 4,800 tons by the e
