Sea Change ferry completes landmark hydrogen fueling SWITCH Maritime reports that its hydrogen fuel cell powered ferry Sea Change successfully completed a world first-of-its kind hydrogen fueling on November 18 at the Bellingham, Wash., All American Marine shipyard. The
World's first LNG battery hybrid PCTC delivered Oslo-headquartered short-sea RO/RO specialist UECC has taken delivery of the world's first dual-fuel LNG battery hybrid PCTC. To be named Auto Advance, it is the first in a series of three newbuild
AOS picks Volvo Penta to power new offshore wind CTVs Four new offshore wind farm crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to be built at Blount Boats for American Offshore Services (AOS) will be powered by quad Volvo Penta IPS drives. Each 30-meter (99-feet)
Attica headed for full-year loss despite strong third quarter Greek ferry operators are wrestling with the effects of the pandemic as well as a sharp increase in fuel costs
X-Press Feeders orders 16 methanol-fuelled boxships X-Press Feeders has ordered 16 dual-fuel methanol containerships from two Chinese yards, due for delivery from late 2023 and in...
Pacific Basin launches carbon-neutral voyages The Hong Kong-based company joins other dry bulk companies in offering carbon-neutral or reduced-emissions voyages based on growing interest from...
Climate summit showed shipping is ready to make changes, says BV chief BV will this week set out a road map for growth and development for 2022-25. The lessons learned from COP26...
Vale targets higher iron ore output The miner's chief executive expects softer iron ore demand from China until after the Beijing Winter Olympics, which take place...
RMT makes seafarer safety push on anniversary of Swanland sinking 'The 10th anniversary of the loss of Swanland and the deaths of six Russian seafarers is a time to reflect on...
China Merchants continues to trim non-eco VLCC fleet Chinese owner had already sold two older very large crude carriers this year before the latest deal
CMA CGM offers incentives to ease congestion at California's ports The French carrier says its 90-day early container pickup incentive programme, which starts at the ports of Los Angeles and...
Vancouver port truckers reach deal with 1 carrier after calling strike Drivers at one of two Port of Vancouver trucking companies facing a strike have reached a tentative agreement with their carrier.
FTC launches probe into supply chain snarls The Federal Trade Commission will investigate whether large companies have taken advantage of the supply chain chaos at the expense of consumers or smaller competitors.
Environmental group targets retailers' 'shady' shipping routes An environmental coalition urges Target, Walmart, Amazon and Ikea to clean up their maritime emissions and shipping routes.
JAPAN DATA: Oct fuel oil sales jump 7% on year on stockpile demand The increased fuel oil sales come as some Japanese power utilities move to secure fuel oil domestically for winter amid high spot LNG prices.
Singapore 180 CST HSFO front-month structure slips to near 6-month low on weak demand Among the primary procurers of the 180 CST HSFO grade in Asia, both Bangladesh and Pakistan have been reducing their procurement volumes as lower temperatures in the region have also led to less demand from domestic utilities companies.
CHINA DATA: Oct fuel oil exports rise 22% on year on higher bunker sales All the exports in October fell into the category of "custom warehouse," which indicates that the exports were fuel oil sold as bonded bunker.
South Korea suspends bunkering operations on strong winds Operations were suspended across the country with ports in the west, such as Daesan and Incheon, and the south, such as Yeosu, Ulsan/Busan, affected, the sources added.
OIL FUTURES: Crude extends gains though omicron uncertainty lingers Meanwhile, all eyes will turn to the OPEC+ meeting taking place over Dec. 1-2 to see how the group responds to the latest development.
Policy makers must accelerate hydrogen rollout to meet net-zero goals: IEA Under the IEA's net-zero scenario, hydrogen demand of around 90 million mt/year in 2020 would roughly double by 2030.
Shanghai suspends bunkering operations on strong winds A supplier said operations at the inner anchorage of Zhoushan port were also suspended late Nov. 29.
Bangladesh's Dec HSFO imports to fall from Nov on drop in utility demand The approaching winter has led to a seasonal fall in demand from the power generation sector.
SLNG, Linde Gas team up for liquefaction, storage of CO2 from Jurong Island operations Singapore's Economic Development Board announced the sustainability goals for Jurong Island in a report released on Nov. 23.
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