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The ‘Tinder’ of supply chains decarbonisation – Carboninsets as a go-to EAC matchmaker

Executive Insights
Article by Nicola Good, Maritime Communications Consultant, 8th Street Communications Head of Customer Decarbonisation Maria Lacalle Muls explains how Carboninsets connects buyers and sellers of...

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OOCL’s first methanol-capable mega-boxship enters service after Qingdao bunkering

Fuels
OOCL’s 24,000 TEU vessel, Wisdom, begins Europe service following its first green methanol bunkering, highlighting both the progress and continuing commercial challenges facing alternative fuels. OOCL has completed the first green methanol bunkering of its new dual-fuel container ship OOCL Wisdom at...

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Carbon capture and storage

DNV publishes framework for verifying OCCS performance

CCS
DNV has published a recommended practice establishing a framework for measuring and verifying the performance of onboard carbon capture and storage systems. In the announcement...

MODEC and Eld plan carbon capture-equipped FPSO power system

CCS
Japanese offshore engineering company MODEC and Norway’s Eld Energy have signed an MoU to develop a 1.2MW power system integrated with carbon capture for...

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Fuels

OOCL’s first methanol-capable mega-boxship enters service after Qingdao bunkering

Fuels
OOCL’s 24,000 TEU vessel, Wisdom, begins Europe service following its first green methanol bunkering, highlighting both the progress and continuing commercial challenges facing alternative...

NYK and MOL secure long-term JERA charters for low-carbon ammonia trade

Fuels

Fortescue and CMB.TECH deepen ammonia bet with 12-vessel charter deal

Fuels

Regulations

UK ETS expands to include shipping

Regulations
The UK has extended its Emissions Trading Scheme to maritime transport. Large commercial vessels operating between UK ports and in UK port areas were...

ECSA calls for ETS revenues to fund maritime decarbonisation projects

Regulations

ABS proposes efficiency credits for IMO carbon framework

Regulations

CO2 shipping

Northern Lights awards second CO2 carrier to K Line-MISC consortium

CO2 shipping
Northern Lights JV has awarded a second LCO2 carrier to a consortium comprising Japan's K Line and Malaysia's MISC. The long-term time charter covers a...

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...

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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...

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