Trafigura has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary MorGen Energy has taken final investment decision (FID) to build a 20 MW green hydrogen production facility in Milford Haven, Wales. The project, known as West Wales Hydrogen, is among the first initiatives supported under the UK government’s Hydrogen Allocation Round 1 (HAR1) programme to reach the
LR will provide strategic and technical guidance as India accelerates efforts to modernise and decarbonise its maritime industry. Lloyd’s Register (LR) Advisory has been appointed as Technical Support Unit (TSU) to the Directorate General of Shipping (DG Shipping), Government of India, supporting the country’s efforts to deliver a more sustainable, digitally enabled maritime sector. India’s maritime
V.Group has entered a strategic partnership with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) under which V.Group’s subsidiary V.Ships will assume full technical management of two newly built LNG carriers. As part of the agreement, MOL will acquire a 25% equity stake in V.Ships France through its subsidiary MOL Euro Energie SAS. V.Ships will retain the remaining 75%
Alfa Laval and Wallenius Marine have announced plans to establish a 50/50 joint venture, AlfaWall Oceanbird, to develop and commercialise wind propulsion technology for ocean-going vessels. The new entity will focus on the advancement of telescopic rigid wing sail systems designed to enable fully wind-powered propulsion. According to the companies, the technology has the potential
A high-level delegation from Japan’s Mitsui E&S Co., Ltd. and Germany-based TGE Marine Gas Engineering has held strategic discussions with India’s Directorate General of Shipping (DG Shipping) in Mumbai as part of a wider visit to explore marine engine and gas-system supply partnerships with Indian yards. The meeting, chaired by Chief Ship Surveyor Pradeep Sudhakar
Exolum, Methanex Corporation and Ørsted have launched what they describe as the United Kingdom’s first commercially ready biomethanol storage and marine fuel supply service at the Port of Immingham. The Port of Immingham, owned by Associated British Ports, is the UK’s largest port by cargo volume and serves as a key gateway for bulk materials
BAR Technologies has called for the development of a unified global carbon framework for shipping, cautioning that the growing number of regional and international emissions schemes is increasing compliance complexity and cost for shipowners. The company said the expansion of overlapping regulatory mechanisms — including the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), FuelEU Maritime,
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has released its latest Fuel Oil Bunker Analysis and Advisory Service (FOBAS) Fuel Quality Report covering July to December 2025, revealing a sharp rise in the frequency and severity of off specification marine fuel incidents across several of the world’s busiest bunkering hubs. The second half of 2025 was characterised by a significant concentration
Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract from Consórcio Marenova to design and supply integrated systems for four methanol/ethanol-ready handy-size product tankers to be operated by Petrobras Transporte S.A. (Transpetro). The vessels will be constructed in Brazil under the Consórcio Marenova partnership, which brings together Ecovix in Rio Grande and MacLaren in Niterói. The contract value
Jio-bp and Euler Motors have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly expand electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across high-demand logistics hubs in India, targeting faster adoption of electric commercial vehicles. The MoU was signed on 6 February 2026 by Rubin Pather, Head of Electric Mobility at Jio-bp, and Ashish Tandon, Global Head of