CMB.TECH’s Mineral Europa, described by the company as the world’s first ammonia-powered dry bulk vessel, has begun its maiden voyage to Australia. The Belgian maritime group announced the departure on...
Battery-equipped vessel total passes 2,000
The number of commercial vessels equipped with batteries or on order with battery installations has reached 2,052, according to new data from the Maritime Battery Forum (MBF). The figures cover...
SFL orders two ammonia carriers for $216 million
SFL Corporation has agreed to build two Very Large Ammonia Carriers at an expected combined construction cost of approximately $216 million. The vessels will each have a capacity of 93,000...
CMA CGM, DSV target 12,000-tonne CO2 reduction
CMA CGM and DSV have signed an agreement under which DSV will use CMA CGM’s ACT+ low-carbon shipping solution to target a reduction of 12,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions over...
MISC names new LNG carrier Th’ailib in South Korea
MISC Group has named its latest LNG carrier, Th’ailib, at Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) in South Korea, as the Malaysian shipowner continues to expand and renew its LNG fleet. The...
NYK expands CCS role with 30 per cent Norway project stake
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) has agreed to acquire a 30 per cent stake in Trudvang CCS ANS, operator of the Trudvang carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Norway....
Maersk completes first US commercial ethanol bunkering
A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has completed what it describes as the first commercial ship-to-ship ethanol bunkering operation for a deep-sea container vessel in the US. The bunkering involved Tangier...
ZERO44 links FuelEU compliance with carbon insetting
ZERO44 has launched a Carbon Insetting module designed to help ship operators manage FuelEU Maritime compliance and carbon insetting decisions through a single platform. ZERO44’s module uses existing Bunker Delivery...
WAVE launches to accelerate vessel decarbonisation
Alpha Marine Consulting, Lomar, MARIN and C-Job Naval Architects have launched WAVE to integrate and validate emerging decarbonisation technologies for commercial vessels. The alliance will reportedly focus on technologies at...
Study urges tighter fuel checks to tackle shipping fraud
Stronger certification, chemical testing and digital transaction records are needed to prevent fuel fraud from undermining shipping’s decarbonisation efforts, according to a study released by Pacific Environment and Nanyang Technological...
GMI orders two hydrogen-powered coastal bulkers
GMI has ordered hydrogen energy systems for two new 3,000-deadweight-tonnage (DWT) bulk carriers that are scheduled to enter service in 2029. The vessels will be built by Showgule Shipyards Ltd....
IMO net-zero shipping talks resume in London
Negotiations on the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Net-Zero Framework (NZF) have resumed in London, with member states considering unresolved elements of the proposed global rules for reducing greenhouse gas emissions...
