Carbon capture and storage

Neptune Lines and Value Maritime partner on carbon capture-ready PCTC retrofits

CCS
Greek short-sea operator Neptune Lines has selected Netherlands-based Value Maritime to retrofit two pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) with exhaust gas cleaning systems...

KNCC, Vår Energi CCS and Aker Solutions collaborate on Norwegian CCS expansion

CCS

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Singapore approves Itochu’s ship-to-ship ammonia bunkering trials

Ports and harbours
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has authorised Itochu subsidiary ZETA Bunkering to conduct ammonia bunkering trials in Singapore. It is the first approval granted by MPA for an ammonia bunkering operation involving ship-to-ship fuel transfers. The authorisation follows MPA's...

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Regulations

IMO approves interim ammonia fuel rules for gas carriers

Regulations
IMO has approved interim safety guidelines for gas carriers using ammonia cargo as fuel, which will provide shipowners, designers and flag administrations with a...

EmissionLink completes FuelEU pooling submissions for 600 vessels

Regulations
EmissionLink, an emission scheme management specialist, says approximately 90 per cent of its clients opted to pool compliance balances during the inaugural reporting cycle,...

NZF – The art of agreeing to disagree

Regulations
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez’s appeal to participants at the opening of last week’s MEPC84 meeting to avoid a repeat of the previous session’s acrimonious...

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Fuels

LR report identifies infrastructure gap in maritime fuel transition

Fuels
A new report from the Lloyd's Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub has found that early investment in a limited number of strategically positioned ports and...

DNV issues hydrogen guidance for ships and offshore pipelines

Fuels

Hapag-Lloyd and Scan Global Logistics expand marine biofuel partnership

Fuels

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CO2 shipping

Bernhard Schulte takes delivery of first LCO2 carrier for Northern Lights project

CO2 shipping
Bernhard Schulte has taken delivery of its first LCO2 carrier, Northern Purpose. The 7,500m3 vessel was christened at Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore in China on...

BIMCO introduces first standard contract for CO2 shipping

CO2 shipping
BIMCO, the shipping industry’s main trade association, has introduced a standard contract for the carriage of LCO2 to support projects requiring the transportation of...

K Line and MISC secure Northern Lights charter for 12,000m³ CO2 carrier

CO2 shipping
Northern Lights has signed a long-term charter agreement and a shipbuilding contract for a 12,000 m³ liquefied CO2 carrier to support the project’s Phase...

Europe

International

ZESTAs launches liquid hydrogen shipping alliance at IMO

Fuels
The Zero Emission Ship Technology Association (ZESTAs) formally launched the Global Liquid Hydrogen Alliance at the International Maritime Organization’s London headquarters. The alliance will support...

Carbon pricing disputes resurface ahead of MEPC 84

Regulations
Divisions over carbon pricing and fuel standards are set to dominate negotiations at the forthcoming meeting of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC),...

Djibouti presents maritime carbon pricing model to Tanzanian officials

Carbon markets
Djibouti has presented its approach to carbon pricing for international transport to the Government of Tanzania as part of discussions on emissions from the...

Shipping groups urge IMO to approve net-zero framework in 2026

Regulations
A coalition of 87 shipping companies, ports and clean-fuel producers has urged the International Maritime Organization to adopt its Net-Zero Framework in 2026, following...

Asia

Wah Kwong NatPower and CKS sign Hong Kong-Guangdong electric shipping agreement

Inland Waterways
Wah Kwong NatPower Holdings and Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Group) have signed a memorandum of understanding focused on the electrification of waterborne transport between...

Ulsan completes first port-to-ship ammonia bunkering for commercial vessel

Ports and harbours
A dual-fuel gas carrier has completed the world’s first port-to-ship ammonia bunkering operation for a commercial vessel at Ulsan Port. Approximately 600 tonnes of...

Ports and harbours

Singapore approves Itochu’s ship-to-ship ammonia bunkering trials

Ports and harbours
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has authorised Itochu subsidiary ZETA Bunkering to conduct ammonia bunkering trials in Singapore. It is the...

Ulsan completes first port-to-ship ammonia bunkering for commercial vessel

Ports and harbours
A dual-fuel gas carrier has completed the world’s first port-to-ship ammonia bunkering operation for a commercial vessel at Ulsan Port. Approximately 600 tonnes of...

Valenciaport launches port infrastructure plan to target climate risks

Ports and harbours
The Port Authority of Valencia has launched a new climate adaptation plan covering the ports of Valencia, Sagunto and Gandia, which  will assess vulnerabilities...

Finance

MarineFifty and Njord launch maritime energy-efficiency fund

Finance
MarineFifty, a sustainability-focused investment company, plans to establish a fund focused on suppliers of maritime energy-efficiency technologies, with Danish consultancy Njord appointed as technical...

Wärtsilä survey shows how uncertainty is impacting decarbonisation investment decisions

Finance
A new report from Wärtsilä has found that shipping companies are entering a more capital-intensive phase of the energy transition. But a lack of...

Eurazeo’s latest maritime infrastructure fund reaches first closing of €175m

Finance
The Eurazeo Sustainable Maritime Infrastructure II (ESMI II) fund, launched in December 2025, has exceeded its initial first closing target of €125m and is...

Technology