China’s Shanghai Electric Group successfully bunkered 8,000 tonnes of green methanol into a container ship at Yangshan port in Shanghai on Monday, setting a global record for the largest single green methanol bunkering operation. The container ship was owned by CMA CGM Group, a French giant in global shipping and logistics. Zhu Zhaokai, president of
South Korean shipowner Polaris Shipping has signed a contract with Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding and China Shipbuilding Trading Co for four bulk carriers capable of running on ethanol or methanol. The 210,000 DWT Newcastlemax bulk carriers will be fitted with engines developed by WinGD, suitable for running on methanol, ethanol or conventional marine fuels, the company said in a press release last week. The order comes
Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the 9,800-CEU *Grande Pacifico*, the first of five higher-capacity PCTCs ordered at China Merchants Heavy Industries Jiangsu and its largest car carrier to date, according to Grimaldi Group. Delivered on 10 August, the 220-metre ship is 38 metres wide, has gross tonnage of 95,534 and a service speed
Switzerland’s energy producer Axpo on Wednesday (12 August) said it has completed the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operation with Vitol at the Port of Civitavecchia in Italy, refuelling a flagship vessel of a leading international cruise line. The company said Italy’s premier cruise port and Europe’s second largest now joins Genoa and Naples
FuelEU Maritime in Norway has gone through yet another delay, with the regulation now not expected to enter into force before January 1, 2028. The regulation may enter into force under the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement and in Norway no earlier than that date, the Norwegian Maritime Authority said on Tuesday, citing the Ministry of Climate and Environment announcement. Ship &
Aegis Logistics has commissioned a specialised ammonia storage and terminalling facility at Pipavav Port in Gujarat, with static storage capacity of 36,000 tonnes, adding fresh chemical logistics infrastructure to the port’s growing terminal ecosystem. Who developed the facility and what does the disclosure confirm? The company confirmed the commissioning in a stock exchange disclosure dated
Sanmar Shipyards is expanding its use of digitalisation, artificial intelligence (AI) and engineering software as the Turkish tugboat builder increases production efficiency and develops increasingly advanced propulsion technologies. The company, which is celebrating 50 years of tugboat construction in Turkey, operates three shipyards in Tuzla and Altinova and has delivered more than 350 tugboats across
Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Limited (SDHI), India’s largest shipbuilding and heavy engineering company, has secured a contract from Denmark based towage operator Svitzer A/S to construct four advanced TRAnsverse 3200 tugs. Deliveries are scheduled to commence in early 2028. The contract follows an extensive competitive evaluation of leading global shipyards. The vessels will be
EXMAR has taken delivery of the 146,000 m³ LNG carrier SIMAISMA, which will be converted into a floating transshipment unit (FTU) to support the growing LNG bunkering market. The vessel is secured under an initial seven-year charter contract with an undisclosed first-class charterer. It will undergo dry-docking and modifications to enable its conversion into an
Daikin will showcase a new direct current (DC)-powered chiller concept at SMM 2026, targeting the growing number of hybrid and electric vessels using integrated DC power architectures. The “A New Approach to Marine HVAC: Direct Current-Powered Chillers” concept is designed to connect directly to onboard DC distribution systems, including architectures incorporating batteries, fuel cells, DC