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

Norwegian companies Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers (KNCC), Vår Energi CCS and Aker Solutions have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development of...

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DNV issues hydrogen guidance for ships and offshore pipelines

DNV has issued two new recommended practices covering the use of hydrogen as a marine fuel and the transport of hydrogen through offshore pipelines. The documents, released this week, address operational and technical considerations linked to hydrogen deployment in shipping and...

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EmissionLink completes FuelEU pooling submissions for 600 vessels

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

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...

Carbon pricing disputes resurface ahead of MEPC 84

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),...

DNV issues hydrogen guidance for ships and offshore pipelines

DNV has issued two new recommended practices covering the use of hydrogen as a marine fuel and the transport of hydrogen through offshore pipelines....

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

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

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

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...

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ZESTAs launches liquid hydrogen shipping alliance at IMO

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

Port of Rotterdam selects ABB to build world’s largest shore power system

Rotterdam Shore Power (RSP) has selected ABB to engineer and construct a network of shore power installations with a combined capacity exceeding 100 megavolt-amperes....

Wärtsilä survey shows how uncertainty is impacting decarbonisation investment decisions

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

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

UK and Indonesia announce £4bn strategic partnership on maritime security and sustainability

The United Kingdom and Indonesia have signed a wide-ranging maritime agreement valued at £4 billion, marking a major bilateral defence and industrial collaboration announced...