2026

San Diego-based Flagship Cruises & Events has secured $15.2 million in funding from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to develop two fully electric, zero-emission ferries for the San Diego to Coronado route. A Step Toward Zero-Emission Maritime Transport The CARB Advanced Technology Demonstration and Pilot Project grant is part of California Climate Investments, a...

Inpex Expands LNG Fleet with Newly Named Harmonic Breeze in South Korea  Inpex Shipping, a wholly owned subsidiary of Inpex, has signed a deal with MOL Encean, an affiliate of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), to expand its liquefied natural gas (LNG) fleet with a newly christened vessel in South Korea.  Inpex Shipping has entered into a long-term time charter agreement with...

Two ammonia-fueled ammonia carriers to sport Wärtsilä systems in 2027  Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, is set to supply the cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems for two new ammonia-fueled liquid ammonia carriers, which will also be capable of carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).  The 51,350 cubic meter midsize carriers are being built at the Chinese Nantong...

World’s First Ammonia Port-to-Ship Bunkering for Dual-Fuel Gas Carrier Completed in Korea  Ulsan Port Authority (UPA), which manages and operates South Korea’s largest industrial port complex, has completed what it describes as the world’s first ammonia bunkering operation for an ammonia dual-fuel gas carrier.  The milestone marks the Asian country’s latest step toward cleaner maritime fuel solutions...

Viking Energy PSV to Become First Offshore Vessel Powered by Ammonia Norwegian offshore vessel owner Eidesvik Offshore has tasked Halsnøy Dokk with converting the platform supply vessel (PSV) Viking Energy to ammonia-powered operations. The conversion is scheduled for completion in autumn, when the 95-meter-long vessel will continue operating for Equinor, with whom it has maintained a continuous contract since its delivery in 2003. The retrofit has the potential to reduce greenhouse...

Synergy Marine Takes Technical Management of Yang Ming’s New 15,500 TEU LNG Dual-Fuel Boxships Synergy Marine Group, a Singapore-based company managing over 700 vessels for shipowners worldwide, has become the technical manager of two newly delivered 15,500 TEU liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel container vessels owned by Taiwan-based Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation. Built by Hyundai...

Chinese state-owned oil and gas giant China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), through its subsidiary CNOOC (Shenzhen) International Marine Clean Energy, together with CLPe, a wholly owned subsidiary of CLP Holdings, has completed Hong Kong’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) ship-to-ship bunkering operation for a very large crude carrier (VLCC). Hong Kong completes first LNG bunkering for VLCC The companies carried...

CMA CGM Welcomes First 15,000-TEU Methanol Container Ship  French shipping and logistics giant CMA CGM Group has welcomed the first in a series of six 15,000-TEU methanol container ships as part of its decarbonization strategy. The delivery expands the company’s owned fleet to 400 vessels within a global fleet of more than 650 ships.  CMA CGM Monte...

Northern Lights Expands CO2 Shipping Fleet With Four New Vessels  Northern Lights, a joint venture (JV) between European energy majors Shell, Equinor, and TotalEnergies, is expanding its carbon dioxide (CO2) transport fleet with four additional vessels. The new ships will be chartered through agreements with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and a consortium formed by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and MISC. ...

MPCC Orders Six 3,700 TEU Container Ships From Chinese Yard  Norwegian container tonnage provider MPC Container Ships (MPCC) has placed orders with China’s Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering for the construction of six 3,700 TEU container vessels. The newbuildings will be prepared for alternative fuels and equipped with advanced emissions-reduction technologies. The first delivery is expected in the second half of 2028. Each vessel will operate under a ten-year time charter, with extension options,...