Alternative Fuels & Lubricants

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, Imabari Shipbuilding, K Line, MOL, NYK, JMU and NSY have joined forces to create a unified standard design framework for liquefied CO2 carriers and next-generation vessels powered by greener fuels…

1st December 2025

Japan unifies future ship design

1st December 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Commercial nuclear propulsion is no longer a pipedream. The combination of high-assay fuel availability, microreactor engineering, and closed-cycle fuel chemistry has produced a new generation of small modular reactors designed specifically for…

28th November 2025

Can SMR Technology Transform Shipping?

28th November 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The next generation of marine nuclear propulsion isn’t scaled-down submarine technology—it’s a portfolio of radically different reactor designs, most small, modular, and inherently safe. Three families are emerging as frontrunners, each offering…

28th November 2025

Whats Powering Maritimes Nuclear Renaissance

28th November 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Regulation now sits at the centre of the maritime decarbonisation debate, shaping not only which fuels the industry may eventually adopt but also the pace at which any of them can move…

28th November 2025

Nuclear Regulations Outdated

28th November 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

CORE POWER, under the leadership of CEO Mikal Bøe, is driving a radical shift in maritime energy through its Liberty programme, which centres on floating nuclear reactors (FNPPs) aimed at both decarbonising…

28th November 2025

CORE POWER’s Liberty Programme

28th November 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Interest in nuclear applications in the maritime industry has been growing significantly in recent years and LR recognised that both Guidance and Rules were going to be required. However, the starting point…

28th November 2025

LR Guidance For Nuclear in Maritime

28th November 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Nuclear energy is back in the mainstream media although not in a maritime context. US president Donald Trump has stated he is going to start testing his country’s immense nuclear weapon arsenal,…

28th November 2025

The Nuclear Option?

28th November 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Alfa Laval Korea and Hanwha Ocean Ecotech are teaming up to develop ammonia fuel systems for dual-fuel vessels.

27th November 2025

Alfa Laval and Hanwha partner on ammonia

27th November 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Nuclear-powered containerships may be closer to commercial viability than many in the industry assume, offering faster transit times, reduced operating costs and near-zero emissions without relying on expensive green fuels.

26th November 2025

Nuclear power poised to reshape shipping

26th November 2025

REGULATION

REGULATION

Compliance with new MARPOL and local regulations is a constant driver for emission control technologies and added to that complex mix are the advent of new fuels aimed at solving one problem…

20th November 2025

Ensuring cleaner operation amid regulation

20th November 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

TotalEnergies has launched a new hybrid lubricants bunkering barge in Fujairah to advance cleaner ship-to-ship bunkering operations.

19th November 2025

Hybrid barge boosts low emissions bunkering operations

19th November 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

There seems to have been a recent surge of interest in nuclear power afloat. Most of this is coming from the major classification societies – all have recently published studies which confirm…

18th November 2025

Nuclear to the Fore Again as Net Zero Strategy Stalls

18th November 2025

REGULATION

REGULATION

Given the recent decision by the IMO to delay the implementation of its Net Zero Framework, there is increasing strain on shipowners as they attempt to navigate an evolving regulatory framework.

17th November 2025

DNV and WMMF publish guide to net zero

17th November 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Everllence has unveiled its new dual-fuel ME-LGIA (liquid gas injection ammonia) engine — a major step forward in the maritime industry’s journey toward zero-carbon propulsion.

13th November 2025

Everllence launches dual-fuel ammonia engine

13th November 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A major step toward sustainable shipping has been achieved with the bunkering of 40 tonnes of bioLNG from EnviTec Biogas for a TT-Line RoPax ferry.

13th November 2025

RoPax ferry bunkered with bioLNG

13th November 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Transport & Environment (T&E), a leading advocate for greener transport across Europe, has highlighted serious risks associated with the rapid expansion of global biofuels, particularly crop-based fuels, as the shipping sector seeks…

6th November 2025

Biofuels ‘not the answer’ to shipping climate goals

6th November 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Stena Line has acquired NLC Ferry/Wasaline, taking over operations of the ferry route between Umeå in Sweden and Vaasa in Finland.

5th November 2025

Stena Line acquires Wasaline

5th November 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Newlight has successfully completed factory acceptance testing (FAT) of its hydrogen retrofit package for two- and four-stroke main engines.

3rd November 2025

Newlight completes FAT on H2 engine retrofit system

3rd November 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

We spoke with Jacob Granqvist, VP of maritime at Gasum, about its production of bio-LNG and how it aids those needing to comply with regulation.

29th October 2025

Gasum describes its unique proposition for pooling under FuelEU

29th October 2025

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

The port of Shanghai hosted the naming and delivery ceremony for the Grande Melbourne, the latest vessel to join the Grimaldi Group fleet. The ship is the third in a series of…

28th October 2025

Grimaldi’s latest ammonia-ready PCTC

28th October 2025