India eyes over 20% ethanol blending: Petroleum Minister

India is set to increase its ethanol blending target beyond 20% in a move that could significantly cut carbon emissions and reduce dependence on fossil fuel imports, Petroleum Minister Hardeep S Puri has said. Puri highlighted that the country has already achieved 19.6% ethanol blending and is on track to surpass its initial goal ahead

GCCI hosts inaugural Gujarat Sustainability Summit 2025

The Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) successfully organized the GCCI Gujarat Sustainability Summit 2025 at Hotel Kristar LLP, marking a significant step in advancing sustainable business practices across the region. As the first industry-led summit of its kind in Gujarat, the event brought together over 30 distinguished speakers and knowledge partners from diverse

Anglo-Eastern launches LNG/Ammonia bunkering station skid for maritime training

Anglo-Eastern, a global leader in innovative maritime training solutions, is proud to announce the establishment of a new LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas)/Ammonia bunkering station skid at Anglo-Eastern Maritime Academy (AEMA) located in Karjat, Mumbai which was unveiled during Anglo-Eastern’s 2025 Mumbai Conference in February. The skid is designed to provide hands-on training in the safe

LNG continued to dominate alternative-fuelled vessel orders in February: DNV

The latest figures from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insights (AFI) platform reveal that 33 of the 34 orders for alternative-fuelled vessels placed in February were for LNG-fuelled vessels. The new LNG-fuelled orders were all for container ships, while the remaining one was for an ammonia-fuelled general cargo vessel, the classification society reported in its monthly update.

India’s green energy transition takes center stage at ICC’s 13th Green Energy Summit

The Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) recently organized the 13th Green Energy Summit themed Green Energy Transition: India’s Moment of Opportunity. The summit featured insightful deliberations on key topics such as nuclear energy, solar energy equipment manufacturing, battery storage solutions, and coal gasification. During the event, a knowledge Paper titled ‘Advancing Sustainable Energy Transition –

Unibarge secures methanol bunker licenses for key European ports

Two vessels have already completed a bunkering operation barge In July 2024: Chicago, Unibarge’s 3,238 dwt bunker, and the 1,170 TEU boxship Eco Umande, operated by independent common carrier X-Press Feeders of Singapore. The latter one was dubbed to be the world’s first methanol dual-fuel engine conversion for a container vessel. In an operation conducted

TMS Group orders 10 LNG dual fuel boxships from Chinese shipyard

Greek shipping tycoon George Economou’s TMS Group has stated that it has ordered up to ten LNG-powered dual-fuel containerships from China’s Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard. It was announced that the Greece-based corporation had placed an order for six firm Neo-Panamax boxships and four optional ones in a transaction for a total of $1.4 billion. It

Zepp.solutions to supply hydrogen fuel cell systems for zero-emission river cruise vessel

Zepp.solutions, a Dutch pioneer in hydrogen fuel cell technology, has been selected as the fuel cell system supplier for the NERA-H2 project. This initiative, largely funded by the Dutch Maritime Master Plan, aims to introduce hydrogen as a clean energy source in the river cruise industry by developing a fully zero-emission demonstration vessel. With cities

COSCO SHIPPING names China’s first methanol dual-fuel containership

COSCO SHIPPING has named the country’s first dual-fuel containership, M.V. as ‘COSCO SHIPPING YANGPU’, which was also COSCO SHIPPING ‘s ninth anniversary, at Yangzhou. COSCO SHIPPING President Zhu Bixin, COSCO SHIPPING Executive Vice President and CFO Sun Yunfei, Yangzhou Municipal Party Committee Deputy Secretary and Mayor Pan Guoqiang, and representatives from COSCO SHIPPING Holdings and

Gasum uses bio-LNG to power Equinor’s tugboats

As part of their continued partnership to promote the use of bio-LNG, Finland-based energy business Gasum has supplied bio-LNG to two tugboats run by Norwegian energy giant Equinor. As per the deal, Gasum will use bio-LNG to bunker Equinor’s tugboats Bokn and Borgøy through 2025. The first Borgøy bunkering had already taken place in Kårstø