Construction of Lucia Cosulich, the second methanol-ready IMO II bunker tanker for Italy’s maritime transportation group Fratelli Cosulich, has begun at Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipyard in China.
HyOrc Corporation, a Texas-based developer of patented hydrogen combustion and waste-to-fuel technologies, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Start Lda, a Portugal-based liquid and gaseous fuels trading company, to develop a 25,000 ton per annum green methanol production facility in
Syroco, a French climate tech startup delivering performance and voyage optimization solutions to the maritime industry, has become the latest member of the country’s shipowner association, Armateurs de France. As disclosed, as part of Armateurs de France, Syroco plans to contribute to the organizat
Dutch shipbuilding major Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with South Korea’s Starline for the delivery of a new Damen Fast Ferry 4212.
The Hong Kong and China Gas Company (Towngas) has inked a strategic framework cooperation agreement with tank storage company Royal Vopak to expand the green methanol supply chain and support the shipping industry’s low-carbon transition.
Norwegian shipping company Rem Offshore has held the keel-laying ceremony for its second energy subsea construction vessel (ESCV), being built at a shipyard in Vietnam. REM Ocean, for which the steel-cutting ceremony was held in February, will once delivered from Myklebust Verft in 2027 begin operat
A consortium consisting of ten Japanese shipbuilders, research institutes and academic institutions has unpacked a five-year initiative to ‘boost’ the competitiveness and digital transformation of the maritime industry and support the development of next-generation, high-performance vessels. The pro
German clean power solutions provider eCap Marine has secured two contracts to supply hydrogen-based propulsion systems for zero-emission vessels.
Building on existing strategic partnerships and looking to enhance manufacturing capabilities, UK-based wind-assisted propulsion provider Anemoi Marine Technologies has opened its new rotor sail procution facility in China.
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Kinetics, the energy transition initiative of Turkish floating power company Karpowership, to jointly develop a next-generation floating data center platform.
EDGE Navigation and DNV have signed an agreement to jointly develop a classification framework for a 20,000 cbm ocean-going liquid hydrogen (LH2) carrier.
Coastal Sustainability Alliance (CSA), an industry collaborative effort led by Kuok Maritime Group (KMG), has launched Singapore’s first fully electric tug as the next step in the adoption of electric vessels.
COSCO SHIPPING YANGPU, China’s first domestically build methanol dual-fuel containership, completed its maiden voyage to the Port of Yangpu in Hainan Province on July 2, 2025.
The United States government has unveiled sweeping investment packages as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) aimed at modernizing its shipbuilding industrial base, reducing reliance on foreign-flagged vessels and revitalizing US manufacturing. Among the provisions that President Donald T
