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ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A new academic study warns that growing investment in liquefied natural gas (LNG) and methanol-fuelled ships could slow the shipping sector’s transition to zero-emission fuels rather than accelerate it.

13th March 2026

Are LNG and methanol climate dead-ends?

13th March 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

DNV has completed a multi-year study examining the safety implications of using hydrogen as fuel for ships, concluding that design-based safety principles will be critical for the technology’s adoption in maritime operations.

12th March 2026

DNV study highlights hydrogen safety

12th March 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has signed a two-year fuel supply agreement with Equinor for mass-balanced bio-methanol, marking a further step in the shipping industry’s shift toward lower-emission fuels.

11th March 2026

Wallenius Wilhelmsen secures bio-methanol supply

11th March 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Korean Register (KR), in partnership with EcoPro HN and HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, has developed an exhaust gas after-treatment system for ammonia-fueled engines.

10th March 2026

KR develops ammonia after-treatment system

10th March 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has agreed to jointly own two commissioning service operation vessels (CSOV) as it expands its involvement in Europe’s offshore wind sector.

9th March 2026

MOL expands into European offshore wind

9th March 2026

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

ABS is teaming up with HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering and HD Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries to study the feasibility of a nuclear-powered electric propulsion system for container ships.

9th March 2026

Nuclear propulsion concept for container ships

9th March 2026

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

GLO Marine has announced a €6 million investment in a new integrated assembly and production facility in Galați, Romania to strengthen its role as an end-to-end partner for vessel upgrades and decarbonisation…

6th March 2026

GLO Marine expands Romanian production

6th March 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A consortium of major Japanese companies has established the Japan–New Zealand Hydrogen Corridor to study the development of a green hydrogen supply chain linking production in New Zealand with exports to Japan.

5th March 2026

Japanese shippers join forces in hydrogen

5th March 2026

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

A new research paper from Anemoi Marine Technologies and Lloyd’s Register is calling for closer alignment between existing methodologies used to verify the performance of wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS), aiming to boost…

5th March 2026

Study calls for WAPS standards

5th March 2026

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

BAR Technologies has called for urgent progress toward a single global carbon framework for shipping, warning that overlapping regional schemes are distorting investment decisions and raising compliance costs.

4th March 2026

EXCLUSIVE: BAR calls for global carbon rules

4th March 2026