World’s largest car carriers ordered with MAN Energy Solutions

Chinese yard, Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI), has received an order for 4 × MAN B&W 8S60ME-GI engines in connection with the building of 4 × 10,800 CEU Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) for South Korean shipping owner, HMM Co. Ltd.. CSIC Diesel Engine Co. Ltd (CSE) will build the Mk10.5 dual-fuel -GI (-Gas Injection)

SHM Shipcare & ONGC initiate a new era in Indian oil & gas industry

SHM Shipcare, a pioneering force in India’s shipbuilding, maritime, and offshore sector and a renowned provider of life-saving services worldwide, unveiled a ground-breaking innovation, signalling the dawn of “Wings-to-Waves” transformation within the nation’s vital oil and gas industry. The company proudly launched the first of its kind Fast Crew Boat Sea Stallion-I, a 42-meter vessel

World Fuel Services to supply SAF to UK

World Fuel Services (World Fuel) will supply the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (UK MoD) with a further 5,150,000 litres of aviation fuel. The supplied fuel is blended with approximately 40% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), sourced from Neste. This follows a collaboration between World Fuel and the UK MoD that saw the successful delivery of

Singapore aims 1 mln tons of low-carbon methanol bunker supply

Singapore has the potential to supply over 1 million metric tons of low-carbon methanol annually by 2030 to meet rising demand for alternative bunker fuel, a Singapore minister said. Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) late last year started seeking proposals from companies to supply methanol as a marine bunker fuel at Singapore from 2025.

Methanol Institute releases methanol milestones

2023 was an extraordinary year, as the methanol industry moved to seize the unique opportunity presented by methanol’s rise to prominence as a preferred marine fuel of the future. Beyond shipping, the Methanol Institute (MI) has seen tens of thousands of methanol taxis sold in China, along with hundreds of trucks, including new hybrid models.

India to be fastest growing hydrogen market by 2050

A new report released recently highlights India’s potential to lead the fastest-growing market for hydrogen electrolysers by 2050, aiming to achieve net-zero emissions. According to the report, India is projected to experience the highest growth rate in the expanding market for green hydrogen (H2) electrolysers in Asia, followed by China, Japan, and South Korea. The

The rise of the seaborne ammonia trades

Acronym-heavy shipping needs to get used to a rising four-letter vessel type. VLACs are being tipped to overhaul VLGCs in a changing of the guard in the gas trades. The global trade of ammonia is increasing every year with a rise in trade projected until at least the middle of the century. With ammonia becoming

JERA to perform first-ever truck-to-ship bunkering

Japan’s largest utility JERA has decided to implement truck-to-ship bunkering of ammonia to an ammonia-fuelled tugboat owned by NYK Line. JERA has concluded a joint study agreement with NYK and Resonac aimed at achieving the world’s first bunkering of ammonia to ships. The Japanese company has now opted to supply ammonia to the A-Tug by

PaxOcean to build first electric vessels for CSA

The Kuok Maritime Group-led Coastal Sustainability Alliance (CSA) has announced the start of construction of the first fully electric PXO tug and supply boat by PaxOcean Group. These zero-emissions vessels are among the first and largest local electric harbour craft designed for operation in Singapore’s coastal waters. They are targeted for deployment in 2025, ahead

Wizz Air and Firefly partner to develop SAF from human waste

Hungarian ultra-low-cost carrier Wizz Air and U.K. biofuel company Firefly have announced a partnership that aims to power 10% of flights operated by the carrier with sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) produced out of human waste by the year 2030. The Firefly plant located in Harwich, Essex, will be converted to convert human feces into SAF