The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has inducted Samudra Pratap, the first of two indigenously designed and built Pollution Control Vessels (PCVs), at a formal ceremony held on 5 January 2026 at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL). The induction adds to India’s maritime environmental response capability and supports domestic shipbuilding objectives. Samudra Pratap has been designed and
Japanese trading company ITOCHU Corporation and shipping group Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) have signed a memorandum of strategic partnership to advance the use of environmental attribute certificates as a decarbonisation tool in the transportation sector. Under the agreement, the two companies will collaborate across air and maritime logistics to develop a framework that enables companies
PaxOcean Group and ABB have completed commissioning of Singapore’s first fully electric tug, marking a key project milestone ahead of the vessel’s expected entry into service in April 2026. The tug, named PXO-ACE-1, has been built by PaxOcean Group, a subsidiary of Kuok Maritime Group. Rated at 50 tonnes bollard pull, the vessel is equipped
DP World Constanța has expanded its cargo-handling capabilities with the delivery of two electric Liebherr LHM 600 mobile harbour cranes, introducing tandem heavy-lift capacity of up to 400 tonnes and enhancing operational flexibility at Romania’s largest Black Sea terminal. The LHM 600 units, supplied by Liebherr, are configured for synchronised tandem operations to support project
Chimbusco Pan Nation (CPN) has launched a B100 marine biodiesel supply service in Hong Kong following the technical upgrade of its bunker tanker Guo Si, which is now the city’s first Type II-certified bunker tanker dedicated to B100 operations. The vessel’s certification marks an expansion of Hong Kong’s renewable marine fuel infrastructure and follows CPN’s
Bolt.Earth, India’s largest peer-to-peer (P2P) EV charging network, and Statiq, India’s fastest-growing EV charging network, which offers both AC & high-speed DC fast-charging for four-wheelers, today announced a strategic partnership to enhance nationwide EV charging access. The collaboration enables a seamless and interoperable experience, giving four-wheeler users more fast-charging options across the country. Through this
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has released the latest edition of its Fuel for thought series, offering a detailed assessment of hydrogen’s potential role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in shipping, alongside the technical, safety and economic barriers that continue to limit large-scale adoption. The report, Fuel for thought: Hydrogen, examines the fuel’s pathway from production and
Sallaum Lines has taken delivery of MV Ocean Explorer, a new Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC), marking the latest addition to its Ocean Class fleet and a further step in the company’s fleet expansion programme. The vessel has been built to meet international environmental and operational standards and is equipped with an LNG dual-fuel
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has published a life cycle assessment (LCA) evaluating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from Project CAPTURED, a pilot completed in June 2025 that demonstrated ship-to-ship offloading of onboard captured and liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO₂) with downstream utilisation. According to GCMD, the study is the first to quantify GHG impacts
The first large-capacity vessel designed to support the capture, transport, storage and reuse of carbon dioxide has been completed, marking the emergence of a new shipping segment focused on carbon management logistics. The 22,000 cubic metre vessel has been developed for charter operations and is capable of switching between liquefied CO₂ (LCO₂) transport and other