Alternative Fuels

REGULATION

REGULATION

A new study has warned that no major maritime nation is fully prepared for tightening decarbonisation rules at the International Maritime Organization, highlighting risks even among the world’s leading shipping economies.

19th March 2026

Nations unprepared for IMO rules

19th March 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A debate over the most viable pathway to decarbonise global shipping is intensifying after industry coalition SEA-LNG criticised a recent study that positions green ammonia as the only scalable fuel solution for…

16th March 2026

Debate intensifies over maritime fuels

16th March 2026

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

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

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Everllence has upgraded a research engine test bench at its Augsburg site to enable hydrogen combustion.

26th February 2026

Everllence advances hydrogen propulsion

26th February 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to a hybrid nuclear-ready power concept developed with Australian ship design group Seatransport.

26th February 2026

Hybrid nuclear power gains approval

26th February 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Everllence and Brazilian mining and logistics group Vale are joining forces to develop ethanol as a marine fuel, marking a significant step toward lower-carbon propulsion for large ocean-going vessels.

25th February 2026

Joining forces to develop ethanol power

25th February 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A new insight brief by the UCL Shipping and Oceans Research Group for the Getting to Zero Coalition warns that weakening the International Maritime Organization’s proposed Net-Zero Framework would significantly increase transition…

20th February 2026

EXCLUSIVE: IMO net-zero framework delay risks

20th February 2026