Future Fuels

REGULATION

REGULATION

The past year proved to be a defining one for the maritime sector, marked by the entry into force of long-anticipated regulation, intensifying debate at the International Maritime Organization and a steady undercurrent of investment in future fuels and efficiency…

7th January 2026

A review of last year

7th January 2026

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Belgian shipping company Exmar has completed its largest ship-to-ship transfer of ammonia to date, according to the company’s Linkedin account.

6th January 2026

Exmar completes its largest ship-to-ship transfer of ammonia to date

6th January 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

V.Group has acquired Njord, the maritime fuel efficiency and decarbonisation specialist founded by Maersk Tankers, in a move that strengthens its position in the rapidly developing market for future fuels and low-carbon…

6th January 2026

V.Group acquires Njord to bolster its decarbonisation offering

6th January 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

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

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ABS and the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering (KRISO) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on applying small modular reactor (SMR) technology within the marine and…

28th October 2025

ABS and KRISO sign MoU for SMR technology

28th October 2025

REGULATION

REGULATION

The recent decision reached by the IMO at its MEPC meeting was not what the industry wanted to hear. I’ve suggested who the engineers of the delay were in previous articles but…

27th October 2025

Reactions to IMO decision from maritime stakeholders

27th October 2025

OPINION

OPINION

This week is immensely important for global shipping industry and perhaps it’s not too much of a stretch to say the world as a whole. The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee is…

15th October 2025

IMO meets to discuss the future of propulsion and fuels

15th October 2025

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

Oceanbird, owned by Alfa Laval and Wallenius Lines, is set to commercially launch its wind propulsion system next year. We spoke to Magnus MackAldener, interim CEO of Oceanbird, about the project.

8th September 2025

Oceanbird’s MackAldener: Wind propulsion must be built for the long haul

8th September 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

WinGD has become the first engine designer to join the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII), marking a significant expansion of the coalition’s cross-sector efforts to address methane emissions from LNG-fuelled…

2nd September 2025

WinGD joins MAMII

2nd September 2025

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Yara Clean Ammonia (YCA) has entered into a long-term shipping agreement with the Norwegian joint venture company Navigator Amon Shipping, securing access to two of its medium gas carriers.

2nd September 2025

Yara Clean Ammonia signs deal with Navigator Amon

2nd September 2025

METHANOL

METHANOL

The benefits of using the Diesel cycle for WinGD’s X-DF-M dual-fuel methanol engines have been demonstrated by first deliveries for COSCO’s latest container ship series.

18th August 2025

Diesel cycle simplifies dual-fuel methanol 2-stroke design

18th August 2025

METHANOL

METHANOL

Researchers from Accelleron’s turbocharging and OMT fuel injection businesses presented new technologies at CIMAC 2025 which will facilitate the uptake of methanol as fuel on existing vessels.

14th August 2025

New injector and turbocharger systems ready for methanol retrofits

14th August 2025

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Chinese maritime heavyweight COSCO Shipping has placed an order for four methanol and ammonia-ready bulk carriers, reinforcing its commitment to alternative fuel preparedness and energy efficiency.

5th August 2025

COSCO Shipping advances dual-fuel ambitions with new order for methanol and ammonia-ready bulkers

5th August 2025

METHANOL

METHANOL

Yang Ming has confirmed an order for three additional 8,000 TEU methanol dual-fuel-ready containerships from Japan’s Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding Co.

29th July 2025

Yang Ming expands methanol ready fleet with three 8,000 TEU containerships

29th July 2025

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Once considered a “hard-to-abate” sector, shipping has begun shedding that label in favour of one more forward-looking: front-runner. And few voices capture this transformation better than Prof Lynn Loo, CEO of the…

18th July 2025

Ammonia: A chat with Prof Lynn Loo

18th July 2025

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

ITOCHU Corporation has signed key contracts to advance the development of the world’s first ammonia bunkering vessel, scheduled for delivery in September 2027 under the Singapore Registry.

15th July 2025

ITOCHU advances clean ammonia bunkering with world-first vessel project in Singapore

15th July 2025

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

BHP has signed contracts with COSCO Shipping for the time charter of two ammonia dual-fuel Newcastlemax bulk carriers.

8th July 2025

BHP signs ammonia dual-fuel bulk carrier deal with COSCO Shipping

8th July 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Marine fuel choice remains one of the most pressing uncertainties facing shipowners as they chart their course towards decarbonisation. According to Stefan Nysjö (pictured), vice president of Power Supply at Wärtsilä Marine,…

24th June 2025

Wärtsilä’s dual-fuel vision for fuel uncertainty

24th June 2025

METHANOL

METHANOL

Auramarine has announced the launch of its AM Water Content Analyser, a new solution designed to monitor and report water concentration in methanol fuel.

17th June 2025

Auramarine launches water in methanol device to further fuel uptake

17th June 2025