
U.S.-based ammonia-to-power solutions provider Amogy has secured an additional $23 million in venture financing to advance development of its maritime products and support expansion into Asian markets.

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has reached a new chapter in the construction of LNG-powered ships for Explora Journeys, the cruise division of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).

French maritime company Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has commissioned compatriot Ascenz Marorka, a smart shipping arm of GTT Group, to install a voyage optimization solution on four roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessels.

Japanese trading company ITOCHU Corporation has contracted compatriot Sasaki Shipbuilding to construct a 5,000 cubic meter (cbm) ammonia bunkering vessel and Izumi Steel Works to build an ammonia tank plant that will be loaded onto the vessel.

Singapore-based vessel builder Pinnacle Marine has launched its first B100 biofuel-powered utility boat, paving the way for the nation’s sustainable harbor craft sector.

U.S.-based cruise holding company Royal Caribbean has taken delivery of an LNG-fueled Icon-class newbuild Star of the Seas from Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku.

Latin America’s first electric tugboat, a joint endeavor by Empresa Nacional del Petróleo (Enap) and harbor towage services provider SAAM, has been christened in Chile, marking ‘a historic milestone’ for the country and the region.

Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has delivered a new LPG-powered LPG/ammonia carrier with an increased cargo capacity.

Germany’s Reederei Bernd Sibum has received funding from the German government to make its ships, which are being built by Dutch shipbuilder Damen, even more sustainable.

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.

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

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.

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