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Whitaker, Lloyd’s Register certify first tanker for onboard biofuel blending

Whitaker, Lloyd’s Register certify first tanker for onboard biofuel blending

June 26, 2025 |

In the UK, Whitaker Tankers’ Whitchampion became the first bunker tanker certified by Lloyd’s Register under IBC Code and MARPOL Annex II to load, carry, and blend 100% Fatty Acid Methyl Esters onboard in UK waters, enabled by a Tri-Partite Agreement with the Isle of Man Flag Administration and the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency. […]

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HD Hyundai, Tampa Ship partner on U.S.-built LNG containerships

HD Hyundai, Tampa Ship partner on U.S.-built LNG containerships

June 26, 2025 |

In Florida, HD Hyundai and Tampa Ship LLC, part of the Edison Chouest Offshore group, signed a memorandum of understanding in Tampa to build medium-sized LNG dual-fuel containerships in the U.S., with deliveries expected by 2028 and support from Hyundai in design, procurement, and shipbuilding technology. The collaboration includes technical assistance from HD Hyundai on […]

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DNV approves SeaTech, Oceania design for Pilbara ammonia bunker vessel

DNV approves SeaTech, Oceania design for Pilbara ammonia bunker vessel

June 26, 2025 |

In Norway, DNV awarded an Approval in Principle to SeaTech Solutions and Oceania Marine Energy for a 10,000-cubic-meter ammonia bunkering vessel to be deployed at the Port of Dampier, Australia, as part of a low-emissions fuel strategy aimed at supplying bulk carriers operating between the Pilbara and North Asia. The 130-meter vessel is designed to […]

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Catalina Express, Incat Crowther team up on LA clean ferry

Catalina Express, Incat Crowther team up on LA clean ferry

June 26, 2025 |

In Los Angeles, Catalina Express and Incat Crowther announced that they will build a $30 million renewable diesel-powered passenger ferry as part of the Port of Los Angeles’ LA MER emissions reduction project, jointly funded by a $15 million grant from the California Air Resources Board and $15 million in matching funds from Catalina Express. […]

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Korea launches ammonia wastewater standards group with major shipyards

Korea launches ammonia wastewater standards group with major shipyards

June 26, 2025 |

In Korea, the Korean Register launched a working group with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, HD Hyundai Samho, Samsung Heavy Industries, Hanwha Ocean, and the Korea Testing & Research Institute to draft international discharge standards for toxic ammonia wastewater from ammonia-fueled ships. Ammonia is gaining attention as a zero-carbon marine […]

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Mission Possible Partnership tracks $230 billion in decarb projects

Mission Possible Partnership tracks $230 billion in decarb projects

June 26, 2025 |

As of June 2025, the Mission Possible Partnership is tracking 658 industrial decarbonization projects worth $230 billion across shipping, aviation, steel, cement and concrete, chemicals, and aluminum, with a small percentage having reached final investment decision, according to its latest Global Project Tracker update. For shipping decarbonization projects, just 5% have reached FID, 17 are […]

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Core Power awards student ideas in nuclear shipping

Core Power awards student ideas in nuclear shipping

June 26, 2025 |

In the UK, at Core Power’s first Academic Resource Program conference online on June 25, students from Europe and North America presented eight research projects exploring how advanced nuclear technologies could power the future of shipping. Three researchers were awarded prizes: for emergency shutdown, energy storage, and ship-reactor integration. Etienne Vaquier of the University of […]

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Staten Island Ferry starts switch to renewable diesel

Staten Island Ferry starts switch to renewable diesel

June 18, 2025 |

In New York City, a 336,000-gallon delivery of renewable diesel this month marked the beginning of the Staten Island Ferry’s full transition from petroleum fuel, part of a citywide push to cut emissions by 50 percent by 2030. The ferry, which carries over 45,000 riders each weekday between St. George Terminal in Staten Island and […]

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Vane Brothers and Shell complete first biofuel delivery to cruise ship in New York

Vane Brothers and Shell complete first biofuel delivery to cruise ship in New York

June 18, 2025 |

In New York, Marine Insight reports In early June at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal, maritime service firm Vane Brothers and Shell completed a bio-blended marine fuel delivery to the cruise ship Silver Shadow, marking their first such operation in New York and a step toward expanded biofuel access in U.S. ports. The bunkering was supported […]

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LNG Canada may begin production this weekend, launching $40 billion export terminal

LNG Canada may begin production this weekend, launching $40 billion export terminal

June 18, 2025 |

In Canada, Oilprice dot com reports LNG Canada may begin producing liquefied natural gas for export as early as this weekend, with cooldown operations on the facility’s first processing train scheduled to finish between June 16 and 19, according to industry sources cited by Reuters. The $40 billion project would become Canada’s first operational LNG […]

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