biofuels

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A new industry report has identified the key safety challenges facing shipping’s transition to alternative fuels, calling for stronger collaboration, clearer regulation and greater operational preparedness as the sector works towards net zero emissions.

5th August 2026

Report highlights alternative fuel safety

5th August 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The latest half-year report from LR’s Fuel Oil Bunker Analysis and Advisory Service (FOBAS) Fuel Insight series highlights continuing fuel quality challenges affecting vessel operations worldwide, despite growing adoption of biofuel blends.

27th July 2026

FOBAS report highlights fuel challenges

27th July 2026

REGULATION

REGULATION

As FuelEU Maritime regulations reshape the landscape of European shipping, operators are seeking ways to comply without disrupting day-to-day operations. 

13th July 2026

Risk-free FuelEU Maritime compliance with pooling

13th July 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Joe Bettles, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, has joined the programme for this year’s Propulsion & Future Fuels Conference.

8th June 2026

PFF: The potential of drop-in fuels explored

8th June 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

As the shipping industry edges closer to its 2050 net-zero target, the search for workable alternatives to heavy fuel oil has never been more urgent. What once seemed a distant ambition has…

23rd December 2025

A look back at this year’s Special Reports

23rd December 2025

BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

World Fuel Services has coordinated one of the first commercial biofuel bunkerings for a cruise vessel in Greece, supplying Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ Norwegian Viva with a waste-based marine fuel blend in…

4th December 2025

Cruise sector advances biofuel use with bunkering of Norwegian Viva in Piraeus

4th December 2025

BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

At a time when shipping is under intense pressure to decarbonise, biofuels are emerging as one of the few practical near-term options. But scaling their use is proving anything but straightforward. That…

13th October 2025

LR on bridging shipping’s decarbonisation gap

13th October 2025

BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

Biofuels are emerging as an essential stepping stone for ship operators looking to reduce their carbon footprints and comply with tightening regulations without resorting to new builds or retrofits.

13th October 2025

The blossoming of biofuels

13th October 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

CIMAC Working Group 17 has released a report highlighting the group’s position on how Methane Number should be regulated.

13th October 2025

CIMAC calls for more regulation on Methane Number

13th October 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

If there was a way for ships to drastically cut carbon emissions, comply with CII, EEXI, Fuel EU Maritime and have the opportunity to benefit from the EU ETS pooling mechanisms, without…

7th October 2025

Biofuels: A solution but no universal answer

7th October 2025