Author Archive: Jim Kendrick

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US draws battle lines over IMO net-zero vote

US draws battle lines over IMO net-zero vote

August 14, 2025 |

In Washington D.C., Reuters reports the United States has warned it will retaliate against countries that back the International Maritime Organization’s “Net-Zero Framework,” a proposal to cut greenhouse gas emissions from global shipping.. The framework, which sets out a plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions from global shipping, was approved in April by a simple […]

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B100’s bargain, LBM’s edge

B100’s bargain, LBM’s edge

August 7, 2025 |

In Singapore, Engine Online reports that B100 remains the most cost-effective liquid fuel for EU-to-EU voyages, driven by Dutch HBE subsidies and FuelEU Maritime surplus pooling. Priced at $597 per ton, B100 is $95 cheaper than HSFO, $158 less than VLSFO, and $293 below LSMGO. For owners banking compliance credits, B100 offers a compelling case. […]

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Barcelona and Shanghai sign on for a greener crossing

Barcelona and Shanghai sign on for a greener crossing

August 7, 2025 |

In Shanghai, the ports of Barcelona and Shanghai have signed an agreement to develop a Green Shipping and Digital Corridor connecting the two hubs. Formalized during a joint visit by Catalan officials to Shanghai, the pact focuses on decarbonizing maritime trade, expanding green fuel infrastructure, and aligning digital and operational standards. The new agreement builds […]

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Barcelona steps up with first ship-to-ship bioLNG bunkering

Barcelona steps up with first ship-to-ship bioLNG bunkering

August 7, 2025 |

In Spain, at the Port of Barcelona on July 26, TUI Cruises’ Mein Schiff Relax received the first ship-to-ship delivery of bioLNG ever carried out at the port. The Shell chartered barge Haugesund Knutsen supplied 1,875 cubic meters of ISCC certified liquefied biomethane, sourced from the on-site Enagás regasification terminal. The operation marks a shift […]

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COSCO bulkers twinned for transition

COSCO bulkers twinned for transition

August 7, 2025 |

In China on July 29, COSCO Shipping Development ordered four bulk carriers from Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding, each designed with space reserved for either methanol or ammonia fuel systems. The ships will be leased long-term to COSCO Shipping Bulk and continue a cooperation first established in 2019 between the shipping group, Beihai, and CSSC Trading. The […]

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Breakthrough on the block

Breakthrough on the block

August 7, 2025 |

In New York, Fortune reports that the world’s first hydrogen-powered superyacht is up for sale. The 390-foot Breakthrough, built by Dutch shipyard Feadship, is listed at $645 million and is set to be shown at the Monaco Yacht Show in September. Commissioned but reportedly never used by Bill Gates, the yacht features a hospital, cinema, […]

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India sets the pace on green ammonia pricing

India sets the pace on green ammonia pricing

August 7, 2025 |

In India, the Solar Energy Corporation of India reports that India’s green ammonia auctions have hit new lows, with prices dropping to ₹51.8 per kilogram in its latest tender. The winning bid came from NTPC Renewable Energy for Krishana Phoschem’s 70,000-ton-per-year plant in Meghnagar, Madhya Pradesh. Just days earlier, Oriana Power secured a price of […]

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Christiania in July: stocking ships with low-carbon cheer

Christiania in July: stocking ships with low-carbon cheer

August 7, 2025 |

In Denmark, Christiania Energy marked July with a trio of B30 biofuel bunkering operations, supplying 140 metric tons each to the CGAS Leopard and CGAS Tiger in Rotterdam, and 60 metric tons to the NQ Lilium in Aveiro. The deliveries were made in partnership with Christiania Gas and Christiania Shipping and reflect the firm’s expanding […]

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Sasha and Zesta’s zero-emission shopping spree

Sasha and Zesta’s zero-emission shopping spree

August 7, 2025 |

In the UK, two industry coalitions, ZESTAs and the SASHA Coalition, have joined forces to push maritime decarbonization into regulatory reality. Together they represent 70 companies backing hydrogen, battery-electric, and wind propulsion as the shipping sector’s clearest route to absolute zero emissions. Their aim: to close the gap between what’s technically possible and what’s politically […]

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Carbon capture gets a spin at sea

Carbon capture gets a spin at sea

July 31, 2025 |

In California, Carbon Ridge announced the successful deployment of the maritime industry’s first centrifugal carbon capture system aboard a commercial vessel. The system was installed in July at Besiktas Shipyard in Turkey on the STI Spiga, a long range product tanker owned by Scorpio Tankers. The system, known as OCCS, captures carbon dioxide from engine […]

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